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The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

42 reviews

bookb1itch's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

So I borrowed books 1-3 from my Mum and now i have to wait for her to read bk4!  I LOVE all of these characters and am especially heartened by the sympathetic portrayal of dementia.  KGB, London gangsters, tv personalities, so many larger-than-life personalities.  But I think the friendship between Bogdan and Stephen is my favourite thing.  Couldn't resist reading aloud some of Ron's thoughts about the couple's massage - to think I have so much in common with all these pensioners! (Honestly, I'm actually only 53). Beginning to talk about retirement living for my m-in-l, and am devastated that Coopers Chase is not an option for her (or me, in years to come!).  What took me so long to get around to enjoying these books?
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silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

Still funny and readable, so as enjoyable as the rest of the series in that sense. I did hit a few worldview snags in this one, where the morality being presented lessened my enjoyment of the story somewhat, hence the lower rating on this one. 
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elysianbud's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Once again a Thursday Murder Club has me cackling and crying constantly throughout. 


Also not long after reading this I actually ate at a Wimpy and all I could think about was Joyce.
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blewballoon's review against another edition

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funny mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Another great entry in this series. They always manage to balance being funny and touching along with having an engaging mystery to solve.
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albon's review against another edition

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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

4.0

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asherport's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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peeshy's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense 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

4.0

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bronzeageholly's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

I have demolished this series as fast as I can - the plot is well formulated and I’m STILL thrown at the end no matter how certain I am that I’ve solved it.

This volume I found a little harder to stick with than the others. The cast was quite large and even though all the characters are exceptionally well-considered, I found it difficult to remember all of the different names and some I really enjoyed getting to know a lot more than others. While the action got underway relatively fast, I found the pace ebbed and flowed which made following the plot a little less harder than the previous two.

All in all, Osman never lost me. His humour runs throughout and I’ll be running to grab the fourth book as soon as it’s out!

the Viking was a hilarious and terrifying villain, I enjoyed every time he cropped up, especially when it all came to a head in Joyce’s flat…. our poor, insecure bookworm :,,)
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laurajordensharris's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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josiee's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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