Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

565 reviews

kaileylebrun's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

sarahmmichael's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Car accident

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

mahaofhyrule's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

swimmer120x's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

When I was reading “One for Sorrow,” a fellow reader commented that it the book was a “Great Value version of ‘The Silent Patient.’” It gave me quite a chuckle and inspired me to read this book. However, after listening to the audiobook version, I must disagree with the fellow reader. I feel like “The Silent Patient” is the Great Value version of “One for Sorrow” if I had to make the comparison. I felt like One for Sorrow was a lot more gripping of a novel, although there was a lot of fluff that could’ve been removed. I do appreciate that the author of this book didn’t make the book unnecessarily long. It helped to give it a fast-paced vibe. I didn’t find the book particularly thrilling though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

jazlynenns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

alex_25's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

please, please, PLEASE, do yourself a favor and read this book. I've heard so much about this book and about how good it was supposed to be. I was not disappointed in the slightest. I loved every fucking second I spent reading this and most likely will read it many more times in the future. best thriller I've read in  a LONG time. HIGHLY recommend you take the time to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

adenreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

dawndiscusses's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

curlykira's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

I know a lot of people have said this already but- I did not see the reveal coming! I binged this book in two days which is unusual for me, I just had to know what had happened. The whole book was really well-written with great pacing, thoroughly rendered characters and beautiful passages of prose tying in themes of early development, mental health, trauma, love and the complexities of relationships (romantic and otherwise). This was so close to being a 5* but I just wish the wrap up in the last chapter was better. It felt like once the big reveal was done the characterisations lost some of their dimension and became lack-lustre 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and Stalking

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder