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soswiin 's review for:
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
most insane, nausea-inducing twist ever. had to throw the book away from me because i almost felt guilty for its events. fell right into michaelides's trap of thinking that a. the narrator was reliable, b. that he genuinely wanted to help and that no abuse of power would possibly take place
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Body horror, Stalking, Gaslighting