Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

204 reviews

rochelleisreading's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Drug use

Moderate: Self harm, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Cursing, Gaslighting, Violence, Suicide, and Infidelity

karen_lo's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

Perfect for getting out of a rut! 
Wish it was longer since there were some things unanswered. But so good! Could not predict the end at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Abandonment, Blood, and Child abuse

yasaman's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Infidelity, Addiction, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

maroar's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, and Misogyny

theycallmerash's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was riveting! Very well written, had me guessing multiple times, and has a very good ending. This was hard to put down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Medical content and Self harm

sleeppyyhead's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

sinslashcos's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.0

I flew through this book. It was an easy though intense read and had some great quotables. Overall, I would recommend this to my friends for the interesting mystery and resolution as well as for the Greek references! Also, I did notice that the author referenced snow frequently. I would say the author uses snow to emphasize how innocence and happiness is always fleeting and just out of your grasp. Snow also symbolizes new beginnings which... is rather ironic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Self harm, Stalking, and Murder

ak97x's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

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

pixelited's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Violence, Murder, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Mental illness