Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

204 reviews

ocean_in_a_teardrop's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I DID guess part of the twist 10 pages in (like a quarter or half of it haha), but the book and story still kept me in anticipation and kept me interested and on my toes!

i only got the "someone broke in and forced Alicia to kill Gabriel" part right— because contrary to what Theo believes, he did kind of force Alicia to kill Gabriel, even though he claims he didnt know how unstable she was. I also said that Alicia killed her husband bc she saw herself in Alcestis and related to the character in a way, and killed her husband because of that even though i got the reasoning wrong. I however did NOT see Theo being the man Alicia saw coming. My jaw dropped when he mentioned getting in through the back gate!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Infidelity, Cursing, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual assault

Minor: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury

farm_lust_'s review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Gun violence, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Suicide, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Forced institutionalization

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

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

k31r's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

As someone who has struggled with mental health and was almost given a borderline personality disorder( I ended up getting a rare-ish diagnosis that is very similar and treated in similar ways) , this book spoke to me in a way that felt comforting. Besides the story, the main thing that stood out was how at the same time chaos was ensuing I felt heard. I had an interesting upbringing, to say the least, having a story that captivated my brain for a minute and feeling a warm calm sense was appreciated. Do take this with a grain of salt, I may be blinded by comfort to fully rate this book accurately, but I do feel as though the story was well-constructed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Infidelity, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

luananki's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

2.75

i don’t agree with the portrayal of mental illness which obviously takes up the main part of the story 
but i absolutely loved how everything was connected at the end and i enjoyed the mystery a lot, also very easy to read due to the writing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm, Infidelity, Stalking, and Medical content

megan_wy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Such an intense and extremely thought provoking book! I was really wanting to read a good psychological thriller book, and I heard many good things about this one. The chapters are short, so it was perfect for me, as I often struggle with holding my attention for a long time if a chapter is boring. I love the author’s writing style, and I loved getting to see both Theo and Alicia’s perspectives. I knew there was a “twist” in this book, but no matter how many predictions and guesses I had, I would have never thought  it was going to go that way! I started becoming suspicious when Theo was following Kathy and watching a house. I was noticing how both Alicia and Theo’s stories were overlapping. However, I didn’t ever think the way he led Alicia to kill Gabriel would be like that. It was just a total mind f*ck moment! I felt for both Alicia and Theo by the end of the book. More so for Alicia though, considering that Theo just got to live his life after and not suffer like Alicia did. My only thoughts left would probably be, did Alicia ever have any mental health issues, or were they all constructed and manipulated by Gabriel and not wanting to get caught in his affair? It was noted that Dr. West treated her in the past for similar issues. I think he was just covering for Gabriel and his affair, sadly. Poor Alicia 💔

Overall, an outstanding book! It’s perfect for readers that love short chapters and also want to get into psychological thriller genre books. I will be thinking about this one for a while…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Medical content

Moderate: Child abuse, Stalking, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Blood, Car accident, Violence, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Death

paperkindle's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Car accident

wheelyautistic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

dalek_caan's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

This book was overall an okay read. It is definitely overhyped. The writing style itself was done well but that the plot and characters were lacking. In the beginning, I was incredibly confused by what year the book was supposed to be based in, considering the technology seemed modern but they were practicing psychology like it was the 1950s. Additionally, the plot from the beginning was clearly very focused on a savior fantasy. At the beginning of the book the main character says something along the lines of "This isn't my story, this is Alicia's," but then proceeds to spend most of the time talking about his own life and motives.

The ending somewhat redeemed the way the story was written, but it still rubbed me the wrong way until I figured out the direction the plot was going about 2/3 of the way through the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death