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Graphic: Death, Self harm, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Minor: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Alcohol
I felt that a lot of loose ends were left unexplained, and it felt like the entire book was built up with a ton of information (some of it unnecessary) only for the ending to take a completely opposite and hasty direction.
Henry's presence in the story was completely unnecessary, and served no purpose. The author could literally remove the entire character from the book, and it would have no impact on the plot or our understanding of the other characters.
Also, I have to add that so much of the book was completely unrealistic, specifically with the main character.
Some things I enjoyed about the book were the author's incorporation of and connections to greek mythology. I love when a book tricks me into learning something I didn't previously know, especially when it is done in an interesting way. I also thought the book was written well, for the most part, and had an intriguing vocabulary. The psychological aspects of it and how it analyzed characters from the mind of a therapist was very interesting, specifically in that it disected the human mind and how events in a person's childhood can alter their mind and impact them for the rest of their life. For that, and for the fact that I was interested enough to keep reading and finish the book, it gets 2 stars. When I began this review, I planned to give it 4 stars, but the more I analyzed and thought about it, the more stars I deducted.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol
It’s important to keep looking ahead. You mustn’t forever look back, over your shoulder. Think about the future.
Well, I didn’t see that one coming. It caught me a bit off-guard (only a bit because I suspected all of them ha ha ha).
I enjoy reading Michaelides’ books because 1) I love mystery, and 2) I like that psychology is always incorporated. However, I have yet to read a work from him that will satisfy me. He does his descriptions well (he's a good writer, no doubt about that), but the “reveal” is always unsatisfying. The ending felt rushed. I read The Silent Patient and I had the same problems.
Side note: what was the point of Henry's character? Personally, I think there will be no difference even if his character didn't exist.
I’ll still read his future books, though... because I have a lot of fun reading about crazy people.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Death of parent, Alcohol
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment