The Silent Patient in Around the Year in 52 Books

Mar 27, 2019 miteypen rated it it was ok

This novel fell far short of my expectations, which were based on the positive reviews I’d read. It wasn’t exactly a mystery or a thriller, the author didn’t convince me that anyone was in mortal danger, the main character (who was also the narrator) rubbed me the wrong way, the “twist” at the end was sloppily done, and there wasn’t a real resolution. The writing was all right, but it wasn’t good enough to make up for the flaws. My main feeling when I turned the last page was that I had wasted m ...more

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May 22, 2019 Wendy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: library-book, psychological-thriller, thriller, 2019, 2019-release

Great twist. Not sure if I really really liked it or hated it. But still have to admire this as a quite unique thriller.

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Jan 02, 2023 Erin rated it really liked it

Shelves: botm-read

In one word: twisty

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Nov 01, 2022 John Warner rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-murder, psychological-thriller, unreliable-narrator

When the police arrive at the famous painter Alicia Berenson's upscale home, they find Alicia standing and holding a pistol besides her deceased husband's body who had been shot five times in the head. From the point of her arrest to sentencing into a psychiatric hospital of the criminally insane, she is mute, refusing to admit guilt or proclaim her innocence. When forensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is hired by the hospital, he volunteers to take Alicia on as his patient admittedly for selfish ...more

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Apr 29, 2019 Jesse rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

This book takes the concept of the psychological thriller to a new level. It's been a long time since a book blew me away like this.

I'll stop there so I don't give anything away. Go! Read this book! Now! ...more

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