Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

34 reviews

cooliuscaesar451's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.25

It starts off slowly but the characters suck you in ❤️ I found myself verklempt time and time again at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Child death, Mental illness, Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Racism, War, Cancer, Misogyny, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy, Animal death, Addiction, Homophobia, and Gun violence

strugglecity's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death, Dementia, Fatphobia, Murder, and Body shaming

ainaruizdegauna's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

"El Club del Crimen de los Jueves" es la lectura de verano perfecta: ligera, con toques de humor y que te mantiene en vilo hasta el final. El misterio está bien, ¡aunque parece un libro de Sarah J Maas con la de cosas que suceden en las últimas 100 páginas! 
Lo recomendaría a aquellas personas que quieran una lectura ligera y entrañable, aunque deben mirar los avisos de contenido antes, pues se tratan temas difíciles.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Dementia and Pregnancy

iheartmuseums's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

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

3.5

This was overall fun and entertaining, the club themselves are an interesting lot. But I don't think it'll stick with me. And I could have done without the weird body shaming of the police officer Chris. MEH. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

After a very slow uphill start getting to know the characters, around half way we start racing and zipping through an incredible labrinth of shocking events, revelations, and character developments; I was running through hypothesises at a mile a minute! 

The pacing was not something I usually enjoy, but I was thoroughly gripped by this book and can’t wait to pick up more of the series. 

There’s a long list of characters to get to know but each is as unique as they are well fleshed out. The dialogue is particularly well done and I enjoyed getting to know everyone.

The book is very funny, but also covers some very intense themes. Please view the content warnings if you believe it may be useful for you to be aware of. I have listed detailed content warnings in the spoiler section.

I would not recommend this book to someone who might be triggered by body shaming, diet culture, and shame-based discussions of losing weight, or to someone who may be triggered by detailed description of suicide. In regard to murders and deaths, there are multiple throughout the book including several instances of suicide and a murder-suicide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Police brutality, Suicide, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexism

lyricallit's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Kind of an absurd body count by the end. And the fatphobia, my God. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Fatphobia, Murder, and Body shaming

Moderate: Dementia and Grief

Minor: Xenophobia

mgbellm's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Murder

spookily's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Dementia, Fatphobia, and Child death

Minor: Sexism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Medical content

elzbethmrgn's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Child death, Death, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy and Gun violence

leanne_miron's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Grief, Medical content, and Dementia