The silent patient reviews
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I chose psychological thriller to read first for the sole reason that it sounded– for lack of a better word– cool. There are two genres of the kind: psychological thriller and contemporary. For my goal, I decided to read books that are in genres that I never read before. Honestly, I took the assignment to be more of an ultimatum than a goal. The first Homework assignment that she gave us as a class was to write a goal that we had in ELA. We’re both sure it’ll be a massive hit.What originally compelled me to start reading “The Silent Patient” was my ELA teacher, Ms. The book has already topped the bestseller lists in the US, and it’s also being made into a hotly-anticipated movie. It’s also highly original – neither of us can recall reading a fresher take on a psychological thriller. This is a beautiful, deep, complex book filled with high-octane tension. The ending of The Silent Patient is deeply shocking and totally unexpected. This is very exciting for him – a huge coup, both professionally and personally, for he has become drawn to Alicia and increasingly fond of her.
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And we’re not surprised when it seems Alicia starts to like him too that she is beginning to thaw.īy looks and gestures, she indicates she might soon talk to Theo. He’s willing to make enemies of colleagues who he judges to be callous or harsh.
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Theo himself is engaging, young, moralistic, determined to make sure all inmates at The Grove are treated decently. He delves behind the lives of many of her old contacts, both personal and professional. Theo’s investigation into Alicia’s past is exhaustive. Obviously he wants to help her – and yet… ? He is searching for the truth about himself as well as his patient. His motivation in treating Alicia is deep. He’s waited a long time for the chance to get a job at The Grove, and when he does he is determined to make Alicia talk.
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Will we ever know? Her mysterious silence turns her into a strange celebrity and among those obsessed with her story is Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist regarded as gifted in his profession. This captures the public’s imagination, and the price of her art works shoots sky-high. After her conviction, incarcerated in a secure psychiatric institution ‘The Grove’, she continues with her absolute silence. Throughout her entire trial, she utters not a word. One evening, Alicia’s husband, Gabriel, comes home late from a fashion shoot and Alicia shoots him five times in the face.Īlicia refuses point-blank to speak to the police. They live a blessed life in a beautiful big house in one of London’s most desirable neighbourhoods. It’s an exceptionally gripping tale, confidently executed a tense exploration of the psyches of a woman convicted of murdering her husband and the therapist determined to break the absolute silence into which she has retreated.Īlicia Berenson is a famous painter blissfully married to a celebrated fashion photographer. It investigates the mind of a criminal rather than a crime – not so much a whodunit as a what-on-earth-really-happened-here? Alex Michaelides’s first novel (he’s already a successful screenwriter) has been called Hitchcock-ian in its claustrophobic suspense.