Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

192 reviews

anikaslibrary's review

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

As my last book of 2023, I’m surprised to say that I really struggled to get through this book. At first, I borrowed it from the library but the beginning is soooo slow and takes forever to get into. I was at Part 2 before I called it quits, returned the book and instead started listening to the audiobook so at least I could multi task just to get through it (I was determined to see it through). The middle part didn’t fair any better and was quite boring. Liked the twist at the ending because I didn’t expect it and the women’s perspective (the audiobook did a great job portraying her part),  those are the only reasons why I put it at 3.75 instead of 2.5. Read more for spoilers.

The whole book I was so annoyed. Just seemed like a therapist with a savior complex who only looked out for himself. I rated it 3.75 because it seemed like his character was meant to be written that way for a reason but I didn’t really vibe with it.  The audiobook had great narrators but still didn’t really grab my attention. I liked the way he twisted it at the end but I still feel like part 5 could’ve wrapped up in a better way and felt very rushed compared to the other parts which were dragging on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Grief, and Toxic friendship

samcsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

ocean_in_a_teardrop's review

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

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

michaelazouharis's review

dark emotional mysterious 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: Death, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

siennaflynn's review

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

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

lilalhreads's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

add_a_little_spook's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Grief, Gore, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Murder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse