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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

208 reviews

jamieleeinkc's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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

Moderate: Fatphobia

bessadams's review against another edition

4.25

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Suicide

crownoftamriel's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I am not a detective, murder mystery person, I'm just..not. This is labeled as psychological thriller, but since there's a "who dun it" start, I was worried we would follow some new detective finding his stride. That is not what this book is. I'm shocked, I loved it. I ended up binging this from the (according to my kindle) 40% make and just finished the rest in that day. No character is lovable, the twist wasn't obvious until well the one chapter where it was and I was genuinely shocked. I'm sure for some "it was predictable", but Alicia just wasn't set up for success in any capacity and as someone who usually is great at predicting, I totally missed it. Really enjoyed this book overall, I felt like it was a nice pace too. Thanks to #booktok for dropping this recommendation and it actually being good!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder

nehaanna's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is the definition of a thriller mystery. There are unexpected twists that delve deep into the psyche of both protagonists, as the stand as foils to one another. The work is not bogged down with unnecessary psychological waxing as other works by this author do. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Dysphoria

jstar1's review against another edition

4.5

emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood

ericabarker's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

caitlea_'s review against another edition

4.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting

k_beardsley's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment

madisonrhoff's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

cc_shelflove's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A hyped up book that was worth the hype! Alicia Berenson killed her husband… or did she? Michaelides affords the reader a look into the mind of Alicia’s psychotherapist responsible for her treatment following her husband’s murder. I don’t have much to say in my review; it was just so twisty and good. There were two separate storylines and I loved how everything came together in the end. If you enjoy psychological thrillers, this is a must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Murder