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The Silent Patient

The Silent Patient

byAlex Michaelides
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Mounica
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Read
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 3 February 2023
Good read. The story is so interactive and it builds up the curiosity to read what happens next. Although the climax was guessable based on your reading skills, the story was definitely very interesting. Alex's style of writing is very impressive. Few lines gave great impact on your brain like they'll make us think a lot. Highly recommended for newbies.
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Ruchi
3.0 out of 5 starsRed herring technique used to fool readers
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 25 December 2022
I read a lot about the book on internet. Mostly were the positive reviews. I thought of giving it a chance considering the writer has done scriptwriting as well.

In terms of writing, the book did not disappoint. It follows a pace and you don't feel like putting it down. And that's it...

The writing style (and the suspense) is inspired from 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' by Agastha Christie.

However, in the Agastha's book, it was so captivating that you won't be able to guess that you are missing one person from the suspects list.

Here, it is captivating but using the Red Herring technique makes it feel like cheating with your readers.

I don't know, all I can say is if you are thinking about reading this book, you should rather go for 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd '.
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Vishal Sudhir
2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing read
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 12 March 2022
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I bought this book for two reasons. First, I was looking for a good thriller and this one came heavily recommended. Secondly, I found the premise quite intriguing. About 25 pages into the story I realized I'd made a mistake. I can't put my finger on exactly what it was, but the prose and dialogues just felt...'off'. 

It was like the author had this really good idea and didn't know what to do with it. So, he starts to throw a bunch of one dimensional characters at us, none of whom serve any purpose other than to talk about how -- SPOILER ALERT -- the patient in question had a troubled past (shocker!). That's what keeps happening right up until page 170 or 180, after which there's a small twist (which I'll admit made me go, "Oh, ok."). But still that's no excuse for zero character development for any of the characters, especially the main ones. 

Some sections seem to have been written in a hurry or just abandoned. Maybe the author was up against a deadline or he realized it wasn't going anywhere. Or maybe he just lost interest and wanted to simply finish the book (kind of like how I felt when I was reading it). 

Will I buy another book by this author? I don't think so. Unless somebody I trust really recommends it or I get it as a gift.
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Lakshmi
2.0 out of 5 stars NOT WORTH THE HYPE!
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 19 September 2022
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The book is definitely not worth all the hype. The protagonist is boring and the whole plot just seems meh. Kinda regret buying
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Ankit
2.0 out of 5 stars Cheating the reader
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 25 September 2022
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The book has a twist in the end which would be only taken by an incompetent author.
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Renoy
2.0 out of 5 stars Average story that gets interesting in the final 50 pages
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 19 November 2021
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I saw the reviews online, heard people talk about this novel and thought it would be a good thriller. In my opinion, it is a very average story.

The first 80 - 100 pages are boring. It is mostly an exposition dump where the author is just telling you things rather than writing a dialogue exchange between characters and having the plot progress naturally.

Admittedly things pick up after that as the author finally start to write scenes where the characters are talking to each other and let us explore the plot.

Around page 150 is we really get into the meat of the story. And you kind of start to understand or figure out the twist. By the time I got to end at page 339, I wasn't really 'thrilled' with the reveal. More like an 'Okay' response.

The twist at the end and the suspense are fine. The problem is the narrative structure. Half of this book was boring, and the 2nd half was mildly entertaining but unnecessarily convoluted.

More like a 'SILENT' thriller.
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P
2.0 out of 5 stars Slow and underwhelming
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 15 July 2022
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The book is quite slow. I don't want to be too harsh but it doesn't give you so many surprises. It does have a good continuity yet it doesn't give you enough thrill. I didn't feel so attached for the characteristics either. It's a quick read.
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Navya Mishra
2.0 out of 5 stars Shutter Island is not a formula. But too many writers want to use a little something from it
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 14 August 2022
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Liked the writing, the plot was like the last season of game of thrones.
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SURY
2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the hype
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 8 February 2021
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There has been plenty of hype on this book. An objective read shows that all that is misplaced. If you are an avid reader of fiction and thrillers, you will feel the artificially constructed sequences, scenes and dialogues. The language too, is plain and is common to most of the thriller books. Almost every alternate sentence in the conversations, ends with a question: like, is it not? Does it not? Was he? Could it be? … ad nauseam.
The twists in the story appear to be highly contrived, or, “manufactured”.
One person, single-handedly tying up two persons to chairs is unrealistic, even for story.
The story too is bleak and black. It is about a psychotherapist and a patient. After reading the book, the reader may most probably decide never to go to a psychotherapist in his life.
OK, if you want some fun reading for the week end, and no classical books are at hand.
This is an honest, unbiased (please note) review.
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Nitin Patil
2.0 out of 5 stars Average.
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 9 December 2021
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The book is unbelievably slow and boring. The plot doesn't go ahead fast and you just can't stay and read this book in one sitting. I don't recommend this to anyone but if you like to just want to read this book, then give it a shot. You may or may not like it. Book quality on the other hand, is really good.
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Nitin Patil
2.0 out of 5 stars Average.
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 9 December 2021
The book is unbelievably slow and boring. The plot doesn't go ahead fast and you just can't stay and read this book in one sitting. I don't recommend this to anyone but if you like to just want to read this book, then give it a shot. You may or may not like it. Book quality on the other hand, is really good.
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MUKUL J.
2.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't understand the hype
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 6 May 2022
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Its a strictly OK book. Slow pace and mediocre payback. Much much better books are available. Surprised by the hype and awards...
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arneeharika
2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the hype!!
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 7 May 2021
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And once again I fell for all the hype!! I didn't like it, the story simply didn't make any sense. Maybe I am old school, but I believe a good suspense thriller is where readers are provided with the complete picture and it's for them to figure things out. You cant simply dump facts at the end and expect the readers to accept it. Very disappointing.
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