Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

17 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

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

anacecylopez's review against another edition

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

johnnytest's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, and Drug use

jamieleeinkc's review against another edition

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

fi_nikki's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Torture, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

bri__'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I've been in a reading slump for over 5 months now so this mind boggling and fast paced book helped to get me out of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Stalking, and Infidelity

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Blood, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Torture

locsnthoughtz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Violence, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Minor: Toxic friendship, Blood, and Animal death

literarylily's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

This was an incredibly compelling read. I found myself constantly wanting to pick it up and telling myself "just one more chapter" - I ended up reading it in one day! I liked how the three narratives; Alicia and Theo's therapy sessions, Theo's private life and investigation, and Alicia's diary entries wove together and played off each other throughout the book. I found myself constantly wondering what everything meant, what was true and how it all connected. Ultimately I did figure out the main twist before it happened, but it was quite late in the book so didn't ruin my enjoyment too much.

What I found difficult to understand was why Theo was there in the first place and why he spent so much time talking to Alicia's family and friends. Especially his thorough investigation, it didn't seem to serve any purpose and it was never really explained why he was so invested in it. I do wish there was more substance after the big reveal of Theo being the stalker to explain his motives in going to the Grove and conducting such a thorough investigation, the "I wanted to help her" line felt weak and honestly like a lie to the reader. But still, it's a four star read for me so I had a good time reading it, just confused by Theo's motives at the end there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, Stalking, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Blood, Body shaming, and Child abuse

vaguely_pink's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, Addiction, Body shaming, Car accident, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, and Child abuse

jetpackdracula's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming