Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

38 reviews

laurareads_bcn's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I was not expecting the twist at the end. A must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

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

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Fatphobia

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

saskiahill's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, Stalking, Murder, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Torture, and Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Rape

bri__'s review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I've been in a reading slump for over 5 months now so this mind boggling and fast paced book helped to get me out of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Stalking, and Infidelity

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Blood, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Torture

lyn119_readsss's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Gun violence, Car accident, Violence, Stalking, Self harm, Blood, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Gore, Abandonment, Suicide, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Addiction

lucyyvonne54's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship

Minor: Torture

evander_og's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Gun violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Torture, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

30before30's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

After hearing that this was the greatest twist in a book of all time, my hopes were dashed when I read the reality. The plot was interesting but the twist was too unbelievable for my liking. The characters were all pretty insufferable but that added to the book. Overall, was an okay fast paced read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Murder