Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

21 reviews

oxfordcommas91's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

I kept waffling between whether I wanted to rate this book a 4 or 4.5 star because it doesn’t have the same amount of depth I usually would require for a 4.5 star book, but it was just so enjoyable that I think it deserves the higher rating.
Most readers are used to a slightly disappointing sequel, but I shocked myself by loving this book more than the first Thursday Murder Club book. I loved the higher stakes, added action/danger, and more complicated plot. Our favorite octogenarian cast is back and better than ever - every character is crafted so lovingly and it’s so easy to fall into their lives and their happenings in this wonderfully organized cozy suspense/murder mystery. There was lovely witty banter as always, and plenty of genuine heartwarming moments along the way. I keep devouring these books and won’t know what I will do when I have to wait for a new one. I hope that all the Thursday Murder club books will be this good, because what an absolute delight. Highly recommend to anyone who loves a good murder mystery but doesn’t want to be kept awake staring at their ceiling in the dark!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Infidelity

kaylasbewks's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

God I love these characters. I've never felt so comforted by a series before, I truly feel warm when I read these books. I'll save the next one for a rainy day. :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Grief

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

notsailingalone's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Just as enjoyable as the first one. Sure, there are a few plot holes but the characters are incredibly charming, the stakes always feel real, and it's written well. Another perfect cosy mystery. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence and Grief

Minor: Body shaming

bronzel's review

adventurous funny 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: Blood, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

julia_rose's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The first one was so good I didn’t know if it was possible to follow it up with a book equally as good but this was even better. Never gobbled up a 400+ paged book so fast! Utterly addictive and the mystery itself was even more clever than last time. It had me laughing out loud every other page  and the lovely ending made me cry at 4am with joy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Grief, Dementia, and Medical content

Minor: Stalking

silver_valkyrie_reads's review

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? No

4.5

Love the writing style and the characters. Thoroughly enjoying this series, especially the humor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Dementia

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity

courtneyer's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Murder

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Dementia, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Murder, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Infidelity

shinypurplepants's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Fantastic follow-up to the first Thursday Murder Club. I look forward to more exploits!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Death, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Grief, Body shaming, and Injury/Injury detail