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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

903 reviews

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Che trip.
L'ho letto in pochissimo tempo senza stancarmi; questo libro ha avuto la capacità enorme di intrattenermi facendomi rimanere sulle spine in attesa di capire come sarebbero andate le cose.
Nonostante in certi passaggi avessi intuito qualcosa, non sono stata capace di prevedere il plot twist finale, che è stato veramente ben studiato e quindi inaspettato.
Molto consigliato.

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional mysterious slow-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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dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My expectations were so high for all the hype on social media but it wasn't that good. The twist at some point is predictable and the timeline is a little messy at the end after the plot twist. I read it in one day and, even though i don't get the hype, it was a fun quick read. Some charachters' decisions are questionable.

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm having a hard time figuring out where I stand with this book. As soon as I finished it I put it down and glared at it for a few minutes. The writing was excellent, I quite enjoyed the short chapters and it had no problem constantly keeping my attention. Every instance of Theo speaking to someone about Alicia made me switch gears on guessing what the truth was. 

I feel a bit lied to I guess. The way the plot twist was written felt...forced? The thing about a good plot twist is sprinkling hints about it through the story, maybe I had missed them but it felt misleading the way it was written to completely throw you off the right trail. 

All in all I do still recommend reading it if you enjoy mystery, suspense, and an unreliable narrator. 

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dark mysterious tense 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: Complicated

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was better than I expected since I had seen a lot of hate for it before reading, but this book is still overhyped. I am probably one of the few people who didn’t predict the twist ahead of time.
The only thing I had noticed about Theo before the reveal was that he’s weird.


The Silent Patient is labeled as a thriller but it doesn’t really feel like one. I couldn’t care less about any of the characters, especially Theo, and I think that made the thrill of it not show up. Alicia was the only character I somewhat cared about but even then, I didn’t care if she would recover or not. 

Honestly I don’t have much to say about this book because it was just okay. I was interested enough to finish it but didn’t really care throughout the whole thing. Only the last 50-60 pages had me captivated. Im not discarding this author yet but I’ll probably forget everything about this story in three days. 

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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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