Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

308 reviews

kermittuesday's review

funny 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: Death and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Dementia

Minor: Grief

makerealityvanish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

I'm not a huge crime reader, in fact it has been 5ish years since I read one. I really loved this one. It was exactly what I needed after reading Wuthering Heights. It was a fast paced and engaging read. I wouldn't usually think to describe a crime book as cosy and sweet, but that is exactly how this one felt. I loved all the main characters. I laughed, I shed a tear. Cannot wait to read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Dementia

Moderate: Eating disorder

bealittlebrave's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

bootrat's review against another edition

emotional funny 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: Dementia and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Xenophobia

paradoxchild's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Took me a bit to get into it. I don’t know why everyone is calling this light hearted it made me cry more than laugh. Also I think the audiobook would have benefited from a full cast, it was hard to tell people apart and whose POV we were in sometimes, especially with the diary entries.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Dementia

Moderate: Body shaming and Terminal illness

Minor: Pregnancy

chriswoody94's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

deetabz's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jesse_jellyfish's review

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Dementia, Grief, and Alcohol

squirrel66's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Ich habe vielleicht 100 Seiten gebraucht um reinzukommen, aber dann bin ich nur noch so durchgeflogen. Es war ein sehr unterhaltsames Buch und ich wollte es bei jeder Gelegenheit weiterlesen, die Handlung ist recht zahm (im Vergleich zu manchen Krimis, die eher Richtung Thriller gehen). Ist ein schönes gemütliches Buch, auch für die Zartbesaiteten geeignet. Wobei ernstere Aspekte des Lebens (und des Alters) sich durchaus durch das Buch ziehen. Ebenso der Humor, der mir manchmal etwas zu "on the nose" war, aber andererseits auch zu ein paar kessen SeniorInnen passt 😅 Die Figuren sind alle auf ihre Art liebenswert. Ich fand auch ihre Kulanz ganz gut und passend.

Das Buch lotst einen (meist kurz) mal in die falsche Richtung, was das ganze spannender und unterhaltsamer macht. Den absoluten mindblow-Moment gab es bei mir bei der letztlichen Auflösung aber nicht, dafür sollte man dann vielleicht auch eher einen Thriller lesen.
Ich möchte auf jeden Fall gerne die Reihe fortsetzen!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Death, Suicide, and Murder

amelia_pj's review

mysterious 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? No

2.0

Just ok.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Dementia