Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

42 reviews

picky_nikki's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

What a thriller! Absolutely loved it!! The ending completely blew me away. I simply wish it had been more thoroughly written, but I suppose it adds to its intrigue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity and Addiction

becca_w_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gore, Car accident, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

confused_14's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Alcohol, Gore, Physical abuse, Body horror, Suicide, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

aidalol's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Murder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, and Car accident

pinkpotayto's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book had me yelling at my phone at some points and speechless wanting to scream. Haha this book was a wild ass ride and it took such a hard turn i have whiplash lmao. Super good but also dark and kinda fucked up. A bit of depictions of minor torture (i suppose i'd call it that?) Check the tags first before reading, but if you're down i'd highly reccomend if you love mysteries!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Physical abuse, Murder, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Drug use

evawertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Confinement, Death, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide attempt

skye23's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

I enjoyed the plot twist of this book and such but the only way to enjoy it is to weirdly enough, not over internalize it. It was shocking and addicting but overall i struggle with the poor display of mental health and the deeply based misogyny. Somehow this book makes the women look bad when a man is the bad guy and mastermind behind all of the evil.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Torture, Eating disorder, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Misogyny

limabeans's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this! It’s a short book that you can read in 2 days to be honest, but it was so intriguing. The mystery and wanting to understand Alicia’s intentions throughout made me not want to stop reading. 

The twist at the end, I will admit, I did expect towards the middle of the book. Yet the author did such a good job of stirring away from that possibility. Until it hit at the end, I forgot I even had that thought!

Overall, this is a short physiologic thriller that is an excellent read. 4.5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

julyvey's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Self harm

tgndcy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Self harm, Death, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent