Reviews tagging 'Grief'

What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher

95 reviews

jalexpulliamkepler's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Subtly creepy until it becomes incredibly creepy with a main character I love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Incest and Vomit

demievrything's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

 Ich kannte die Vorlage für diese Nacherzählung zum Lesezeitpunkt noch nicht (das habe ich danach sofort nachgeholt), trotzdem war ich begeistert. Die Stimmung ist schaurig und düster, die Charaktere so kurios und geheimnisvoll verschwiegen. Alles dreht sich um Pilze und die merkwürdige Krankheit im Hause Usher. Selten gruselt es mich so sehr, wie in den letzten Kapitel diesen Buches. Perfekte Herbst-Grusel-Vibes!
Für mich war es der perfekte Einstieg in die Bücher von T. Kingfisher, denn ich werde nun auf jeden Fall mehr von ihr lesen! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Good retelling of Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. Creepy and modernized. Like with zombies, you end up never fully trusting that they are actually dead for real dead. Psyche is never the same (if you were really living out the story of these characters).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

kwheelzroxx's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Sexism, Transphobia, and Violence

readerfromtheblacklagoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence, Vomit, and Death of parent

melitrophium's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Now THIS is what I took that Botany exam for. The parts about mycology were my favourite to study and now to read about. 
It didn't take much more to get my attention than body horror, fungi, and neopronouns (sort of, because they're from a different language, but when inserted in English I mean)...

...especially if the fungus uses "neopronouns" as well.

The main character was both loving and funny AND a total asshole, but in a way I enjoyed observing. Ka was smart enough to "complete the puzzle" without dragging it out while the reader already had, which is why I consider the foreshadowing to be good (but I understand how someone could find it underwhelming if they expected more of a challenge - although this feels fitting for such a short a book).
I didn't know it was a retelling so I'll be reading the original, but also more from this author for sure! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Misogyny and Suicide

klsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was really fun! Spooky, creepy, fungal. Kinda gross. I loved the pronoun and gender system. T. Kingfisher is a gem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

terrastrial's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Okay maybe in hindsight i wouldn't give this a 5 star, I'll see how it settles. But in the meantime, I LOVED THIS!! This was my first real horror read and the fact that it was gay, atmospheric, funny, and about mushrooms just hit all the right notes for me. I listened to erie spooky instrumentals while reading and it just made it such a peak experience. Thank you T. Kingfisher, and thank you @caricanread for reccomending them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail