Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

180 reviews

unrealisticgirl's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief

jennajo's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

elizaveta_reads's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book tried to pack in a lot—too much, in my opinion. And I say this as someone who enjoys sprawling high fantasy worlds. 

With so many characters, many of whom felt quite similar and lacked depth, it was difficult to keep track of who was who. The same goes for the multiple storylines and deaths, which often felt overly staged rather than naturally unfolding mysteries. 

There was too much death for me to call this a lighthearted, fun read—but at the same time, not enough depth to make it truly intriguing or thought-provoking. I just couldn’t bring myself to care about the main mystery or feel invested in solving it. I considered DNF-ing a couple of times but decided to push through and give it another chance. 

That said, I can see why others enjoy it. It’s written with love, and despite my frustrations, there were moments that made me giggle—and even a few that brought me to tears. It just wasn’t the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Grief

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War

neovin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

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almost DNF it when I got to the middle, but I was too curious to know who did it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief

sandrillon's review against another edition

4.75

funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia

cryptid404's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Murder

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

One of the main characters mentions dieting/calorie-counting a few times.

dogearedprints's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder

alice_29's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Violence

Minor: Mental illness, Terminal illness

jennlessin's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing sad 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

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Cozy mystery genre. Nice start to series, lovable characters. Excited for the upcoming streaming series with Helen Mirren!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Murder

zunn's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Really enjoyed it! I had DNFed it a few years ago I think just because I was not in the mood, but I have to admit you have to get used to the narrative style ! Once you're in, you're in ! Very fun, lovely characters and interesting themes ! 

Spoilers ahead

However I was a bit disappointed by the resolution, esp. of Tony's murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Physical abuse