Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

164 reviews

ajwang's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Drug use, Abandonment, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Mental illness

churrocaitie's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This book felt like I was watching a thriller movie, so fun! And of course I didn’t expect the twist at the end, fantastic.

Definitely glad this was my first book of 2024. I enjoyed the entire ride, from the complicated and uniquely obnoxious characters, to the pacing and setting of the story. Mysterious, moody, and unsettling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Child death, and Addiction

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Grief

heaven_leigh10's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Grief, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Infidelity, Self harm, and Car accident

anikaslibrary'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

3.75

As my last book of 2023, I’m surprised to say that I really struggled to get through this book. At first, I borrowed it from the library but the beginning is soooo slow and takes forever to get into. I was at Part 2 before I called it quits, returned the book and instead started listening to the audiobook so at least I could multi task just to get through it (I was determined to see it through). The middle part didn’t fair any better and was quite boring. Liked the twist at the ending because I didn’t expect it and the women’s perspective (the audiobook did a great job portraying her part),  those are the only reasons why I put it at 3.75 instead of 2.5. Read more for spoilers.

The whole book I was so annoyed. Just seemed like a therapist with a savior complex who only looked out for himself. I rated it 3.75 because it seemed like his character was meant to be written that way for a reason but I didn’t really vibe with it.  The audiobook had great narrators but still didn’t really grab my attention. I liked the way he twisted it at the end but I still feel like part 5 could’ve wrapped up in a better way and felt very rushed compared to the other parts which were dragging on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

samcsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

ashleybakerwrites's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Crazy ending. A twist I had no idea would happen, a truly intense book. Murder, intrigue, mental health. The tone was really dark. Definitely one you should read TWs for, but for my first non-scifi thriller, I really loved it. My sister recommended this to me! Another note is that this book felt to me like it was a modern retelling of the yellow wallpaper but with closure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Addiction, Gaslighting, Drug use, Car accident, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Gun violence, and Death of parent

siennaflynn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Addiction, Chronic illness, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

fairyswoo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

girl this book is insane 😭 i was pointing fingers at EVERYONE esp max except the actual culprit like i was Surprised i literally had to sit in silence for a good minutes to collect myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

kirahaycock21's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The only thing that didn’t make sense to me was the timeline of this book, but that added to the surprise at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, Drug use, Gun violence, and Addiction

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Gaslighting, Stalking, and Violence

frtsl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse, Addiction, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcoholism