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THE SILENT PATIENT / NO SPOILERS PLEASE!

MarnieRez3 — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:08:22 GMT

Brad Pitt's production company has picked up the film rights to the brilliant "The Silent Patient."

THANK YOU to all the Q Book Club Forum posters who first recommended this book to me - it still remains one of my all-time favorites from the past few years.

Has anyone read "The Maidens," the next book by Alex Michaelides? The lead detective is a psychotherapist. I haven't read it yet, but the reviews were excellent.

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judy0330 — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:19:44 GMT

LOVED The Silent Patient so much that I told me husband he had to read it -- which he did. I read The Maidens too. Good book -- but I think it would be nearly impossible to match The Silent Patient. I often figure out the ending halfway through these kinds of books. In this case I had no idea.

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MarnieRez3 — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:27:31 GMT

@judy0330

Lol - YES! I understand! I always say I personally sold about 20 copies of The Silent Patient because I told everyone at work and most of my friends and family to buy the book!

Glad to hear The Maidens is also good - I am looking forward to reading that one!

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pateacher — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:34:38 GMT

@judy0330 I totally agree that The Silent Patient was the better of the two books. I would love to see the fim version on The Silent Patient

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Still Raining — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:22:27 GMT

Thanks for the no spoilers. The Silent Patient is on my list, guess I need to move it up.

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MarnieRez3 — Wed, 04 May 2022 22:07:11 GMT

@Still Raining
Oh wow...you are in for a page-turner! Enjoy! 💜

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beckyb1012 — Thu, 05 May 2022 13:37:25 GMT

When it first came out I read about 6 chapters and took it back to the library. Too many on hold for it and I was not enjoying it in the least. Maybe some day I will try again someday.

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LTT1 — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 13:07:03 GMT

@MarnieRez3 @beckyb1012 @Still Raining @pateacher @judy0330

I wrote this for a review on Reddit

This is how a psychopath perceives life and relationships.

Theo describes himself as a psychopath perfectly: “and reveal how foul I am, how cruel, how vengeful and perverse, how unworthy I am of Ruth and and everything she tried to do for me? How could I tell her that I have destroyed three lives? That I have no moral code, that I’m capable of the worst kind of acts without remorse, and my only concern is for my own skin?“

It is the lack of self-awareness in order to change, the lack of accountability, the lack of conscience that defines Theo as a psychopath. The ability to write this story from a psychopath’s perspective is what gives this book interest and credibility, imo.

I thought his relationship with Kathy was extremely telling. And I’m not sure if I completely got it. Somehow, all of the people in Theo’s life begin to mirror him. There is a lack of “color” (especially warmth) in Theo’s life and this bleeds over into everything he touches. Alicia’s silence is a reflection of Theo’s influence.

The homes described in the story echo the characters they house.

I truly enjoyed this book and devoted a couple of days to it! Definitely a page turner and I thought it was excellent.

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pateacher — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:59:05 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:
@MarnieRez3 @beckyb1012 @Still Raining @pateacher @judy0330

I wrote this for a review on Reddit
This is how a psychopath perceives life and relationships.

Theo describes himself as a psychopath perfectly: “and reveal how foul I am, how cruel, how vengeful and perverse, how unworthy I am of Ruth and and everything she tried to do for me? How could I tell her that I have destroyed three lives? That I have no moral code, that I’m capable of the worst kind of acts without remorse, and my only concern is for my own skin?“

It is the lack of self-awareness in order to change, the lack of accountability, the lack of conscience that defines Theo as a psychopath. The ability to write this story from a psychopath’s perspective is what gives this book interest and credibility, imo.

I thought his relationship with Kathy was extremely telling. And I’m not sure if I completely got it. Somehow, all of the people in Theo’s life begin to mirror him. There is a lack of “color” (especially warmth) in Theo’s life and this bleeds over into everything he touches. Alicia’s silence is a reflection of Theo’s influence.

The homes described in the story echo the characters they house.
I truly enjoyed this book and devoted a couple of days to it! Definitely a page turner and I thought it was excellent.

@LTT1 I loved your review, especially the correlation between characters and homes, an angle I missed completely!

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loveschocolate — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:17:01 GMT

@LTT1 @pateacher , I read this book a couple of months ago on my daughter's recommendation. Best book that I have read in a long time!

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LTT1 — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:09:53 GMT

@loveschocolate

Me too!

wondering if his others are just as good?

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Judaline — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:25:12 GMT

@judy0330 wrote:
LOVED The Silent Patient so much that I told me husband he had to read it -- which he did. I read The Maidens too. Good book -- but I think it would be nearly impossible to match The Silent Patient. I often figure out the ending halfway through these kinds of books. In this case I had no idea.

That's kind of a spoiler-for me.