Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

38 reviews

tiffyd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, and Car accident

bernierj7's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

february_friday's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

So, firstly, I must say that my opinion is biased, because: 1, I am not a thriller reader, 2, I love greek mythology, and 3, I love half of the books I read. 

I absolutely loved this book. Maybe the beginning felt a little slow, but after a while I started to like the characters and be intrigued by the mystery. Another thing that bugged me a little was the writing. I thing for the magbitude of the themes the book took, the writing needed a bit more lyricism (yeah I am 100% pretentious). Plus, I knew from the beginning that the plot-twist surprised the majority of the people who read it, so I kinda imagined every possible escenario and I guessed it. Though that didn't prevent me of enjoying the ride. I liked how the author balanced the action with the quieter moments. Another thing that i really loved was the way timelines were used by the author, since it creates the perfect hook and a beautiful way to reveal the plot. Finally, i would love to say that the way art and luterature were incorporated to the story were exactly what I love to read in books. Even for the people who haven't had any previous knowledge about alcestis, the author did a very good summary and a great explenation of how the book tied into the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Blood, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual violence

kccool12255's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was FANTASTIC. It does take a little bit to get started, but the second it did, I was hooked until the end. This book is AMAZINGLY crafted, the ending is...oh my gosh, I'm still reeling from it. This is just an about perfect book. 5 stars. Absolutely incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Blood, Addiction, and Self harm

Minor: Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

eimii's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

nasya_4567's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

WAAAAAW…. I did not see that coming. That’s all I’m gunna say…

…Actually no 😀

 The way the writing was structured was really clever, because that is was kept the reveal from being guessable. LIKE I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. 

The ending with the snowflakes was very cinematic if that makes sense 🧐😮‍💨👌

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Suicide

saricostanzo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Violence, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

sarcasmpotato's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content, Stalking, Self harm, Gun violence, and Drug use

Minor: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Death

oatmilkie's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

lauren717's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Confinement, Death, Stalking, Suicide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Gaslighting, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Mental illness, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicide, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts