Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

135 reviews

monloesco's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Liked the book overall,

Spoiler

the plot twist was good and the fact that the narrator was unreliable was really fun for me

Read the last 100 pages in a day 'cause I couldn't put the book down. Some things were kinda rushed imo,

Spoiler

I would've loved a confrontation with Kathy and Gabriel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child abuse, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Infidelity, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault

aaronreadsatad's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Gun violence, Infidelity, Alcohol, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

ellekiriel's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

I often figure out plot twists early on and can put together murder mystery patterns pretty well, but I honestly didn’t expect this one! Definitely a page turner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction and Sexual content

coco78337's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Death, Murder, Suicide attempt, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Stalking, Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Violence

brandywyne's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Murder, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide, Car accident, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Grief, and Violence

dowsa's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

omg when i tell you the ending of this book literally shocked me like wow the author knows how to write some twists and turns! after finishing the story i’m still unsure about how trustworthy theo’s reasoning is, and the lack of chronological order really added to the jumbled mess that he created oh wow 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

hellelujahs's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Murder, Mental illness, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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