Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

415 reviews

jravelar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

mamahelen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Delightful. Very well written with a cast of love-able, complex characters. Richard Osman skillfully addresses deep and sorrowful themes—complex family relationships, murder, loss, grief—with such tenderness and humanity, yet manages to balance it with a lighthearted tone and much humor along the way. Excellent narration on audio.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder

hilarybuff's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

5.0

 Heartwarming and funny, with lots of very poignant observations about aging, death, love, and loss. Not sure I can continue the series just because those topics tend to trigger extra sadness and anxiety for me. But a very lovely cozy mystery for most people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Dementia

beauuuu's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I think this book is probably better on a reread, an easy read that’s flip flopping between a multitude of things in a mystery that was a little simple for what I was expecting from Osman, but still typically and ideally subversive. What really stood out to me were the main characters, while the ensemble cast of characters probably needed more time allocated to them to be considered and fleshed out, the core Thursday Murder Club were all very engaging and something I see myself returning for more of. It’s certainly a cosy, comfortable and enjoyable read that’s as much a delight from start to finish as much as its underlying plot can be a little pale and weak at times too. Either way, it’s carried by an almost cinematic perspective that I found captivating and seamless. Though nothing to do with the book itself, it’s what drew me in. I’m not sure how many variations of cover there are for this book, but the one you’ll find in most places is fantastic and I think it captures the vibe of the book perfectly.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

huntress's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

kg18's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Murder

katya_125's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

The ending definitely surprised me but it all fit into place well. It often had lots of different twists and turns right up until the end and I could never be sure that I was on the right track. I loved the characters and they all seemed very different and unique to each other, my favourites were Joyce and Elizabeth. I liked how even though this book involves multiple murders and definitely has it’s sad moments it’s still a pretty light read and I would often laugh out loud at all the funny moments throughout. I definitely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death

jmdressel's review against another edition

funny mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

this book was a cozy mystery! i enjoyed the unfamiliarity of using an old-folk’s home as the setting for the book. i did struggle to get into the story with reading it, so i listened to the audiobook for about the last 60%. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, and Dementia

elizabethbest's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death and Rape

might_be_may's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness, Abortion, and Murder