The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides – a book review

I decided to read The Silent Patient after reading Alex Michaelides latest book, The Fury, earlier this month.

The Blurb

Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.

When she shot her husband in the head five times.

Since then she hasn’t spoken a single word.

It’s time to find out why.

My Review of The Silent Patient

I listened to this on audible and although it’s a relatively short book I couldn’t stop listening and I was finished in two days. I really enjoyed the complexity of The Fury and the intriguing twist at the end, so I was looking forward to reading this.

My first comment is that it is a lot less complex than The Fury and much easier to follow. The narrator is a psycho-therapist and the patient is silent except for her diary entries.

It’s hard not to give anything away but the book focuses on the complexity of relationships, trust and mistrust. It also touches on how the trauma’s of childhood experiences shape a person.

I listened on Audible and the narrators were pretty good although probably a little younger than you would expect them to be. It was easy to listen to and hard to stop listening.

The plot is complex but the clues are strewn throughout. I had some idea of what was going to happen but the truth was quite shocking all the same. I think I’m quite a fan of Alex Michaelides and may read his other book (although the blurb doesn’t sound as intriguing.) I would definitely be interested to see what he comes with next.

If you like a good thriller with lots of twists then you’ll enjoy this. Not as complicated as the Fury but still a really good read.

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