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What Moves the Dead
New · Horror, Fantasy, Gothic

What Moves the Dead

by T. Kingfisher
2022 · 165 pages · Fiction
30 New ★ 3.83 on Goodreads · 166K ratings
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (horror) finalist (2022). 3.83★ from 166K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

30Must-Read Score
  • Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
  • Readers38 out of 100 · counts 50%+21
  • Buzz26 out of 100 · counts 15%+5

Where it ranks

Shortlisted

Reads as

Dark, Gripping

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