Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

94 reviews

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bean_book's review against another edition

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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

4.0


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cooliuscaesar451's review

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dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

It starts off slowly but the characters suck you in ❤️ I found myself verklempt time and time again at the end. 

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daryn's review against another edition

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dark 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

3.5


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strugglecity's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious fast-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? No

4.5


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sapphicsoilscientist's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.5

Knives Out meets Waiting for God. A bit of epistolary, lovely characters, and an excellently plotted mystery. 

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hannahlberg's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0


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ainaruizdegauna's review against another edition

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

3.5

"El Club del Crimen de los Jueves" es la lectura de verano perfecta: ligera, con toques de humor y que te mantiene en vilo hasta el final. El misterio está bien, ¡aunque parece un libro de Sarah J Maas con la de cosas que suceden en las últimas 100 páginas! 
Lo recomendaría a aquellas personas que quieran una lectura ligera y entrañable, aunque deben mirar los avisos de contenido antes, pues se tratan temas difíciles.

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bmunsh's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.0

Overall, a very good book that just loses some steam towards the end.  As the plot is a web of 12 or more main characters and multiple deaths, all the unweaving at the end felt a bit rushed and disappointing. The book is enjoyable because of interesting characters, and the pacing is nice, but stepping back and thinking about the plot overall, it seems like Osman stretched himself a bit thin. He even includes excerpts from his drafts that include even more characters. 

Maybe lengthening the story would have made it a bit stronger. The “mystery” isn’t anything special, but at least it isn’t what I was expecting. 

Also, a weirdly high number of suicides in this book. 

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shullerina's review against another edition

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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

3.0


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