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The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

Start date: June 1, 2019

Finish date: June 30, 2019

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Mar 07, 2019 Ahtims rated it it was ok

Shelves: crime-mystery-thriller, borrowed, ebooks, medical

Started fine, ended lame .
The story of a mentally deranged woman who supposedly kills her loving husband after tying him to a chair and doesnt speak after the act .. but only draws a highly symbolic picture.
Theo is the psychoanalyst who wants to cure her ..
And he too has a past..

Soon she becomes his patient and events occur ..

Wasn't impressed by this one. ...more

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Apr 17, 2019 Chrystal rated it it was ok

I listened on audio; may need to read it to enjoy it more.

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Oct 22, 2022 Brenda H rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

4.5 stars

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Mar 25, 2019 Mara Pemberton rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, contemporary-mystery, crime, contemporary-fiction

I almost wanted to put this book in the DNF pile. I’m sure the author had a reason for not making the characters very sympathetic. I didn't care for Theo, Cathy, or Alicia very much. The secondary characters, except for Indira & Ruth we’ren’t much better. ...more

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