Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

194 reviews

caitlyn_rehs's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Infidelity, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Body horror, Kidnapping, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug use, and Gaslighting

february_friday's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

So, firstly, I must say that my opinion is biased, because: 1, I am not a thriller reader, 2, I love greek mythology, and 3, I love half of the books I read. 

I absolutely loved this book. Maybe the beginning felt a little slow, but after a while I started to like the characters and be intrigued by the mystery. Another thing that bugged me a little was the writing. I thing for the magbitude of the themes the book took, the writing needed a bit more lyricism (yeah I am 100% pretentious). Plus, I knew from the beginning that the plot-twist surprised the majority of the people who read it, so I kinda imagined every possible escenario and I guessed it. Though that didn't prevent me of enjoying the ride. I liked how the author balanced the action with the quieter moments. Another thing that i really loved was the way timelines were used by the author, since it creates the perfect hook and a beautiful way to reveal the plot. Finally, i would love to say that the way art and luterature were incorporated to the story were exactly what I love to read in books. Even for the people who haven't had any previous knowledge about alcestis, the author did a very good summary and a great explenation of how the book tied into the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Blood, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual violence

racheymaye's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This was one of thebmost interesting books I've read in a while. With the descriptions, I had an easy time picturing the characters going through the events, and feeling their feelings, which is fitting for this book and it's perspective and psychotherapeutic angle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Car accident, Violence, Suicide, Self harm, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Infidelity, and Death

katherinek's review

emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

laurenlee2158's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, Self harm, Mental illness, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident

ches2496's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

The book started off kind of slow, but then I got hooked trying to figure out what was going to happen. I thought I was going to be smart and figure out the plot twist, but it totally got me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, and Gun violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

ecw47's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident and Blood

saskiahill's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, Stalking, Murder, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Torture, and Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Rape

ashley_keefe_kay's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.25

I hate the main character so much unfortunately.
The author is primarily a screenwriter and that is very apparent in this book. It reads like it wants to be a script for a movie rather than reading like a book. And I didn't like the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

kccool12255's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was FANTASTIC. It does take a little bit to get started, but the second it did, I was hooked until the end. This book is AMAZINGLY crafted, the ending is...oh my gosh, I'm still reeling from it. This is just an about perfect book. 5 stars. Absolutely incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Blood, Addiction, and Self harm

Minor: Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood