Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

67 reviews

dudecahedron's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

It was a pretty easy read with very pleasant pacing. The plot isn't entirely linear, there are lots of flashbacks, the chronological order is sometimes scrambled which adds on to the mystery of the slient patient. Following along with the POV chatacter, trying to figure out the mystery and understand the life of the main character, the enigmatic artist constitutes most of the fun. This book really keeps you on the edge of your seat!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Medical content, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

adrianag7's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

talia1353's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, and Murder

men1e's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Suicide, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Alcohol, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Medical trauma

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

fi_nikki's review

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Torture, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

ecw47's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Death, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Car accident and Blood

fadeddpages's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

ashley_keefe_kay's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.25

I hate the main character so much unfortunately.
The author is primarily a screenwriter and that is very apparent in this book. It reads like it wants to be a script for a movie rather than reading like a book. And I didn't like the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

starrymoonflower's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Death, Murder, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship