A review by gnomepartay
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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

1.0

The book has a decent enough ending but the first 80% was a total slog. This protagonist makes no sense, using Freud on patients in days of laptops. This book felt like the perspective was that of a patriarchal asylum attendant in Victorian England, not a modern man in the UK.