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loudonuts's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Infidelity, Violence, and Stalking
bammys's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident
lucykae's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
maddie_can_read's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
tellingmyselfastory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Edit: The main character is also comically bad at being a psychologist. There are boundaries between patients and professionals. The book has some outdated ideas about mental health care.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Misogyny
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
3.5
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient
📖Genres: mystery, thriller, psychological thriller, suspense, mystery thriller, psychological thriller
📚Page Count: 336
🎧Audiobook Length: 08h 44min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 3.5/5
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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a psychological thriller about a woman who shoots her husband and then she becomes silent, refusing to talk to anyone. Alicia Berenson is a famous painter and she's married to a photographer, Gabriel. One night when Gabriel came home late, there was an altercation and he was then shot 5 times in the face. Criminal psychologist Theo Faber is determined to figure out the mystery to Alicia's story, he starts seeing her in sessions so he can unravel the mystery.
The story took too long to get exciting, I didn't care about any of the characters or the storyline until about 55% of the way through. I found myself not really caring about any of the characters until I was a little over halfway through the book. Things felt very slow and they didn't feel really thrillers like until halfway through the book. I didn't DNF this book because I was reading it so I could discuss it with a friend, if I had read it on my own I might have DNFed it for taking so long to get interesting.
That ending was really good! I was trying to figure the mystery out before the story told me and I could only figure one part of the mystery out. I was so surprised by the time I got to the end, I had to rewind the audiobook a bit so I could make sure I heard what I heard. That was such a good ending, I'm disappointed that the majority of the book was lackluster.
Overall, the novel was okay. I think it could have had more thriller like elements in the beginning of the story. The ending of the book was definitely a surprise, I didn't guess it at all! I'm giving this 3.5 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 3.5/5 Stars
I listened to this for free on [LibbyApp.com]
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
coobugz's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
yusufmohi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
It's hard to grasp why the answers to the present lie in the past
Graphic: Infidelity and Murder
jnterhune's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Just really loved this read. Really shocked by the ending. Found it fast pace could not put down enjoyed the parts at the end also, very awesome!r_hall210's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder