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The Silent Patient

The Silent Patient

byAlex Michaelides
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Kartik Pal
4.0 out of 5 starsThe ending will blow your mind
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 26 January 2023
I would say the novel is pretty slow placed for the in the first 100 pages but after that it starts to pick up and damn u get hooked till the very last page of the book. One of the best thrillers till date.
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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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Sooraj Prabhakar
5.0 out of 5 stars Completely Engaging.
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 15 January 2023
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300+ pages of astonishment. While finding out the next book to ally with, I found the vaguest caption "The Silent Patient - Only I can make her speak", I felt a relish... so I started the book with so many confusions like who is narrating the story, what is that hazily written diary notes, why the situations are in a non-linear mode and so on ... and Today... I completed this astonishing muster of events... It's completely a Masterpiece that odor the rage of character emotions and thrills. Leo, Alicia, and the Alcestis.
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Haripriya Annadurai
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the hype
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 19 November 2022
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I just completed this and I donno what to say I'm out of words. I feel like the last page/pages have been ripped from the copy I was reading.Is it? My copy ended with Theo catching the snowflake. Is that how the book really ended?!!

To those who wonder what is this book and what is this book is about, I guess almost everyone around here have read this, this being the most sensational book and everyone was recommending or talking/talked about it, I now get what the whole fuss the book is about.

There are two main people in this story, Alicia Berenson and Theo Faber. Alicia, a famous artist hasn't spoken a single word after she shot her husband five times in the head. She is proven guilty and now is in mental institution. Theo Faber, a psychotherapist joins the same institution with the main intention of helping Alicia to make her speak. This is the storyline and we may have some questions like why did Alicia shot her husband, why Theo want to help Alicia. I even had tye doubt whether she was the one who really shot her husband and much more.

This book was a complete psychological thriller and as a result of reading many psycho thrillers, I kinda guessed the non- linear timeline going on which is the main factor for the book to make it as a page-turner. Not only that, even in the same timeline the book was going interesting without lagging anywhere, literally there were no lagging at all. And the plot was in a steady pace along with giving us the thriller vibes.

I totally loved the writing, the author has maintained a correct pace without bragging much, without spoiling the thrill. With all these things, it made a quite good, psychological thriller.

For every crime, every psychic actions, I believe there would be some starting point, something that get triggered, someone to blame with, but in this I couldn't find one. I am astonished that how some action of others affect ye in the deepest manner that no one ever imagine. Also, I get it that each and every moment and second in our life play crucial part in moulding us who we were, are and would be.

As a fan of psychological thrillers, this book will always tops and remain my favorite!
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Heet
5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you reading
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 8 January 2023
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From the opening pages I knew that I would read to the final page because I had to understand why Gabriel was snuffed in such convincing fashion. It’s one of those books where it’s best to go in blind. Although this is a first novel, the author has written screen plays & it definitely shows in the expert pacing & story telling.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely gripping and leaves you thinking till the end
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 21 January 2023
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A plot that takes you in its grip and lets you off only once you have finished the book completely. So unpredictable and unprepared for the climax!
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Nishok
5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpressed emotions will never die same this book brings out the unexpressed emotions and truth
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 1 December 2022
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The Silent Patient - only she knows what happened only he can make speak

Felt like a movie while i read this book the perfect suspense thriller the writing skills of Mr. Alex michaelides absolutely brilliant i read it in a state of interest, breathless excitement throughout the book as i read many questions arises what will happen at the end , will the truth express , who lies and truthful, how the things will be get interconnected like ect and assuming my very own thoughts for answer while at the end I'm breathless at the point of thoe and gabriel interconnected scenes /mind blowing twist way the book written is brilliant thank you MR ALEX

Strength
1. Mind blowing script and the way it's written

2. Between Theo , gabriel, Kathy , Alicia was mind blowing twist

3.puzzle filled with twists

Weakness
1. They are few unwanted portion
2. thoe doesn't questions about Kathy about her secret I'm totally dissatisfied with
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Nishok
5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpressed emotions will never die same this book brings out the unexpressed emotions and truth
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 1 December 2022
The Silent Patient - only she knows what happened only he can make speak

Felt like a movie while i read this book the perfect suspense thriller the writing skills of Mr. Alex michaelides absolutely brilliant i read it in a state of interest, breathless excitement throughout the book as i read many questions arises what will happen at the end , will the truth express , who lies and truthful, how the things will be get interconnected like ect and assuming my very own thoughts for answer while at the end I'm breathless at the point of thoe and gabriel interconnected scenes /mind blowing twist way the book written is brilliant thank you MR ALEX

Strength
1. Mind blowing script and the way it's written

2. Between Theo , gabriel, Kathy , Alicia was mind blowing twist

3.puzzle filled with twists

Weakness
1. They are few unwanted portion
2. thoe doesn't questions about Kathy about her secret I'm totally dissatisfied with
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Rajashree Adhikary
5.0 out of 5 stars Amaazinggggggg
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 15 January 2023
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What a twist!!!! What a tale!!!!! The story line is nothing short of mind-boggling..... Thriller lovers catch hold of a copy...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 2 January 2023
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Gripping. Very well written. What a suspense thriller! Recommend everyone who like such genre to read this book. I bet you can't put the book down once you start
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Rajesh n
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 14 January 2023
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Nice book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Scintillating
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 25 December 2022
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The perfectly balanced novel that keeps you glued through its entire narration and then the climax is just mind boggling. A must read novel that gives you the complexities of depr
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 13 January 2023
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Amazing
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