Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

621 reviews

dariosanrdz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Omg, what a book.

I really liked the story, the characters, everything. It is a book that keeps you hooked until you finish it.

I did not expect the final plot twist with Theo being the one who tried to stab Alicia and Gabriel being Kathy’s lover, that blew my mind.

I really liked the dynamics between the characters, how the connections are made, the stories that lead to complete Alicia’s story.

Honestly, I am giving this a 4.75 because at one point I felt the book was more about detectives than therapists and psychiatrists on a psych ward, if not for that, it would ve a solid 5 star for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

rinn_'s review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

end twist was a shocker but overall, not as thrilling as i anticipated. though, i do love the message abt how trauma was formed in a child and how it effects them in the future by them unconsciously seeking revenge towards the figure repeating their childhood trauma situation. basically thats how shit started in this piece of literature.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

kris_tea516's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Well…I read this book. I don’t know what to say about it. I had so much hope for it due to so many recommendation lists & people talking about an “unexpected big twist” at the end. 😑 Maybe a lot of people don’t see it coming but my guess from the very beginning turned out to be correct. For me, it just seemed very predictable from the very beginning. I can see why a lot of people do like this book but I just felt very disappointed after it being hyped up so much. I guess my expectations were just too high. 

I also had gotten the impression from I don’t know where, that this story might have a paranormal explanation & with “the big twist” being so hyped up, I kept thinking something like a ghost or something was going to pop up but…nope. So, if you do read this book, just know, nothing paranormal happens. 

I’m also not thrilled with the ending. It could have been so much more interesting but just fell flat to me. 

There were also some, in my opinion, some lazy use of tropes & lots of holes/mistakes. They could have been made a lot better with the right editor or from spending a bit more time really tightening them up to not be so obvious. 

I had hopes for this book but it just fell flat & seemed too predictable. 

Content warning: 

• language/sex talk (no explicit sex scenes that I remember but a lot of references to sex using derogatory language…imo)
• At least one scene of graphic violence 
• Suicide
• Murder
• Gun violence 
• Car wreck
• Child abuse
• Childhood trauma & resulting PTSD 
• Infidelity 
• Drug use

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

arxchiell's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Drug use

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

majjgrf's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

First half so boring but the plot twist is really good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

lucymbriggs's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Car accident, and Murder

brookejude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

alrightcalv's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

This was GREAT. Easy page-turner with a twist you don't see coming. Flew through it! So so good

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

trouvailia's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

riverofhorton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

This book could have been so much. I have a background in Psych, and in theory this should have been something I really enjoyed.

But I just didn't. Even if we ignore the boundary breaking going on by the Psychotherapist, he still doesn't act like a Psychotherapist let alone one that had been working at Broadmoor for ~5 years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail