Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

120 reviews

klj1236's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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? No

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Dementia, Death, and Murder

margaretrose's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I think my hopes for this book were too high. It's just ok. The diversity is forced, the story is decent but I don't like that we know what happened and the characters don't. Also more suicides than I expected going in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Suicide, and Murder

Bernard's suicide was completely unnecessary, and Penny and John's deaths just uncalled for.

sapph22's review

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

natalie_davies's review

• Loveable characters? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Terminal illness

nick_thebucket's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

3.25

I listened to the audiobook instead of reading it so take this with a grain of salt: the writing was just alright.

The characters were very lovable, and for a mystery novel there really weren't that many loose ends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Chronic illness, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, Medical content, Abortion, and Child death

bugaboobear's review against another edition

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

4.75

The cast of characters were delightful and the soul of the book. It was so refreshing to read about older protagonists having an adventure. The mystery is genuinely quite mysterious and fairly satisfying at the end. I've already picked up the next 2 books and look forward to visiting Coopers Chase again very soon. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, and Dementia

tweesee_93's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide

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

velvet_young's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, and Terminal illness

a_violentfemme's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I listened to the audiobook and while entertaining enough I don't think it will be something I will want to re-read. A classic "quaint British murder mystery' set in a sleepy town. I don't often read crime- if you can really call this a crime novel, it's very light-hearted and the writing style /narration very accessible but overall not sure it was for me.
It was however a fun premise and I can't promise myself that I won't also download the next one in the series but It is very different from the things I usually read. Overall a good commute listen.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicide, and Murder