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BOOK REVIEW⁠
[The Silent Patient] Alicia Berensons hasn’t spoken for years - ever since the moment she killed her husband.⁠
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WHAT I LIKED⁠
I started reading The Silent Patient with my morning coffee. I planned to finish my coffee and then go for a run. I didn’t run until 1pm. I had to finish this book first. Alex Michaelides so purposefully draws you in it is UNFAIR. I highlighted so many purposeful “oh, but that will be revealed later” moments in the first 10 pages. Well, I needed those reveals. ⁠
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There’s a great twist. I can’t say anything more than that. It’s in my top 5 thriller twists ever.⁠
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE⁠
There was a whole host of side characters to help and hinder Theo Faber, Alicia’s psychotherapist, on his quests. Sometimes the information the side characters revealed was a bit too convenient. I really enjoyed this as a once-over thriller, but I doubt I’d read again like my other thriller favorites.⁠
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The Silent Patient (by Alex Michaelides) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️4/5⁠
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Recommended if you liked: Alias Grace, The Woman in the Window⁠
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