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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

168 reviews

thekatlouise's review

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

I hated the twist and ending but the writing did keep me into it the whole time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

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

unicornofthesea's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

urlordlorin's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.0

Çeviri kötü ama iyi yazılmış. Akıcı, plot twist falan filan. Asla bir gerilim romanı değil. Belki murder mystery. 12 yaşından büyük herhangi birini gerecek hiçbir şey yok. Çok sığ bir deneme. Ucuz yani.

Alicia’nın konuşmaması/daha sonra konuşmaya başlaması da çok havada kalmış bir konsept olmuş. Kitabın genelinden bağımsız gibi yani. Daha ilgi çekici olması için eklenmiş bir unsur sadece. 

Aslında azmettiricinin Theo olması ilginçti. Belki en iyi tarafı. Ama bu sonucu öğrendikten sonra nihai plot twist de ucuzlaştı gözümde. Kitapta Alicia’nın etkileşim kurduğu diğer bütün karakterleri şeytanlaştırarak aslında plot twist güçlendirilmeye çalışılmış gibi geldi. Theo hariç herkesin berbat insanlar olduğu düşündürülerek sonu daha şaşırtıcı hâle getirilmiş. Ucuz. Fakat okuyucu olarak onun suçlu olduğunu öğrendiğimizden sonra Theo’nun personasının değişmesi, olayları anlatışının, bakış açısının, Kathy’e karşı düşüncelerinin hasta birininkilere dönüşmesi güzel bir nüans.

Kitabın genelinde hiçbir karakterin kendine ait, oturmuş bir kişiliği yok gibi. Yine en tutarlısı Stephanie ve Max’in ketumluğu. Diğer herkes her olayda, her ikilemde kişilik değiştiriyor resmen. Kişilerin çoğu da yersiz ve anlamsız zaten. Gidişata hiçbir katkıları yok. Filler karakterler. Ruth, Paul, Lydia, Max, hatta Yuri bile. Sadece bahsettiğim, plot twist’i güçlendirmek için yaratılmış ve kötülenmiş karakterler. 
Sonuç olarak overrated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Gore

Minor: Sexual assault

mxpringle's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Self harm

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

arifairy's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Murder

ktfong's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Can’t write a review without spoiling it, but what a book! Thrilling from beginning to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

maysshelf's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

The Silent Patient is a gripping book that, despite my eagerness to speed through, demanded a slower pace. At times, I thought I had the story figured out, only to be pleasantly surprised by an unexpected plot twist. What I admired most was the author's skill in achieving this twist without resorting to magic or unrealistic elements, merely a subtle turn of the clock (if you catch my drift). Categorized as a thriller, I found its essence nestled more in mystery, which only added to its allure. Overall, a compelling read that keeps you guessing till the end

I just didn’t like that she had a voice through the book, so she wasn’t “silent” from the readers perspective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Misogyny, Gun violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Hate crime, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Confinement, Car accident, Bullying, and Addiction

dalek_caan's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

This book was overall an okay read. It is definitely overhyped. The writing style itself was done well but that the plot and characters were lacking. In the beginning, I was incredibly confused by what year the book was supposed to be based in, considering the technology seemed modern but they were practicing psychology like it was the 1950s. Additionally, the plot from the beginning was clearly very focused on a savior fantasy. At the beginning of the book the main character says something along the lines of "This isn't my story, this is Alicia's," but then proceeds to spend most of the time talking about his own life and motives.

The ending somewhat redeemed the way the story was written, but it still rubbed me the wrong way until I figured out the direction the plot was going about 2/3 of the way through the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death