Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

12 reviews

eve81's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

Fun cosy murder mystery. A little far fetched at times. I enjoyed all the little modern day culture references and the fact that there were a few intertwined stories that left me guessing for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kajoreads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

The characters felt well fleshed out. There were a lot of them, but the author handled it well. I actually enjoyed this better than the first book.

About the Finnish translation & audiobook: Mun mielestä käännös oli hyvin onnistunut, ei ainakaan kuulostanut tönköltä. Toimi hyvin äänikirjana. Lukijalla oli kyllä aika unettava ääni :D

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Mental illness and Alcohol

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Dementia, and Murder

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

andloveistoolong's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Sexism

emmajh91's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Dementia

Moderate: Mental illness

princessjasminefliesaway's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

Grabbing me in the same fashion as the first, I made my way slower through the first half of the book but by the end, I couldn't put it down until I had reached that final page. Witty, clever and full of character, the Thursday Murder Club strikes again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Alcohol

baydashark's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Dementia, and Murder

Also contains drug references and gang violence.

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

 "More women are murdering people these days," says Joyce. "If you ignore the context, it is a real sign of progress."

Gosh, I love these characters and these mysteries. I really don't know how Osman manages to make these stories so emotional and so hilarious all at once, but reading these books feels so similar to spending an afternoon with my grandma after she's imbibed half a bottle of vodka and watched one too many episodes of Longmire on Netflix.

We follow this zany group of geriatric sleuths as yet another mystery falls into their laps. This time, we don't just have the local police department, but MI6, a school teacher turned drug tycoon, revenge, and the power of social media.

I can't give much detail without spoiling previous events, but all of our (surviving) characters are back and their relationships and depth is unparalleled. You will laugh. You will wonder. You will feel the bone-deep ache of sorrow. You will have a great time and, when it's over, you'll check the release date for book three and find out it comes out in September 2022 and text your cousin and she'll scream and you'll scream and it'll be wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol