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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

138 reviews

paytonnmoore's review

dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Stalking

alexasolis98'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

3.25

This book was interesting to say the least. I had already been spoiled for the twist but I was still able to somewhat enjoy the story.

One of my issues was that since I knew the twist it was hard to be sympathetic to Theo. Alicia was failed by everyone in her life. Gabriel, her father, her mother, Jean-Felix. It was an interesting read knowing tha you are reading for the person responsible.  Seeing some of the slips Theo makes was fun to sort out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Car accident, Self harm, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, and Death

fazington's review

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Murder, Mental illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

scumlow's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Stalking, Death, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Murder

kayleejanes'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

hcgambrell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Suicide, Drug abuse, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

loudo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Gore, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Stalking, Self harm, Grief, Bullying, Gaslighting, Violence, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Toxic relationship

arialovegreen's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

I kept seeing this book here and there and gave it a shot. Sometimes the simplest statement is the best: It's *really* good.

I'm not usually one for inconclusive endings, and I'm usually the first to sniff out and predict a plot twist in books but the twist in this one took me very much by surprise. I gasped out loud when the major story reveal occurred, I'll admit.

I took this book down in about a couple of hours of reading. I kept finding myself wondering about the world of Theo and Alicia until I finished. The mystery, the will-they, won't-they of it all kept drawing me in until I saw the story to it's conclusion. Michaelides did an amazing job of pacing the story, and I loved the transposed inclusion of Alicia's diary as the plot progressed to reveal more to us about certain characters and their motives as the story went on. I saw in the back that Michaelides mentioned this was to make the reader more invested/caring of Alicia and it definitely worked. I found myself sympathizing with her more and more as the story went on, despite her present lack of communication. 

I could go on, but the bottom line is (haha): if you are even mildly intrigued by mystery or thriller novels, please pick this one up. It's worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Stalking, Self harm, and Suicide

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

Minor: Vomit and Rape

jamieleeinkc's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

A twist ending but marked with fatphobia. I wished the fat phobic comments and notes weren’t as common throughout this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Fatphobia

bessadams's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Infidelity, and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Cursing