What I also like about this book is how the author incorporated Greek mythology to move the story forward. As we progress into the story, we get to see snippets of Alicia’s diary, building up to the big reveal. It’s intriguing to see what truly happened, what made her refuse to speak after killing her husband. Was he truly helping Alicia? Is his determination just driven by his obsession with finding the truth or is there something more to it? On top of that, Alicia Berenson is also a very interesting character. It’s quite an irony, but that’s what I love about Theo’s character.
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It’s nice to read how we get to see the two sides of Theo Faber-one as a professional psychotherapist, and as a human being who also fights his inner battles and demons. One with Theo Faber’s daily professional-client interaction with Alicia, and the other one with his mundane life, his wife, and other conflicts he faces as an individual. The book is told with two alternating timelines. Now and then the author puts bits of puzzle pieces which makes the reader want to read more and get engrossed in finding the truth. It consists of almost 70+ chapters, yet it doesn’t feel that long to read.
There is already a large amount of hype ever since this book got released, the premise itself and how the author made it to be so mysterious made me want to read this book more.įor a debut novel, this book is very well-written. Now, we follow Theo’s point of view as he unravels the mystery behind the famous case of Alicia Berenson, uncovering the truths of what happened on that eventful night. Alicia hasn’t spoken a single word since. It’s been 6 years since Alicia shot her husband 5 times in the face. One evening, Gabriel returned home late from work, and Alicia shot him dead for an unknown reason. Theo has signed up to be Alicia Berenson’s therapist-who was once a popular painter, married to her husband Gabriel, who is a fashion photographer.
The Silent Patient follows the story of Theo Faber, a psychotherapist who is working on a special case in a psychiatric ward. Book Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 2019 Goodreads Choice Award winner for Mystery & Thriller!
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