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macysvibe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, and Sexual assault
meganeliz_1214's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Drug use, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death
lucykae's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gaslighting, Murder, Stalking, Infidelity, Car accident, Gun violence, and Death of parent
maddie_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
3.5
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient
📖Genres: mystery, thriller, psychological thriller, suspense, mystery thriller, psychological thriller
📚Page Count: 336
🎧Audiobook Length: 08h 44min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 3.5/5
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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a psychological thriller about a woman who shoots her husband and then she becomes silent, refusing to talk to anyone. Alicia Berenson is a famous painter and she's married to a photographer, Gabriel. One night when Gabriel came home late, there was an altercation and he was then shot 5 times in the face. Criminal psychologist Theo Faber is determined to figure out the mystery to Alicia's story, he starts seeing her in sessions so he can unravel the mystery.
The story took too long to get exciting, I didn't care about any of the characters or the storyline until about 55% of the way through. I found myself not really caring about any of the characters until I was a little over halfway through the book. Things felt very slow and they didn't feel really thrillers like until halfway through the book. I didn't DNF this book because I was reading it so I could discuss it with a friend, if I had read it on my own I might have DNFed it for taking so long to get interesting.
That ending was really good! I was trying to figure the mystery out before the story told me and I could only figure one part of the mystery out. I was so surprised by the time I got to the end, I had to rewind the audiobook a bit so I could make sure I heard what I heard. That was such a good ending, I'm disappointed that the majority of the book was lackluster.
Overall, the novel was okay. I think it could have had more thriller like elements in the beginning of the story. The ending of the book was definitely a surprise, I didn't guess it at all! I'm giving this 3.5 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 3.5/5 Stars
I listened to this for free on [LibbyApp.com]
Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
christinewonder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child abuse, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Abandonment
anjh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Domestic abuse, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
cheymarie98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
- Great plot twist
- Even though I loved it, there was a feeling of disappointment when I was done
- The ending?
- A very “academic” feeling book
- Could be analyzed to pieces-so much to unpack
Moderate: Suicide, Car accident, Infidelity, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Suicide attempt
itkimby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Murder, and Mental illness
Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Infidelity, and Kidnapping
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Stalking
alianeselvis's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book is so good! If you ignore the obvious patient/client violations, this story is so well written. I loved it from start to finish, completely dedicated an entire afternoon to reading this book from start to finish! I'm so so glad I read this, 0.25 stars off simply for the unrealistic patient/client relationship and privileges that would seriously never fly irl
Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Stalking
Moderate: Drug use, Gaslighting, Confinement, Gore, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Addiction, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Car accident, and Drug use