Book Club Discussion for The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

I am actually struggling with this book. I read about 50 pages, didn't find it engaging and then read another book which I loved ! now I'm back to this book but it's a bit of a slug, I'm only at part two. will try to finish it over the weekend.

Hello book peeps… I’m putting this on here as I’m not sure I’ll be at Book Club tomorrow night. Our Navy son has let us know he’ll be popping by for a few hours.

I’ll jump on if you’re still going when he’s gone 

Enjoying the book, haven’t finished it yet.

From what I’ve read so far, 8 and swim from me.

Carole (Scott)

Hi, I didn’t receive the book this month, last month was my first month with the Rosie project. I just want to double check that I’m on the list for next month, I emailed a couple of weeks ago but it must have gotten lost

Good Morning Ehuggins, I am sorry you haven't received your book, but all the books were sent out on the 1st October by 1st class mail, so unsure why you haven't received yours :-( Apologies again that you haven't received your book.

Hey Cinnie, would love to know what the other book was that you have read and loved :-)

It was Blowback by James Patterson. It's about an American president who uses the American military assets to take revenge on personal targets and nearly causes WW3. James Patterson is a really good author if you like action novels.

I read The Silent Patient some time ago as part of our local book club. 

I loved this book, kept me hooked, it is the type of genre that I do like to read and I wasn't disappointed.

The twists left me not wanting to put the book down, I didn't foresee how the book was going to end at all!

Loved it - 9/10 

I may be a little late, but I will see you all this evening :)

I am quite a slow reader and I often find it helpful to have the audio book at the same time. I absolutely whizzed through this and found it a very interesting, twisting plot-line that kept me hooked. Not my usual genre but I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Thanks for this suggestion. 4/5

This was another great book choice and one which reintroduced me to the joy of a book (as no Audible).

I was surprised by the ending but the story slotted into place and made sense.  In retrospect I feel the timeline was purposely skewed so that it was harder to figure it out.  I had many theories and considered most of the characters, but not the one that mattered.  I almost want to re-read it with this new knowledge in place.

I had a real liking for Theo, his determination and forensic research to help Alicia.  It felt like he had fallen under a spell and maybe the book would end with a happily ever after for the two of them.

I felt sorry for both of them initially.  Theo - for Kathy's betrayal that broke his heart and was the catalyst for the unravelling of his world, and of Alicia's.  And I felt sorry for Alicia for the hardships of her upbringing, the love she had for Gabriel, the moments of madness and the very sad way she ended up.

It was a satisfactory ending, I had wanted the perpetrator caught.  Very well written and engaging, really enjoyed reading it.  8/10 Swim.

I really enjoyed The Silent Patient. I thought the story was intriguing from the beginning, especially the mystery around Alicia and why she had stopped speaking. I liked how the story gradually revealed more about the different characters and their relationships, and I found myself constantly trying to piece together what had actually happened.

I did manage to work out the twist before it was revealed, but surprisingly that didn’t spoil the book for me at all. If anything, I enjoyed seeing whether I was right and picking up on the little clues along the way. When everything finally came together, I still thought it was a clever twist and really liked how the story had been constructed around it.

I particularly enjoyed the psychological side of the book and the way it made you question the characters, their motives and who you could actually trust. Even though I had guessed where it was heading, I still wanted to keep reading to see exactly how everything would unfold.

Overall, I really enjoyed the story. It was gripping, clever and kept my attention throughout. Working out the twist beforehand didn’t take away from my enjoyment at all, and I think it’s a great book for a book club because there’s plenty to discuss — especially whether everyone else spotted the clues before the big reveal!