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macysvibe's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, and Sexual assault
replovernights's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Minor: Cursing, Death, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Medical content, and Mental illness
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
3.5
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient
📖Genres: mystery, thriller, psychological thriller, suspense, mystery thriller, psychological thriller
📚Page Count: 336
🎧Audiobook Length: 08h 44min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 3.5/5
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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a psychological thriller about a woman who shoots her husband and then she becomes silent, refusing to talk to anyone. Alicia Berenson is a famous painter and she's married to a photographer, Gabriel. One night when Gabriel came home late, there was an altercation and he was then shot 5 times in the face. Criminal psychologist Theo Faber is determined to figure out the mystery to Alicia's story, he starts seeing her in sessions so he can unravel the mystery.
The story took too long to get exciting, I didn't care about any of the characters or the storyline until about 55% of the way through. I found myself not really caring about any of the characters until I was a little over halfway through the book. Things felt very slow and they didn't feel really thrillers like until halfway through the book. I didn't DNF this book because I was reading it so I could discuss it with a friend, if I had read it on my own I might have DNFed it for taking so long to get interesting.
That ending was really good! I was trying to figure the mystery out before the story told me and I could only figure one part of the mystery out. I was so surprised by the time I got to the end, I had to rewind the audiobook a bit so I could make sure I heard what I heard. That was such a good ending, I'm disappointed that the majority of the book was lackluster.
Overall, the novel was okay. I think it could have had more thriller like elements in the beginning of the story. The ending of the book was definitely a surprise, I didn't guess it at all! I'm giving this 3.5 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 3.5/5 Stars
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Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
coobugz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Death, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Self harm, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Stalking, Blood, and Car accident
jnterhune's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Self harm, Death of parent, Murder, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Infidelity, Addiction, Confinement, Car accident, and Medical content
Just really loved this read. Really shocked by the ending. Found it fast pace could not put down enjoyed the parts at the end also, very awesome!christinewonder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child abuse, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Abandonment
avizeanna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
5headwh0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Cursing, Gore, Self harm, Gaslighting, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Blood, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Self harm, Gore, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Drug abuse, Death, and Suicide
xgabrielle_hx's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Torture
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
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