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The Silent Patient
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Jaw. On. Floor.
There's that moment in The Silent Patient. The "Wait, what? What??" moment that you're so often promised on the jacket copy, or in blurbs stamped on the front, or--well, you know.
You get promised it, but you don't really expect it. And as I was reading The Silent Patient, which takes a while to really start firing on all cylinders (which is not a plus for a shorter novel like this), I thought, "Ok. It's a little sluggish, and if X happens, then Y will and then will get Z and--"
And then R happened and I was stunned. No Z! And out of the blue, although, thinking back....damnnnnnnn! R works, and that's the beauty of it.
So yes, jaw. on. floor.
The twist is that good, seriously.
The Silent Patient does take a while to get going, and every female character is either maternal and older or crazy, kinda crazy, narcissistic, shrewish, etc. I would have liked to see at least one female character be a little more nuanced. This is especially true in the case of the female mc, Allison.
But overall (and especially because of that twist!) The Silent Patient is definitely interesting, especially for fans of psychological thrillers.
There's that moment in The Silent Patient. The "Wait, what? What??" moment that you're so often promised on the jacket copy, or in blurbs stamped on the front, or--well, you know.
You get promised it, but you don't really expect it. And as I was reading The Silent Patient, which takes a while to really start firing on all cylinders (which is not a plus for a shorter novel like this), I thought, "Ok. It's a little sluggish, and if X happens, then Y will and then will get Z and--"
And then R happened and I was stunned. No Z! And out of the blue, although, thinking back....damnnnnnnn! R works, and that's the beauty of it.
So yes, jaw. on. floor.
The twist is that good, seriously.
The Silent Patient does take a while to get going, and every female character is either maternal and older or crazy, kinda crazy, narcissistic, shrewish, etc. I would have liked to see at least one female character be a little more nuanced. This is especially true in the case of the female mc, Allison.
But overall (and especially because of that twist!) The Silent Patient is definitely interesting, especially for fans of psychological thrillers.
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Oct 29, 2018 08:16PM
Oh I’m sooooo Waiting it’s release date
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I think it's out in February '19?
Intriguing! Terrific review, Elizabeth! 😊❤�
Julie wrote: "Intriguing! Terrific review, Elizabeth! 😊❤�"Thank you so much, Julie! 😊� It was an interesting novel and I can totally see it being picked up as a limited tv series or something with that twist
Holly wrote: "Sounds super good!"It's an interesting book, Holly! I think it will win over a lot of psychological thriller fans
Thanks for the warning about the slow start...I will keep that in mind when I start it...so I don’t miss out on THAT twist! Great review,
Jayme wrote: "Thanks for the warning about the slow start...I will keep that in mind when I start it...so I don’t miss out on THAT twist! Great review,"Thanks so much for the kind words, Jayme! Hope you enjoy the book 😃
Hi all! On sale Feb 5. and here's a great interview with the author :)
Celadon wrote: "Hi all! On sale Feb 5. and here's a great interview with the author :) ..."Thanks for the on sale date clarification and link to your site's interview with the author! 📚�
I completely agree with your review Elizabeth as I found it slow to start with too but now I've finished my jaw is also on the floor!
Alison wrote: "I completely agree with your review Elizabeth as I found it slow to start with too but now I've finished my jaw is also on the floor!"Isn't the ending something? I wasn't expecting *that* twist, that's for sure! 😊
Definitely want to read this - ace review, thanks.
Thank you, Laura and I hope you enjoy the book!
👏🏻 Great review! I am excited to start this!
Jayme wrote: "👏🏻 Great review! I am excited to start this!"Thank you, Jayme! I hope you enjoy it--the ending is sooooo good!
Great honest review. Not all it's hyped to be that's for sure, there is the good twist at the end, other than that, pretty mediocre :)
Dorie - Traveling Sister :) wrote: "Great honest review. Not all it's hyped to be that's for sure, there is the good twist at the end, other than that, pretty mediocre :)"Thank you, Dorie, and ita--aside from the twist, it's definitely got its problems!
Cannot wait for this one!
I'm glad it turned out to be a decent read. Great review!
Alyssa wrote: "Cannot wait for this one!"Hope you enjoy it, Alyssa!
Deanna wrote: "I'm glad it turned out to be a decent read. Great review!"The end twist is fabulous, and thanks for the kind words, Deanna!
Definitely worth the read, if only for the twist. Just sorry you didn't enjoy it more 🙁
Felicia wrote: "Definitely worth the read, if only for the twist. Just sorry you didn't enjoy it more 🙁"The twist was amazing, but I had enough issues with the whole thing that I won't buy or even reread it. Will most certainly watch the inevitable limited tv series, though! 😊
Thank you for this review. Something about the description warned me that I would not enjoy the depiction of the female characters in this book. Is it worth reading for the twist or should I find a less offensive thriller?
Renaissancecat22 wrote: "Thank you for this review. Something about the description warned me that I would not enjoy the depiction of the female characters in this book. Is it worth reading for the twist or should I find a..."The female characters are written very stereotypically--not layered, you know? I would read it if you enjoy thrillers--the twist is that good--but I'd get it from the library vs. buying.
