Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

90 reviews

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

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

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

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

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol

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

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

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

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

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

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

saricostanzo's review

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

jacintajeffriesss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

zafiro_o's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, and Murder

mandi4886's review

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol