Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

158 reviews

chelle22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

thehannahclaire's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

Definite vilification of people with BPD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Gun violence, Death, Stalking, Blood, Mental illness, and Drug use

simmich429's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Drug use, Infidelity, and Stalking

caitlea_'s review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

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

bishopbox's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

Overall, I thought it was a fascinating read! I think the mystery of everything was at a satisfying pace and I like the characters! The book also explored its main theme,

the tragedy of Alcestis

, in an interesting way!
However, the book isn’t without flaws. There’s a few conflicts that I feel like led up to nothing and I really wish they fleshed out some of the side characters more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book genuinely surprised me which is something I’m happy about considering the book was spoiled for me awhile ago when it got popular on BookTok lmao. I was engaged the entire time I was listening and didn’t want to miss a thing bc the plot was good and kept me intrigued. One thing I want to point out is that I hateeee a cheating trope ESPECIALLY when the one getting cheated one decides to stay bc me personally, I’d sucker punch the mf that hurt me like that (but I digress.) I’m just glad that Alice ended up getting a better ending in terms of getting rid of her cheating spouse 🤭 disappointed that Theo chose to stay with that bitch Kathy at the end tho bc he even mentions at the end just how stale their life had become and she’s practically a shell of herself since Gabriel’s death even though she hasn’t outed her affair to Theo (he’s knows regardless but still). He went through all that trouble just to be unhappy with her in the end ugh. Still a good book and would def recommend to people!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Cursing, Self harm, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

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

alexgonzale0700's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual content

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