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A review by skroot
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
adventurous
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
3.75
In my opinion, a good premise and a good ending are two things that can take a book a very long way, and this one nails both. The ending was something I did not see coming, even though others say they found it to be predictable. I thought it was unexpected and very well done.
My main qualm with this novel is that it kind of became a detective mystery halfway through, which I did not find to be very well done, or particularly engaging. Besides that, there was also a portion of the book focusing on the early part of Theo's relationship that I found to be a slog (it wasn't that long thankfully), and I kind of just wished that we were back with Alicia. Everything that involved her I found to be very interesting, and I couldn't wait to learn more about her.
Also, I have to say that I absolutely loved how the author made it seem like Theo's relationship stuff and his work with Alicia were happening simultaneously, even though they weren't. Absolutely blew my mind.
My main qualm with this novel is that it kind of became a detective mystery halfway through, which I did not find to be very well done, or particularly engaging. Besides that, there was also a portion of the book focusing on the early part of Theo's relationship that I found to be a slog (it wasn't that long thankfully), and I kind of just wished that we were back with Alicia. Everything that involved her I found to be very interesting, and I couldn't wait to learn more about her.