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shadoz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
Minor: Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
madalina0_0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexism, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Cursing
danicam'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
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture
coffeeandnonsense's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Rape, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
dotweems's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Body horror, Self harm, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Minor: Domestic abuse
reneebkreviews's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
Graphic: Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, and Self harm
dalmavatai'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I think maybe I don't enjoy overly gruesome or extremely dark horror, but this one was neither in my opinion. It was fast-paced and very engaging, it kept my interest all the way through. I love following psychiatrists and I like storylines about a case that no one can diagnose and where no one knows what's going on. The reveal in this one was so good, I really liked how all the puzzle pieces came together at the end. I also liked the conclusion of the story because it didn't get all doom-and-gloom, but obviously it wasn't a happy ever after either.
This was a really great read that I highly recommend to everyone who likes thrillers/horrors involving a psychiatrist POV and a seemingly unsolvable disorder with a touch of the supernatural. It didn't get very gruesome, dark, or terrifying so I think this is a good one for those who usually read mystery/thrillers but want to foray into the horror genre.
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Violence
madarauchiha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Oh boy. I can't tell if it reflect poorly on me or the author when I recognized this book as pretty much reddit nosleep form levels of quality. And you know what? The author confirms that it is basically a cleaned up copy of something posted to the nosleep form.
"Finally, thank you to every Reddit user who up-voted this story when it made its debut in December of 2015. Without you, The Patient would never have been finished. Without you, it would not be where it is today. Without you, I would be a different man. From the bottom of my heart, thank you."
It was... ok. It was creepy, it was competent, there was in fact some levels of horror. Albeit gross out gore horror. It could use some polish, theres something interesting here. but otherwise, it's unexceptional.
The psychiatric institutions sure is accurate on how fucking incompetent the entire mental illness industry is. The psychiatry parts, as others mentioned, are incredibly weak and inaccurate. The book makes a game of how far you can suspend any disbelief or maintain any good humor towards the plot. The parts about paranoid schizophrenia and DID [dissociative identity disorder] are ableist, evil, and cruel to be portrayed like this. It genuinely undermined the entire story.
I don't care to read anything else by this author after reading this.
content warnings:
minor gun violence, suicide, police brutality,
animal hunting
medium child abuse, self harm, antisemitism, slurs, injuries, bone fractures, child death, incest, csa, pedophilia, rape, sexual violence, suicide, self harm, sharps,
major psychiatric institutions, ableism, ableism towards paranoid schizophrenia, blood, unsanitary, domestic abuse, child abuse, torture, medium animal cruelty, animal death, gore, blood, incest, csa, pedophilia, ableism towards DID, mental illness
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Antisemitism, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Gun violence, Police brutality, and Suicide