Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

430 reviews

zm_gl's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

If you love metaphors and analogies, or parallel stories then this book is perfect for that. It has a challenging plot to follow emotionally but it is hard to truly predict what happens. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Stalking, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

wickedgrumpy's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

I think I was unknowingly spoiled for this book years ago and had internalized the twist, even though I knew nothing else about the story, which made this pretty disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Torture, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

gnpunpun's review

adventurous dark 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

4.25

I could not put this book down honestly it really does grab your attention in the very beginning and does not let go. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

jessicakisiel's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

THE TWIST?! Genius! I had the tiniest bit of an inkling, but it was still absolutely shocking.

Throughout the whole book I was wondering why he was so adamant on ‘helping her’ & it all makes so much sense. I questioned why he (Theo - the narrator) was playing detective, again, it all makes sense now. There were a few other parts where he was just annoying, a little off - again, it all makes sense.

This was such a fast read for me, the short chapters made me say ‘just one more’ often, when in reality my ‘one more’ was about ten more because I was so hooked on the book. It was a solid 4 throughout, and that ending bumped it the extra star for me. 

The story, the characters, the twist - amazing 😍 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Stalking, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Gun violence

newmanoo's review

challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Mental illness

tabea1409's review

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Blood, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

toadette07's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

anacecylopez'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Child death, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Car accident, Mental illness, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body shaming, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Stalking

hannahs1993's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Domestic abuse

sazzles26'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. What a book. Usually I have a few ideas of how they end but this blew me away. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts