Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

10 reviews

kajoreads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

The characters felt well fleshed out. There were a lot of them, but the author handled it well. I actually enjoyed this better than the first book.

About the Finnish translation & audiobook: Mun mielestä käännös oli hyvin onnistunut, ei ainakaan kuulostanut tönköltä. Toimi hyvin äänikirjana. Lukijalla oli kyllä aika unettava ääni :D

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, and Gore

Minor: Alcohol and Mental illness

daryn's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Dementia, Gore, and Fatphobia

luxton's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was an excellent followup from book 1, with a tighter and more action packed mystery but the same loveable characters and light humour.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Dementia, and Gore

Minor: Infidelity

mad_is_rad's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense 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

Sequels don’t usually hit the same as their predecessors. BUT. The Man Who Died Twice may have been even better than The Thursday Murder Club. I LOVED the focus on spies and the deeper dive into Elizabeth’s past. It was a book I never wanted to end! I laughed out loud many a time and marked several pages to go back to later. Soooo excellent!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Dementia

andloveistoolong's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Dementia, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexism, Drug use, Infidelity, and Homophobia

princessjasminefliesaway's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense 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

Grabbing me in the same fashion as the first, I made my way slower through the first half of the book but by the end, I couldn't put it down until I had reached that final page. Witty, clever and full of character, the Thursday Murder Club strikes again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Body shaming

embey's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, and Infidelity

typegrace's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Blood

pagesfromhome's review

adventurous funny 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

Osman continues to craft some of the most delightful characters and interesting mystery plots that I've read. I actually found myself preferring this one to the first because I was already in love with all of the characters and I particularly loved the longer game situation of this plot.

All in all, absolute perfection if you're looking for a somehow lighthearted story about aging, staying valuable in your own eyes, murder, diamonds, and the mafia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Gore and Dementia

paolina's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Absolutely love spending time with these characters and trying to unravel the mystery! Osman keeps me guessing the whole time. Can't wait to see what he cooks up next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Dementia, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Mental illness, and Grief