What Moves the Dead

Ri a publié une critique de What Moves the Dead par T. Kingfisher

Lovely

4 étoiles

Maybe this is a weird adjective to use to describe a horror book, but that's the exact word that matches my feelings regarding this one. It simply was lovely. The atmosphere, the smoothness of the writing, everything about it was lovely. It is predictable, but also I don't believe every book in the world has to be unpredictable - I read this book for the atmosphere, not necessarily mystery. Either way, if you've read "The Fall of the House of Usher" you already kinda know what to expect, no? At least I did.

A very nice read overall and exactly what I needed today.

Jaelyn a publié une critique de What Moves the Dead par T. Kingfisher

Review of 'What Moves the Dead' on 'Storygraph'

5 étoiles

This is a novella based on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. In the 1890s; Easton, a former soldier of the Gallacia, visits kan old friend Madeline Usher at her family’s ancestral seat on the news that she may be dying. The house is decaying and covered in fungus; only a few servants remain (Madeline’s maid jumped from the roof a few months prior) while her nervous wreck of a brother has only an American doctor to rely on who is baffled by Madeline’s ailment. As Easton attempts to help the family, ka uncovers a mystery around the glowing lake and unsettling wildlife that just won't die.

If you’re up for some gothic horror, mycelial zombie hares, a soldier whose gender/pronouns are simply “soldier”, and regular English jibes at Americans then this is worth picking up. I enjoyed the characters a lot, especially Easton and the …

This is a novella based on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. In the 1890s; Easton, a former soldier of the Gallacia, visits kan old friend Madeline Usher at her family’s ancestral seat on the news that she may be dying. The house is decaying and covered in fungus; only a few servants remain (Madeline’s maid jumped from the roof a few months prior) while her nervous wreck of a brother has only an American doctor to rely on who is baffled by Madeline’s ailment. As Easton attempts to help the family, ka uncovers a mystery around the glowing lake and unsettling wildlife that just won't die.

If you’re up for some gothic horror, mycelial zombie hares, a soldier whose gender/pronouns are simply “soldier”, and regular English jibes at Americans then this is worth picking up. I enjoyed the characters a lot, especially Easton and the English lady providing the mushroom nerdery, and I’m always here for fungal horror vibes. It gives it a blend of old and modern horror.

Catship a publié une critique de What Moves the Dead par T. Kingfisher

Ooooh yes

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So, it's not very scary or anything. It also has soldiers, which often makes me dislike stories. But ah. This one is exactly right for me. It has the right kind of mushrooms and queerness and feminism and I enjoyed so many little details in it.

Tak! a publié une critique de What Moves the Dead par T. Kingfisher