Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

84 reviews

sdaley08's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical content, Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

elise_is_reading's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book has one of the best plot twists I’ve read in a while. “The Silent Patient” starts a bit slow but is still interesting as several conflicts begin to take root. The last 1/3 of the book will have you on the edge of your seat as everything comes together. If you’re a fan of somewhat unlikeable, 3D, and troubled characters, with a bit of a murder-mystery subplot, this book is for you! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Stalking, and Gun violence

ches2496's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

The book started off kind of slow, but then I got hooked trying to figure out what was going to happen. I thought I was going to be smart and figure out the plot twist, but it totally got me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, and Gun violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

apple2007's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Self harm, Cursing, Stalking, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, and Mental illness

saskiahill's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, Stalking, Murder, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Torture, and Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Rape

kccool12255's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was FANTASTIC. It does take a little bit to get started, but the second it did, I was hooked until the end. This book is AMAZINGLY crafted, the ending is...oh my gosh, I'm still reeling from it. This is just an about perfect book. 5 stars. Absolutely incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Blood, Addiction, and Self harm

Minor: Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

sillylexi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book has been something I’ve been wanting to read for a while now and I’m so glad I did. Once I started, I found it hard to put down, and I found myself thinking about the book and its plot even when I was preoccupied with other things.

The characters in this story are never 2D; there is always something real about them, something that they’re hiding. In a novel where it seems hard to trust anyone from the perspective of the protagonist, you grow to trust in his judgement and believe what he is saying at face value. After all, why would the narrator lie? What exactly does he have to hide?

The use of the unreliable narrator in this story was perfect. Nobody is truly all good or all bad in this novel, and I found that very realistic. I also like how it incorporated psychology into the storyline, as the protagonist is a psychiatrist and works in a mental health institution. As someone who is fascinated by psychology, I was able to pick up on a lot of what he was saying.

I adore how the story isn’t linear. The way that the story is told through the perspective of Theo and diary entries from Alicia makes it seem like the storyline is somewhat straightforward: Theo’s perspective in the present and Alicia’s perspective in the past, but in reality, it twists and turns and overlaps. The plot twist suddenly made everything make a lot more sense, and it was perfectly executed. However, I did somewhat see a twist coming, as Theo acted quite strangely throughout the novel at times and made me think something sinister was approaching. However, I will commend the book for twisting the plot in a way that I didn’t expect at all. When I read the twist, I seriously had to put down the book and think for a few minutes to myself to absorb everything I had just learned.

I’ve never quite read anything quite like this book, and I enjoyed every moment of it. This was the perfect psychological thriller novel that I was looking for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

samantha7815's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Gore

dollwon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Car accident, Violence, Stalking, Self harm, Blood, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Gore, Abandonment, Suicide, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Addiction

anthos_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Gore, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, and Cursing

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt