Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

269 reviews

bones_jackson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

Eu amo muito esse livro e todos os personagens dele, o livro flui muito rápido e o mistério é muito bom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Alcohol, Dementia, Terminal illness, Death, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

kansas_girl's review

emotional funny informative 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Dementia

kajoreads's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-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? No

3.0

The beginning felt slow and dragged out. Luckily it picked up some pace towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Cancer, Pregnancy, Violence, Chronic illness, Drug use, Medical content, and Sexism

kmedusa's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Dementia, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, Drug use, and Violence

le3713's review against another edition

funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I liked the premise of this book - retirees with too much time on their hands end up investigating a murder. But, as history and truths were revealed, I found it to be deeply sad and unsettling, rather than a true cozy mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Dementia

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

funny 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief, Dementia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Alcohol, Animal death, and Blood

karlin0336's review

funny mysterious 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? N/A

4.5

I don't read mysteries much, but I think that's about to change!  This book was so much fun and so addicting (I didn't want to put it down)! 
 I quickly fell in love with our main characters and all the humor they brought to the story.  The story itself was compelling from start to finish, and I had so much fun trying to solve the mystery as I read.

I did have a few minor nitpicks, but they were mostly with the writing --- a couple things weren't explained very well and left me a little confused, and I also believe there were some verb tense errors at the beginning of the book.  

Overall, though, this was an excellent book, and I will definitely be continuing on with the series!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Dementia, and Drug use

itsnotalakeitsanocean's review

medium-paced

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

2.75

Honestly kind of meh and could have been vastly improved with several more drafts and a more critical editor.

Unfortunately I fell ill when I was reading this so I don't remember how I felt enough to give a more in depth review. I do remember skimming over parts that were really drab and having trouble suspending my disbelief that they'd let a bunch of pensioners have access to confidential material from old police cases among other spoilery things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Dementia

tiffthelibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Took me three tries, but finally got stuck in and really started caring about the characters and story. Will read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Dementia, Grief, and Suicide

agathajanemaud1908's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

I wish I had read this sooner because the hype is warranted! I put the second book in the series on hold when I was only halfway through this one. The main characters are the kind that I want to visit over and over.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Dementia

Moderate: Drug use and Grief