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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

27 reviews

jlaz_13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

rowiash's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Thoroughly entertaining. Lures you in with comedy and mystery, punches you in the gut with reflections on loyalty, love, and the eventual death that comes for us all. The only thing bringing down the rating for me was a bit of off-screen mystery-solving by the gang, so the reader can’t pay careful attention and figure it out from what’s presented.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Dementia and Grief

Minor: Sexism

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

The characters were lovely.  I imagine I will pick up the next in the series at some point because I thought it was a charming read, even though it wasn't my usual cup of tea.

Also, I know it's a murder mystery but I wasn't expecting so much casual death.  Was a bit grim at times.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

cooliuscaesar451's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

It starts off slowly but the characters suck you in ❤️ I found myself verklempt time and time again at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

oliverreeds's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Alcohol

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

After a very slow uphill start getting to know the characters, around half way we start racing and zipping through an incredible labrinth of shocking events, revelations, and character developments; I was running through hypothesises at a mile a minute! 

The pacing was not something I usually enjoy, but I was thoroughly gripped by this book and can’t wait to pick up more of the series. 

There’s a long list of characters to get to know but each is as unique as they are well fleshed out. The dialogue is particularly well done and I enjoyed getting to know everyone.

The book is very funny, but also covers some very intense themes. Please view the content warnings if you believe it may be useful for you to be aware of. I have listed detailed content warnings in the spoiler section.

I would not recommend this book to someone who might be triggered by body shaming, diet culture, and shame-based discussions of losing weight, or to someone who may be triggered by detailed description of suicide. In regard to murders and deaths, there are multiple throughout the book including several instances of suicide and a murder-suicide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Suicide, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism

saedith's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Such an interesting and cute book, yet at times heartbreaking and reflective. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Sexism

luananki's review

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

sad to say, that this one just wasn‘t it, but positive aspect first: i loved the characters, i had a lot of fun reading a mystery from an elderly person‘s pov. 

the mystery didn’t catch me at all, it had way too many plots that didn’t even connect with each other at the end. if the book had been written from one or two povs, i would have enjoyed it so much more but with so many characters introduced and puzzles to solve it was very confusing to get into.
also, the sexist and racist comments in between could have been left out, they had nothing to do with the story. 

all in all, lovely characters, great setting but the execution was not what i expected it to be

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Super fun book to read, a delightful collection of characters, this book had me pondering, laughing, sad, and pause for reflection. Super entertaining & intriguing, highly recommended for mystery lovers and those looking for a mystery book that is a bit less grim. Perfect for a rainy or Snowy day read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

spookily's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Dementia

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol