Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

769 reviews

bgiles7's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

This was a fun yet slightly annoying read. I liked the twists and turns, the writing is great, I’m just a frustrated  by the ending. But the Thursday Murder Club members are wonderful, so I’m definitely going to keep reading the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

the ending was extremely frustrating for both murders. We ended right where we started with Tony Curran and the motive and reason for killing Ian Ventham made very little sense. Why would Penny have buried someone at a the convent? And why, when she’s on her deathbed would her husband want to stop anyone from finding out she’d committed a murder? She can’t talk, she wouldn’t be able to stand trial, so why would her husband kill a man then kill himself for “love”? I know it makes you do crazy things, but that was irrational. It felt honestly like lazy writing because there WASN’T a good motive/reason to kill him. But he was dead so there had to be an explanation.

pipparedstall's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide

misslinas's review

lighthearted mysterious sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

alice_29's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

Minor: Mental illness and Terminal illness

chaisquarelatte's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

This is technically a re-read for me. One member of the club does annoy me a little but the rest of the characters are well written. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, and we get a glimpse into how they cope with the challenges of old age. As for the actual murder mystery, there were some good twists and turns but the murder of Tony was really obvious. The other mysteries were more interesting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Dementia

jennlessin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing 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? No

4.0

Cozy mystery genre. Nice start to series, lovable characters. Excited for the upcoming streaming series with Helen Mirren!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

megan_j's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

5.0

I loved this so much. Every single character is just so lovable in every single way. Kept me guessing the entire way through, had twists and turns at every corner. Funny and mysterious and sad and everything in between this book just makes you feel the broadest range of emotions. 100% deserves the hype it’s been getting for years. Gonna go and hug my grandparents now 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

hilary_b's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

sopheyrac's review

emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Dementia

lexa's review against another edition

4.5

This was quite a delightful mystery. I switched to the audiobook part way through and enjoyed that even more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol