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The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

Start date: June 1, 2025

Finish date: June 30, 2025

Discussion: June (The Silent Patient)

Why we're reading this: This is the book that got me back into reading last year because of its compelling story, I can't wait to…more
[close] This is the book that got me back into reading last year because of its compelling story, I can't wait to re-read it and to hear your opinions on it :)

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June (The Silent Patient)

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By Iwana Cristal · 19 posts · 163 views

last updated Jul 03, 2025 06:49PM

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Jun 30, 2025 Iwana Cristal rated it really liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Ive read this book once before, but I have to admit I didn’t remember much of it. I did remember that i loved it and it was hard to put it down once I was reading it and it was the exact same way this time around. The need to know hat happens next after every page is insane. This is the book that got me out of my reading slump last time and re reading it now I understand why. Anyways let’s chat about the story. I know I shouldn’t start with this but I’m gonna… THE PLOT TWIST, oh my goshhhhhh I l Ive read this book once before, but I have to admit I didn’t remember much of it. I did remember that i loved it and it was hard to put it down once I was reading it and it was the exact same way this time around. The need to know hat happens next after every page is insane. This is the book that got me out of my reading slump last time and re reading it now I understand why. Anyways let’s chat about the story. I know I shouldn’t start with this but I’m gonna… THE PLOT TWIST, oh my goshhhhhh I love it I love it I love it. Plot twists are always fun but this is one is so unpredictable. There are so many seeds planted in your head of who “the killer” or “instigator” may be, but of course it’s all from his perspective. And then once you find out it makes so much sense, the two stories (that I assumed were going on in the same time frame) we’re intertwined. I like that in a way the word “Patient” really refers to Theo as well. He’s clearly still got his issues that need resolving and is constantly reminding us (the therapists) what those issues are. I didn’t like Theo, because I didn’t like his thought processes. It felt like he never asked the right or enough questions. BUT BY THE END WE KNOW WHY LOL he didn’t need to, because he knew most answers already. So in the end I actually appreciated that asset to the story too. I love the through line this story has which makes one debate what his intentions with Alicia are, is he obsessed, in love, has ego issues, or does he really just want to help. This through line makes the twist at the end even more mind boggling. If you can’t tell I basically like that we were constantly misled, pulled this way pulled that way like, a true murder mystery.

I did find it interesting that the books shines a negative light on therapy. Not at first, Ruth is spoken about highly, and Theo seems legit and like he really can help. But by the end of it we find out Theo is still messed up and Alicia was never helped either… idk what I think of that necessarily but I just found that interesting.

In summary, I really enjoyed reading this. It’s a good gripping story with a satisfying end. A very good book to recommend to others. ...more

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