Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

1233 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

mummamyers's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse

kayla_feeney08's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Self harm

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

falenkizzy's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Murder

ngriggs's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt

replovernights's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Medical content, and Mental illness

paigemushaw'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Murder

Minor: Drug use

hilaryj10's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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

A great thriller that keeps you reading. I was hooked from the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide

loudonuts's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

had me in the first couple of hours but THE SILENT PATIENT quickly lost me after that. i guessed the twist quite early in, which sometimes isn’t a bad thing, but i ended up just being frustrated because it never surprised me. several random hooks are thrown in seemingly “just because”, and you can tell after you’ve finished it and thought about it. unfortunately disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Stalking, Violence, and Infidelity