Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Die stumme Patientin by Alex Michaelides

118 reviews

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Drug use, Self harm, Violence, Infidelity, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Car accident

brukneem's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The plot up to the twist was a bit slow for me. The twist at the end though was definitely worth it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

mthornburg13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

I don't usually read the male perspective so if that's not your view, skip to The Maidens. Some parts were a little predictable so these two things gave it a 4.25 for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Murder

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

ellekiriel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

I often figure out plot twists early on and can put together murder mystery patterns pretty well, but I honestly didn’t expect this one! Definitely a page turner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction and Sexual content

soph_luu12's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Stalking, Mental illness, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Self harm, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

audreyxine's review against another edition

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

4.0

This was the first thriller book I read, and I was unable to put it down. I devoured it in one day. I forfeited sleep and personal hygiene for this book. If that isn't the highest praise, I don't know what is. I have a few main points to make about this book:

First, the narrative was so gripping and the twist was so unexpected. I was led astray by the red herrings, and shocked when it was finally revealed. My reading experience of this book was phenomenal and I had an excellent time.

Secondly, hearing a story from a psychotherapist's perspective was exciting. It was well executed and it was amusing to see the technical language used correctly and expertly. I liked the bit about people learning psychology to heal themselves, I think that part was clever. It was entertaining to see all the ethical and legal violations turn into such a dumpster fire. There is a huge amount of discrimination against BPD, but unfortunately, this is pretty accurate to my experience in mental healthcare.

I was disappointed by the author's portrayal of women. Women fall into the categories of matronly, objects of sexual desire, or bitches (and of course, the bitches are ugly, old, or overweight.

Even Kathy, to represent the decline of her marriage, gains weight and becomes less attractive to Theo.

). I understand that these negative depictions of women give us a glimpse into our slimy narrator's mind, but it still gave me the ick.

All things considered, this book does have pretty alarming problematic moments, but that took very little away from my enjoyment of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

aprose's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Infidelity

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent and Addiction

daybreakreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, Mental illness, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Drug use, and Drug abuse