Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

774 reviews

katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, more than I thought I would! Gave me Agatha Christie vibes sort of. 4.5 Stars would recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Chronic illness, Medical content, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcohol, Murder, Self harm, Car accident, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Death

cheymarie98's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

• Great plot twist
• Even though I loved it, there was a feeling of disappointment when I was done
• The ending?
• A very “academic” feeling book
• Could be analyzed to pieces-so much to unpack

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Car accident, Infidelity, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Suicide attempt

itkimby's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

hgossett's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

If you liked “you” on Netflix this would fit your vibe

Go quick thriller that has you thinking on every part. Who did what or who could have done what

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

saisrei's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Gun violence, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

stephenleininger's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Car accident, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Stalking, and Gun violence

danigold's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.75

Started slow and then once everything began falling into place it was crazy. This was a lot ab the tropes and challenges and relational intricacies of marriage which i have no experience to relate to.

I can’t believe he stayed w Kathy. I was so sus of everyone in this book and it ended up being freaking alecia provoked by theo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Infidelity, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

nagirak's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

I have so many conflicting feelings about this book. I absolutely hated the characters - all of them - but the story was so captivating. Of course, liking the characters is not necessary to make a good story but I did find myself quite annoyed while reading which wasn't something I was anticipating.

I feel that maybe I either misunderstood the timeline (perhaps as a result of listening to the audiobook) or it was intentionally misrepresented. If it is the latter, I definitely think it could have been handled better while still allowing for an effective plot twist. The way it was either written or that I understood it almost seems like the author/narrator was lying to purposely mislead the reader. Either way, I do plan to reread this book sometime down the line to see what I missed. 

My last gripe with this book is the diary entries. They were entirely too detailed to actually be convincing diary entries. No one is sitting there writing extensive word for word dialogue or taking the time to give a play by play while in danger.

On the positive side, I loved the twist and how well the seemingly disjointed story actually flows together once you finish it. I knew something was coming but I was not able to guess this twist like I usually can (likely because of the misunderstood or misrepresented timeline). I feel like I will be thinking about this book for a long time and, as I already mentioned, will definitely be adding this to my reread list. You will constantly be wondering who or what to believe until the last word.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Self harm

melissaloritz's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

It was my first time reading a thriller but I enjoyed it. The build up towards the plot twist  was great but it still hit me like a brick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Self harm

shinyfox's review against another edition

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: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Infidelity, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, and Alcohol