Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

204 reviews

hchaus21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Infidelity, Gun violence, Death, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

katelynndzindzio's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Gun violence, Medical content, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

madamenovelist's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Child abuse, Car accident, Blood, and Addiction

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, Vomit, and Body horror

There was a really irritating racist caricature of a Turkish patient. The only redeeming aspect was that she was not the only brown woman in the cast (Indira was a great character), but Elif’s one/dimensional This Lady Is Not Attractive Nor Motherly schtick was jarring and irritating. He need not have copied Agatha Christie’s flaws in addition to her best traits. That said, Alicia was extremely well written and very compelling as a tragic heroine, and she is why I give 2.75 stars instead of simply 2. Excellent, excellent premise but frustrating execution.

marlee_grace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. Smashed though it. Couldn't put it down. I loved that I found myself jumping to conclusions but I was all wrong. The book wasn't predictable at all! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Self harm, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Grief, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

homebodywitch's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

I absolutely loved this and devoured it in one day. I have read people’s criticisms of it and get where they are coming from but I found this unputdownable. I had so many theories going, trying to be on the lookout for clues, and in the end the twist really did get me! I literally said “oh my god” out loud. Is it a perfect book? No. Some of it is nonsensical. But it’s fiction. And it’s gripping. I found it compelling and would highly recommend it as a page turner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

klandry98's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Car accident

annelisedreyer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The twists at the end are truly mind blowing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Blood, and Toxic relationship

laurareads_bcn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I was not expecting the twist at the end. A must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

monloesco's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Liked the book overall,

the plot twist was good and the fact that the narrator was unreliable was really fun for me

Read the last 100 pages in a day 'cause I couldn't put the book down. Some things were kinda rushed imo,

I would've loved a confrontation with Kathy and Gabriel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child abuse, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Infidelity, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

Minor: Sexual assault

leah08855's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Alcohol, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts