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It's rare that a debut novel comes weighted with this much excitement.
However, the figures speak for themselves: The Silent Patient has been sold in 38 territories and Brad Pitt's Plan B Productions has bought the film rights.
The book is already a New York Times bestseller, a couple of weeks after publication, which follows a seven-month-long intensive marketing and publicity campaign by the publisher.
This level of promotion is only ever seen by a handful of lead titles per year… which leads to ...more
However, the figures speak for themselves: The Silent Patient has been sold in 38 territories and Brad Pitt's Plan B Productions has bought the film rights.
The book is already a New York Times bestseller, a couple of weeks after publication, which follows a seven-month-long intensive marketing and publicity campaign by the publisher.
This level of promotion is only ever seen by a handful of lead titles per year… which leads to ...more
I felt this book was an ideal and true psychological thriller, but it moved slowly, and didn’t keep me engaged. Nice twists that I didn’t see coming.
The Silent Patient is twisty, intriguing and everything you want in a thriller. It was definitely a #bookstamademedoit read and I can see why so many people raved over it!
The story splits between 2 points of view. The first is the diary of Alicia who has spent the last 6 years on the psych ward for the murder of her husband, and in that time she hasn't spoken a single word.
We also hear from Theo, the Psychotherapist with a troubled past who has been itching to work with Alicia since her incarcer ...more
The story splits between 2 points of view. The first is the diary of Alicia who has spent the last 6 years on the psych ward for the murder of her husband, and in that time she hasn't spoken a single word.
We also hear from Theo, the Psychotherapist with a troubled past who has been itching to work with Alicia since her incarcer ...more
I must say, I thought this got pretty slow during the middle but that twist fucked me up big time.
What the fuck did I jus read
Jan 07, 2020
Pamela Chavez
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Marta
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Haley
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Denise
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Erin Mathison
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Emily Baffaro
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Kirsten
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