Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

42 reviews

madyt_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

5.0

No spoiler warning: I kept thinking I had some idea and then a plot twist would happen. I like to think I can pick up on the ending right away in most thrillers but this one really kept me thinking. 10/10 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Gore, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Blood, Violence, Mental illness, and Gun violence

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

virgoreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Medical trauma

spellygirl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Murder, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

marabdelmageed's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

The constant perpetuation of negative stereotypes surrounding personality disorders, primarily borderline personality disorder, really took away from the book —  otherwise, this book was really quite amazing. I was quite pleasantly surprised that I could not guess the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, Body horror, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Gun violence

gm3116's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Violence

laurendenton's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

morganwiard's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Torture

Minor: Car accident

bookedupchick's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

A psychological thriller that keeps you hooked all the way. 🖤

This book is definitely worthy of the hype 👏🏻 it has wonderful plot twists and mystery 🔎 if you haven’t picked this up yet — do it! 

Read this if you like ⤵️

🤭 Psychological Thrillers 
🤭 Psychology 🧠 
🤭 Mental Institutions 
🤭 Unreliable Characters 
🤭 UK Setting 🇬🇧

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

li_reading's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Violence

s__'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Was the plot predictable? Kind of, but it was one that made sense and the reveal was well done. At times the book was drawn out, but it was mainly unputdownable, every chapter just made you more engrossed in the mystery. However, the ending was kind of flat and it wasn't a breakthrough concept.

revenge on a cheating partner

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Stalking