2 Alcestis is the heroine of a Greek myth. Even though the patient (Alice) is Silent throughout the narrative, the story progresses to spotlight her complex characteristics. Just finished reading this. Refresh and try again. Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2019. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published The twist was interesting, but a bit shaky - I think it could have been built up in a more beli. This book left me thinking “WTF did I just read” in a good way! The Silent Patient paints a picture, crawling into your soul in the very best way. With so much anticipation built up prior to publication, this raises concerns that the reader may be set up for disappointment. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. Also, the motivation for why the main character wanted to switch hospitals to handle the woman. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. Disclaimer, I haven’t read a lot of thrillers recently so I may be easily impressed. She wasn’t speaking anyway until Theo starting having sessions with her – he could have avoided it all….to me it just seemed all rather odd. I would categorize it as a psychological mystery heavy on psychiatric overtones. An unsettling myth of self-sacrifice, it was unclear how it related to Alicia’s situation. Print length. The author also s. This book starts off really strong with a great premise - intriguing and mysterious right away - the writing is even pretty strong in the beginning, but somewhere along the way it all seemed to fall apart for me. Like, for example, the plot about the brother in law assaulting her, or the cousin borrowing money, - none of those things are resolved and it just feels like a lazy way for the author to point our suspicions in the wrong direction while leaving frustrating loose ends everywhere. Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. The beginning hooked me in because I was intrigued to learn more about Alicia's story, how her husband was murdered, and why she chose to remain silent. The Silent Patient is a crime thriller by Alex Michaelides. February 5th 2019 He says in the last section that he never expected Alicia to kill her husband, and he felt responsible. It does not belong in the crime genre, even though crime is involved. Finished reading it within a week! 1409181634 . "―The Times (London), Book of the Month"The Silent Patient may be a first novel, but it has the pace and finesse of a master. It was kind of predictable. Read another chapter and you go 'aHA! The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. The Silent Patient is told primarily from Theo’s point of view (the psychotherapist) with snippets of Alicia’s diary. I felt like I was watching a movie. It just gets so convoluted and meandering, and I couldn’t really follow what actually happened, from what was meant to be the lies and fantasy of some characters. The Silent Patient. It comes in strong and plays all the hits: mysterious clues in paintings, creepy settings, diary entries, suspicious characters, and plenty of jaw-dropping surprises. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London.Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. Upon its release, the book debuted on The New York Times Best Seller listat No.… I have to say I’m not a fan of thrillers or any fiction whatsoever but The Silent Patient is an exception I made due to wonderful reviews from other readers. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. However, the book ended up bordering as a cheesy murder mystery, with the main character acting like a white-knight detective who would question a bunch of cartoonish side characters that just outright admit their motivations or feelings about Alicia. I mean, you can make any character seem suspicious and create false suspense very easily if you have no obligation to deliver any resolutions. Also I’m going to look up Brad Pitt and his production company’s contact information. "―Booklist"A taut, meticulously plotted and compelling novel. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. Spring is Mother Nature’s way of saying, “Oof–let’s try this again.” The last 12 months have been, well, challenging is the polite term.... To see what your friends thought of this book, [ And Theo follows Gabriel home, ties up both him and Alicia and tells Gabriel he will either kill him or kill Alicia – he can choose. Nope. The Silent Patient is a swarming, paranoid nightmare of a novel with an ending that is destined to go down as one of the most shocking, mind-blowing twists in recent memory.” ―Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter "This is a wonderful new voice. Previous page. The silent patient Michaelides, Alex, 1977- author. I felt like the author was so determined to deliver the big ‘twist’ that he lost sight of the actual plot. Brilliant! Theo shoots the ceiling then leaves and Alicia shoots Gabriel in the face. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks so. "―Library Journal"The Silent Patient isn't quiet at all. I enjoyed the many references to art and the symbolism of some fictional pieces. Alice, a psychiatric patient, incarcerated in the secure facility of the Grove, North London, has been unable or unwilling to utter a word since shooting her husband, Gabriel, five times in the face. "―BBC"That rarest of beasts: the perfect thriller. English. Unable to add item to Wish List. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. What a waste of my time! What makes The Silent Patient such a tacky slog is the consistently lazy, cliche-ridden, dumbed down prose. You have identified all the things that bothered me. Why wallow in it? Also the protagonist having seemingly zero responsibilities or commitments so he can hop on trains to Cambridge whenever the plot requires! Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. Take a chance. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. The narrator, for the most part, shares top billing with a young girl artist, who after traumatic events refuses,or is unable, to speak, seemingly trapped in post traumatic shock. The middle section of the book drags a bit because it’s mainly about Theo running around from character to character, asking questions about Alicia. Don't read this book unless you enjoy flat, predictable prose and unconvincing characterisation. Also, the motivation for why the main character wanted to switch hospitals to handle the woman. A truly awful book in every respect. by Celadon Books. Yes, I know, there are violent, twisted minds out there [just watch the news] however pure cynicism does not advance any cause, in my view. This is an absolutely fantastic and extraordinary read. Alex Michaelides has crafted a totally original, spellbinding psychological mystery so quirky, so unique that it should have its own genre. Detested it. I knew it!' The novel begins with the first entry from the diary of Alicia Berenson. However, the book ended up bordering as a cheesy murder mystery, with the main character acting like a white-knight detective who would question a bunch of cartoonish side characters that just outright admit their motivations or feelings about Alicia. It's boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2019. In his arrogance, he thought he could help her, This book starts off really strong with a great premise - intriguing and mysterious right away - the writing is even pretty strong in the beginning, but somewhere along the way it all seemed to fall apart for me. If you're looking for a mystery that checks all the boxes, here it is. I will for sure read this book a second time!! © 2008-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel. They are buried alive, and will come forth later, in uglier ways” BEST Psychological Thriller I have read in a long time! I cannot believe the front cover states that Stephen Fry bestowed the word "Brilliant" upon this book and wonder if it was some bloke called Stephen Fry who lives in Carlisle and reviews awful books for the local rag? The Silent Patient is a pretty balanced book, as you can see by the CAWPILE rating. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. This extraordinary novel set my blood fizzing―I quite literally couldn't put it down. "―Brad Meltzer, author of The Escape Artist"Dark, edgy, and compulsively readable. Not enough conflict soon enough. For example common parlance often describes people as ‘being bipolar’. I guess I like a book that has a thriller structure or at least closer to one. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. THE SILENT PATIENT is a different beast entirely—though it’s no less addictive. It loudly announces that Alex Michaelides is a new talent in the field of psychological thrillers. The author described them in such a way I wondered if the paintings actually existed. She professes her love for her husband Gabriel, as well as her desire to please him by writing in the diary to figure out her emotions. Please try your request again later. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window“The Silent Patient sneaks up on you like a slash of intimidating shadow on a badly lit street. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. Very little is really the way it seems in this addictive psychological thriller and it had me on the edge of my seat from the first chapter. Too much of a slow burn for me. “Unexpressed emotions never die. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Rather it is a psychological thriller, fittingly set mainly within a secure psychiatric ward. You have identified all. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. The ending was one of those I didn’t see coming. I have read so many books, at this point it is hard to find something I can't guess the ending to.. The Silent Patient. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. "―The Observer. What makes Gone Girl and Sharp Objects more then just cheesy page turners is the quality of the writing. Once I picked this book up, I couldn’t stop and finished it in two sittings. Alicia Berenson, a famous painter, shoots her fashion photographer husband in the face 5 times, killing him and then never utters another word again. The plot twist near the end was one that I didn't see coming at all and it made everything fall into place quite nicely in a way I hadn't expected. The Silent Patient is a 2019 psychological thriller novel written by British-Cypriot author Alex Michaelides. A lot to love about this tightly-woven, twist-filled, expertly-structured psychological suspense. recently, ive realised that i feel quite jaded when it comes to mysteries/thrillers. It tells the story of Alicia, who killed her husband, Gabriel, six years earlier—and hasn’t spoken since. But when it picks up again, you’re in for a ride. 2019. I told myself I'd just dip in; eleven hours later―it's now 5:47 a.m.―I've finished it, absolutely dazzled."―A. I was riveted to the pages in this well written, compelling and original story, but did not feel that it quite reached the level set by all the pre-advanced publicity. So you'd think the book would be all downhill and anticlimatic after that but it's not. Not enough conflict soon enough. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. There’s a subtle, but crucial, difference there. The audiobook version, released on the same date, is read by Louise Brealey and Jack Hawkins. "―Entertainment WeeklyThe Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband―and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. There has been much advance hype surrounding this thriller. ...so that you don't have to. "―Publisher's Weekly, starred review"Pulling off a novel where the protagonist stays mum isn't easy, but this impressive, immersive debut―Brad Pitt's company has snapped up film rights―establishes Michaelides as a writer to watch. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman''s act of violence against her husband-and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. I gotta stop rating books immediately after I read them and then lower the rating after I process them in detail in my mind and find tons of plot holes, The beginning hooked me in because I was intrigued to learn more about Alicia's story, how her husband was murdered, and why she chose to remain silent. The true meaning of the allusion remained unknown to me for some time. It's about to tell you a thrilling and scary story. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. "―Shelf Awareness"Unputdownable, emotionally chilling, and intense, with a twist that will make even the most seasoned suspense reader break out in a cold sweat. That's my question, See all 192 questions about The Silent Patient…, Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Spring Books. Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, a novel that has been made into an HBO … The pages will burn with the friction from your hands turning them.” ―David Baldacci“Smart, sophisticated storytelling freighted with real suspense―a very fine novel by any standard.”―Lee Child"One of the most spellbinding psychological thrillers we’ve read in years. Alicia Berenson''s life is seemingly perfect. 15 July 2019. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. The narrative is split between a psychotherapist who seems to have just picked up his first 'how to' manual and is determined to share it with us, and the least convincing diary I have ever read. This definitely needs to be made into a movie!! The debut novel was published by Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers, on 5 February 2019. by Alex Michaleides. Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. In the end, the plot twist isn’t explosive, but satisfying. She promises that she will only write normal things. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. The Silent Patient is a slow-burn thriller, in which the audience is made to think Dr Faber is a troubled man with noble intentions, only for the shocking truth to jump out into their faces at the end of the book. Sure the genre, murder mystery, is not supposed to be about Mother Theresa or Pope Francis, quite, but any i've read have clever, or amusing characters, and some quality writing.). This one definitely took me by surprise! 261 holds / 88 copies 3743966 Summary/Review: Alicia Berenson is a famous painter married to … (Sorry this is something of a rant. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Astonishing conclusion. As someone who has the diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder, I take issue with the things I have highlighted. they have started to lose their ability to truly shock and surprise me; and im not sure if thats because the more you read them, the more aware and better you are at picking up subtle hints as a reader. There are no shortage of violent novels, films and newscasts with some connection to the real world, this is not one of them. In The Silent Patient, Alicia Berenson is a well-known painter who murdered her husband six years ago and hasn't spoken a word since. Detested it. Too much of a slow burn for me. One of the best thrillers I have ever read! Start by marking “The Silent Patient” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Find all the books, read about the author and more. I don’t normally write reviews but on this occasion I feel so annoyed at being conned out of my fiver by the book industry moguls that I simply had to have my say. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. What I found less understandable is when Theo begins working at the institution and meets Alicia for the second time. My friends kept harping on about this one and I eventually gave it a go. "―Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, #1 New York Times bestselling authors of the Pendergast series“Alex Michaelides has written one of the best psychological thrillers I have ever read. Alicia Berenson’s life … Alicia Berenson’s life … Macmillan Publishers. The story is narrated by an English psychotherapist, Theo Faber, dealing with a patient who turns mute after murdering her husband. Love is deep and calm - and constant.”, “Remember, love that doesn't include honesty doesn't deserve to be called love.”, Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller and Nominee for Debut Novel (2019). Anyway, your review has helped me cope with my post book anger, so thank you! An okay psychological thriller - but overhyped, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2019. In the first 5 minutes of reading, you know the ending. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Dimensions. Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist, has been obsessed with Alicia and her silence for years and he finally works his way onto the staff of at the Grove, a secure forensic unit and then manages to secure the position of Alicia's psychotherapist. The story and characters just didn't hold my attention. Please try again. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a 2019 Celadon Books publication. We’d love your help. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. 2019, Book , 325 pages ; Place Hold. I like that...few books surprise me. --Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband--and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. The writing is awful to the point that "so we moved to Surrey and my wife got fat" is not far from the level. The Silent Patient is a heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman's brutal and random act of violence against her husband - and the man obsessed with discovering why. Alice, a psychiatric patient, incarcerated in the secure facility of the Grove, North London, has been unable or unwilling to utter a word since shooting her husband, Gabriel, five times in the face. He was found bound to a chair with gunshot wounds to his face, and she was convicted soon thereafter. This is me by the end of the book!! Love this interview with Alex but must disagree with one comment he has made here! The Silent Patient https://birtublo.boshkel.com/9893218?vlk but its starting to require a really unexpected twist to make a thriller/mystery memorable for me. Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks so. I also disliked the way certain behaviours were dismissed along the lines of ‘she’s borderline; borderlines act like that’. While I didn't feel compelled to read it every time I had a moment, I did find it to be interesting and I was most curious to find out how it ended. The Beginning is The Ending.. or IS IT? Where is our humanity in this sort of literature? Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. The author also spends an awful lot of the book having the main character, Theo, ‘investigate’ Alicia’s family members - the cousin, the aunt, the brother in law, her gallery manager - and each of them is made to seem weird, untrustworthy and in some cases outright creepy - but all of it ends up just feeling like a cheap trick, because nothing comes of any of them. Glad I'm not the only one who disliked this book. It might be explained later in the book as a reveal but for me it weakened the structure. The Silent Patient is a swarming, paranoid nightmare of a novel with an ending that is destined to go down as one of the most shocking, mind-blowing twists in recent memory.”―Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter"This is a wonderful new voice. The story and characters just didn't hold my attention. This edgy, intricately plotted psychological thriller establishes Michaelides as a major player in the field. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations―a search for the truth that threatens to consume him.... No Kindle device required. Alice was a famous painter and Gabriel a successful fashion designer. Michaelides’ writing is hypnotic and immersive, drawing you bit by bit into a mystery defined not by shocking twists throughout, but rather by the tantalizing promise of peeling back, layer by layer, the darkest secrets of an enigmatic woman. Yea I felt the same way to be honest. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. I felt like the author was so determined to deliver the big ‘twist’ that he lost sight of the actual plot. Something went wrong. Who cares about a mystery when you have to trudge through page after page of sophomoric prose? Highly recommend it 10/10! Anything. What a freaking ending!!! Secondly, it’s unlikely a doctor would define a patient by her diagnosis. I was intrigued right from the start and found it to be quite the page-turner. Upon reading the end of the play, Theo reflects, “The tragedy ends with Alcestis being led back into the house by Admetus – in silence. See all details. This one did. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband--and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist, has been obsessed with Alicia and her silence for years and he finally works his way onto the staff of at the Grove, a secure forensic unit and then manages to secure the position of Alicia's psychotherapist. Loved this book so much! In ‘The Silent Patient’ author Alex Michaelides manages to tame this monster and offers the readers an enigma to decipher. This book came along just when I needed it. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2019. Language. If you do, you'll never know what it feels like to become aware that you could have spent that 4 - 5 hours reading a great book ... or at least a better book.... definitely a book that doesn't do a major disservice to anyone who practices in the mental health field or who lives with a mental health impairment, and maybe even a book that doesn't present misogyny on every page. He burglarized their home and informed Alicia that her partner was cheating with his partner, Kathy. "Impressive first novel... with an ending worthy of a classic Agatha Christie mystery. 978-1409181637. The twist was interesting, but a bit shaky - I think it could have been built up in a more believable way. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. It just gets so convoluted and meandering, and I couldn’t really follow what actually happened, from what was meant to be the lies and fantasy of some characters. The writing style was amazing. Gave it a hundred pages. It features multiple shady characters to lead you astray (but not too shady, so that you’re still unsure), thus reading becomes a guessing game. Finally, emotionally unstable personality disorder gets enough bad press - patients do not need books like this badmouthing their diagnosis. Beautifully written, exquisitely plotted, the story relentlessly pulls you in and doesn’t let you go until the last shocking (and yet brutally logical) twist. Why Theo wanted Alicia to talk? Read anything else on your TBR first. Add to Goodreads. A mental health professional would describe that person as ‘a person who has bipolar disorder’. Gave it a hundred pages. She turns silent in the aftermath and ends up in a mental asylum after pleading madness in the court. It might be explained later in the book as a reveal but for me it weakened the structure. Orion. The Silent Patient is hands down my favorite book of 2019!! Publisher. 1st Edition. Alicia Berenson, a famous painter, shoots her fashion photographer husband in the face 5 times, killing him and then never utters another word again. As a psychotherapist, Theo Faber thought it was obvious that Alicia Berenson had suffered a severe trauma surrounding her husband, Gabriel’s death. 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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2019. Hardback. Alice was a famous painter and Gabriel a successful fashion designer. A bit like 'Gone Girl' in that after one chapter you think 'Ok, I got this...I can see where this is going' and then BAM, there is a twist. A criminal psychotherapist tries to understand an artist who murdered her husband and never spoke a word afterwards. Just finished reading this. I read it in two nights and savored every luscious word, every grim encounter, every startling twist. The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Firstly, the term borderline (or borderline personality disorder) has generally been replaced with the term emotionally unstable personality disorder. 'Wrap it up ' is when Theo begins working at the institution and Alicia. 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