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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

69 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

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

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

izypup's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Suicide, Sexism, Murder, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Child death, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

miniingrid's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Addiction, and Alcohol

ashleyjean6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

Absolutely brilliant writing, fabulous character development, wonderful sense of humor! It deals with some gritty topics, but it's always a pleasure to read. Witty, intelligent, thought provoking and fun. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Blood, Child death, Suicide, Dementia, Murder, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Violence

bronzel's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Murder, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Blood

kilkenni's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

A must read for any fan of British murder mystery shows. It has all the elements, but in a literary form. The characters are, of course, the main focus and point of this novel, but I loved the plot too. It had a good share of unexpected twists, confusing moments, and suspenseful scenes. You quickly get hooked up, so it's a very pleasant and fast read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Dementia, and Medical content

ndpmclean's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

What a fun story! It's certainly had some agatha Christie Miss Marple vibes going on, and it was interesting how everything was wrapped up. I feel like the sequel will continue off some of this story. I will seek out the sequel this year for sure.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Dementia, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Chronic illness, and Child death