Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

126 reviews

mandi4886's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, Child abuse, Blood, Confinement, Death, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Suicide, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

nindie's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

One of the first extreme psychological books I have read, and this was a fascinating read!

What I Liked About The Book

The complexity of the plot and characters overall kept me invested in the book. Its inclusion of the different perspectives of the two main characters makes the book tenser as they narrate the plot points from their view of things. The characters all have flaws and likeable traits, which captures how well-done the execution of realistic people in the book is. Overall a good book for people who like books exploring stuff like this!

What I Didn't Like About The Book

Unfortunately, when reading reviews about it, I got the main plot twist spoiled, and this made the experience a bit less suspenseful and shocking. Also, despite doing some research on the book before buying it, I was still unaware of some topics it would discuss in a bit of detail which I am not comfortable reading, which made it a bit of a discomfiting reading experience at times. It didn't help that I was reading this at school, and I think one of my teachers recognised the book. One last thing is that I still had some questions unanswered for the ending, but maybe that could have been intentional.

In Conclusion

I would not recommend this to the fainthearted who cannot read/deal with any of the content warnings I have put since this book is intense surrounding its topics and themes. I found the read to be not too bad but don't repeat my mistake of doing too little research on the content warnings, as it could be an unsettling read for some of you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Self harm, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gun violence, Medical content, Cursing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, Car accident, Bullying, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Panic attacks/disorders

becca_w_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gore, Car accident, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

tey_lynn's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Grief, Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Forced institutionalization

horrorhomebodies's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The plot twist was unexpected and very intriguing, but the writing style lacked a bit for me. The overuse of similes grabbed my attention more than the actual story. The pace was pretty slow up until the last bit of the book. The story was overall pretty good, but I think it’s a little overhyped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gaslighting, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

ms_ery's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Confinement, Car accident, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

evawertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Confinement, Death, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide attempt

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual content, Car accident, Cursing, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Confinement, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

onyxdragon4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

The plot twist in this book had me take a deep breath so I didn’t throw it. I can confidently say this is the best book I’ve ever read and can’t wait to explore more of this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Drug use, and Self harm

Moderate: Blood and Alcohol

skye23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

I enjoyed the plot twist of this book and such but the only way to enjoy it is to weirdly enough, not over internalize it. It was shocking and addicting but overall i struggle with the poor display of mental health and the deeply based misogyny. Somehow this book makes the women look bad when a man is the bad guy and mastermind behind all of the evil.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Torture, Eating disorder, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Misogyny