Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

507 reviews

macysvibe's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

i did not really like the ending but i did enjoy reading the book the ending just felt rushed i thought i was really going to like the book but idk i need some time to reflect on it

reflecting and watching some reviews on this book just makes me understand why i love reading it but hated the ending the process of reading it was fun and fast but the ending was too rushed like the parts just didn’t make sense how he knew where the gun was how he did this to alica but it was actually all the past including his wife cheating idk it doesn’t add up especially with all the people you learn about for no reason

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Content Warnings

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

ieotter13's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

I liked this book but really only once I was already halfway through. I felt the first half moved slowly and I struggled to stay interested. However, it quickly picked up the pace and I struggled to put it down. I think the twist was good,

kept the characters relatively redeemable and it wasn’t as scary as I sorta expected

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization

bammys's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident

lucykae's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

coobugz's review

mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Self harm, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Stalking, Blood, and Car accident

mae_dexter_author's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This was one wild ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting and Stalking

kingjk2002's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

 ending literally had me gagged

everyone on ig said they were shocked by the ending and when he got the job to work with Alicia I jokingly compared it to a movie I saw about the lawyer with Keanu Reeve actually being the one to commit the crime not his client who was like the son of the woman he was having an affair with and is partially why he killed him because he didnt want to be found out... AND THEN I WAS RIGHT AND IT WAS THE THERAPIST LIKE I KNEW SOME OF THOSE SCENES WERE TOO SIMILAR

I do think like it's not 5 Stars because like so many loose ends

like I feel like it can be chalked up to Oh he was only focused and obsessed on what she knew about him and absolving his guilt but like he made such a fuss about like the art collecter being obsessed with her art and the cousin who borrowed money and the shitty aunt and like even called out the BIL for assaulting her and then said ahh the pieces are in place take the bait but like then what how would that have played into his plan and what he needed why was that important idk it felt like filler but with no substance because it would seem to be character interactions but we never see her with any of them post murder so they feel unimportant to the current storyline

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Car accident, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide and Sexual assault

maddiela's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

To everyone who raved about this book and told me that I HAD to read it… how did you not see that twist coming? Hated the main character, felt like it was completely predictable but I did appreciate the effort the author made to tie so many elements together especially when it came to incorporating elements of Greek tragedy and acknowledging some of his favourite authors in the text. Overall, not horrible. I still enjoyed it but why is this book considered the epitome of all thrillers. Just did not understand the hype. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Self harm

Minor: Car accident

jnterhune's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I am a hard reader when it comes to plot twist, I always see them coming. I will honestly say this book I did not see the twist or could not even guess the ending. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend. It was shocking, I’m still thinking about it. Very fast easy read, kept interest, enjoyed from a medical field and standpoint also. An overall A++

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Self harm, Death of parent, Murder, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Infidelity, Addiction, Confinement, Car accident, and Medical content

Just really loved this read. Really shocked by the ending. Found it fast pace could not put down enjoyed the parts at the end also, very awesome!

christinewonder's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

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