Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

15 reviews

katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, more than I thought I would! Gave me Agatha Christie vibes sort of. 4.5 Stars would recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Chronic illness, Medical content, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcohol, Murder, Self harm, Car accident, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Death

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

megan_wy's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Such an intense and extremely thought provoking book! I was really wanting to read a good psychological thriller book, and I heard many good things about this one. The chapters are short, so it was perfect for me, as I often struggle with holding my attention for a long time if a chapter is boring. I love the author’s writing style, and I loved getting to see both Theo and Alicia’s perspectives. I knew there was a “twist” in this book, but no matter how many predictions and guesses I had, I would have never thought  it was going to go that way! I started becoming suspicious when Theo was following Kathy and watching a house. I was noticing how both Alicia and Theo’s stories were overlapping. However, I didn’t ever think the way he led Alicia to kill Gabriel would be like that. It was just a total mind f*ck moment! I felt for both Alicia and Theo by the end of the book. More so for Alicia though, considering that Theo just got to live his life after and not suffer like Alicia did. My only thoughts left would probably be, did Alicia ever have any mental health issues, or were they all constructed and manipulated by Gabriel and not wanting to get caught in his affair? It was noted that Dr. West treated her in the past for similar issues. I think he was just covering for Gabriel and his affair, sadly. Poor Alicia 💔

Overall, an outstanding book! It’s perfect for readers that love short chapters and also want to get into psychological thriller genre books. I will be thinking about this one for a while…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Medical content

Moderate: Child abuse, Stalking, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Blood, Car accident, Violence, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Death

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

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

armyweeb101's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

honeybunchesofoats06's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Drug use, Murder, Car accident, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

beccam22's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I think if you read it even watch a lot of mysteries or thrillers you will see this twist coming but I also think it was done very well and still an enjoyable read. All the characters are interesting and its a very quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

gloriaglitter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, and Suicide attempt

onyxdragon4's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

The plot twist in this book had me take a deep breath so I didn’t throw it. I can confidently say this is the best book I’ve ever read and can’t wait to explore more of this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Drug use, and Self harm

Moderate: Blood and Alcohol