Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

126 reviews

kstericker's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Confinement, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Death

Minor: Sexual violence, Car accident, and Rape

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Minor: Dementia, Gore, and Gun violence

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

i take issue with the fact that

Alicia sees the play Alcestis about a husband condemning his wife to death, can't get it out of her head, and then like the next day it happens to her

. like, i appreciated the revelation at the end that

Gabriel effectively sacrificing Alicia for himself reignites her memory of her father wishing—aloud—that she had died instead of his wife, and causes her to snap

, and i really like tying the play into that, but i think it was done too perfectly and thus unbelievably.
the narrator reminds me of an Edgar Allan Poe character. not any in particular, just in general.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Abandonment, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Cursing, and Car accident

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Forced institutionalization

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Gore, Grief, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Violence, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship

midnacine'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

HOLY SHIT my brain hasn't been that boggled since I saw Gone Girl in theaters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Minor: Confinement, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Sexism

brooklyn_el's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Really enjoyed this book.

Did NOT see the twist coming in the slightest and the way it was weaved in to the story was amazing. Thinking that it was present day for the home life when in actuality it was many years earlier.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Child abuse, Self harm, Death, Stalking, Violence, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Grief, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

charleerae_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I was hoping that this book would catch me off guard but I predicted the ending which left me feeling disappointed. 

Some of the writing felt a bit rushed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Gun violence, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Car accident, Stalking, Self harm, Drug abuse, and Death

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Car accident, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Cursing

oh_roudha_reads's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Tbh I loved this book I finished it so quickly but, the plot twist it seemed like a big thing but, it wasn’t. I mean was I surprised? Yes, I was. Did I suspect it? Yes, I did. It was too predictable to me. But nonetheless it was a very, very nice book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment and Animal cruelty

jules_c's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence