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astridandlouise 's review for:
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
Adelaide Inner South Book Club - June Selection
I found this to be a bit of a disappointment, especially after seeing so much praise for it and being excited to read it. I didn’t particularly like any of the characters, the twist was fairly obvious (I predicted it a third of the way through) and honestly, I just don’t believe any psychotherapist would act in the manner in which Theo Faber did. (Psychotherapist or detective?) There were characters that were relevant throughout the narrative yet went missing at the end, their storylines left unresolved and me with many unanswered questions.
I will give credit for the way that it read. It was easy to read and it did give me that suspense and eagerness to want to keep reading. Unfortunately though it had me cringing the majority of the time.
I found this to be a bit of a disappointment, especially after seeing so much praise for it and being excited to read it. I didn’t particularly like any of the characters, the twist was fairly obvious (I predicted it a third of the way through) and honestly, I just don’t believe any psychotherapist would act in the manner in which Theo Faber did. (Psychotherapist or detective?) There were characters that were relevant throughout the narrative yet went missing at the end, their storylines left unresolved and me with many unanswered questions.
I will give credit for the way that it read. It was easy to read and it did give me that suspense and eagerness to want to keep reading. Unfortunately though it had me cringing the majority of the time.