The Silent Patient
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The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

2019•Thriller•352 pages

Taste attributes: thrillerpsychologicalmysteryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA morally murky, intimate thriller, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. 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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerPsychologicalMysterySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Subjects

ArtistsMarriageFamily violencePsychotherapy patients

Details

Author
Alex Michaelides
Published
2019
Pages
352
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