Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

54 reviews

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

shriverle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was the perfect murder mystery, it’s light, funny, witty and smart. The Thursday Murder Club members are hilarious and just so ballsy. I cannot wait until the movie comes out, the cast just seems so perfect for the characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

mkywtkns's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

This book was my first true mystery and first series book read of the year (yay!). I'm so used to the pacing and plot of thrillers that it was an adjustment finding my rhythm - the pacing was slower and the amount of adrenaline inducing scenarios was relatively minor, almost nonexistent lol.

Nonetheless, i LOVED the crew in the novel, even the minor characters. Everything was surprising in the end, and it wrapped up well. The characters drove the story from their personalities to their vast and unique interests. Once the plot was moving, I couldn't stop reading. This was a great introduction to Osman's novels and this series. Can't wait for the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, and Murder

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

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

cascatanerina's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.75

This is not my normal read so it's low, but at the same time I think it's well written and definitely should be plenty of people's cup of tea, but I'm not one for the "cozy mysteries" usually. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

dkamada's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Abortion, Pregnancy, and War

kiala's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

A large cast of characters. Who take liberties with the direction of the plot. The book has the ease and sort of sleek complexity that reminds me of Wes Anderson movies.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol