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A review by marabdelmageed
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
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.
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