The Silent Patient

The Silent Patient

2018 • 336 pages

Ratings1,231

Average rating3.8

15

This book probably just wasn't for me.
Most of it felt like a murder mystery, but a murder mystery with very lackluster investigation.
The twist was decent and did take me somewhat by surprise, but it didn't make up for the slog the rest of the book was.
The diary entries were plain weird to me, most people don't write about their day like a fleshed-out novel, with lines of dialogue and long descriptions and I think simply writing Alicia's POV would've been more immersive.
It's listed on goodreads as a mystery or a thriller but to me it was neither thrilling nor particulary mysterious, I mostly felt nothing while reading it.

May 8, 2020