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The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

Start date: January 1, 2020

Finish date: March 31, 2020

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Feb 24, 2019 Tori (InToriLex) rated it really liked it

Shelves: thriller, contemporary, giveawaywin

Content Warning: Mental Illness, Graphic Violence

I could not stop reading this book, I desperately wanted to know what happened next. The book alternates between Theo Faber, Alicia's therapist, and Alicia's diary which was written in the months before the murder. The opening chapters describe a disturbing final painting that Alicia completes after the murder and I was hooked immediately. Theo's psychological analysis throughout the book was insightful and refreshing. It added further ...more

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Mar 05, 2020 Kristy Brown rated it really liked it

Admittedly it took a while to get into this. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about so I'm really glad I kept reading. Of all the twists I guessed, I was pleasantly shocked by the end. Great story telling. ...more

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May 27, 2019 Lori rated it really liked it

Well written and compelling, The Silent Patient was an easy-to-read thriller that kept me guessing to the end. I didn’t quite understand the last sentence, but other than that this gripping tale of infidelity and mental illness kept me riveted to the very last page. Because it was hard to put down, I read it over the course of 36 hours, only stopping when I had to.

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