A review by parismia
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was great as a thriller. It was suspenseful and the plot twists were excellent. Why I gave it 3.5 stars is because the first half of the novel was driven by stereotypes of madness. Mental illness was viewed as crazy and it was reinforced through the main character and his white savior complex. But for the genre, it did a great job.