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Laddar... The silent patient (utgåvan 2019)av Alex Michaelides
VerkdetaljerThe Silent Patient av Alex Michaelides (Author)
   Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken.  SheriAWilkinson | Jan 16, 2021 |  I thriller psicologici sono i miei preferiti, quelli dove l'azione è assente e la tensione tutta mentale: questo romanzo ne è un esempio perfetto. La storia entra subito nel vivo e non ci sono mai cali di ritmo, in un modo o nell'altro saremo sempre spinti a girare pagina per scoprire un tassello in più. La trama è il vero (e unico) focus della vicenda, ma devo dire che è costruita in modo magistrale, specialmente il finale che rimette tutto in gioco e ribalta il punto di vista, trasformando quello che sembrava un difetto di scrittura nel fulcro dell'opera. [SPOILER]-L'etica discutibile di Theo ed il suo egocentrismo smisurato lo rendono un personaggio sempre più sgradevole man mano che si va avanti, per non parlare dell'insofferenza che si prova nel vedere interminabili capitoli dedicati alla moglie infedele: tutto trova un senso quando si comprende che non stiamo leggendo la relazione di uno psicologo ma la confessione di un assassino.-[FINE SPOILER]. Non me lo aspettavo e devo dire che lo trovo un espediente se non originale (la Christie lo ha fatto già negli anni '30), sicuramente di grande effetto. E' ovvio che parliamo pur sempre di un romanzo di intrattenimento, quindi non dovremo aspettarci sottigliezze interpretative o stilistiche: i personaggi sono al servizio della storia e la scrittura semplicemente il mezzo con cui si è scelto di comunicarla. Eppure nonostante i limiti evidenti è un libro che convince e dove tutto funziona perfettamente, un must per gli appassionati. (  ) Lilirose_ | Jan 8, 2021 | This book floated to the top of my ARCs-to-read pile earlier this afternoon. I rarely seek out thrillers but am not opposed to reading them, and this one was a quick and easy read. I did like the play on the title of the novel -- while Alicia is the obvious silent patient, Theo is also being intentionally silent about things right up to the end. (  ) resoundingjoy | Jan 1, 2021 | Didn’t meet the hype, but still good. ( ) Weezer41 | Dec 27, 2020 | Didn’t meet the hype, but still good. ( ) Weezer41 | Dec 27, 2020 |
 Meet the hottest-tipped debut novelists of 2019 The Silent Patient is narrated by Theo Faber, a psychotherapist determined to discover why Alicia Berenson, a famous artist accused of murdering her husband, has refused to speak since her husband’s death. The therapeutic setting was inspired by Michaelides’s own experience. “Therapy is very important to me and has been a major part of my life,” he says. Running through the novel is the Greek myth of Alcestis, and Euripides’s play of the same name. The Alcestis theme is perhaps one of the reasons that The Silent Patient is finding such traction both among early readers and the tranche of movie executives who fought to option it. With its story of female sacrifice and the silencing of a woman post-trauma, it feels highly relevant in a post #MeToo world. “It’s about silence as a weapon,” Michaelides says. “And it was very clear in my head when I was writing the book that Alicia was surrounded by these men who were imprisoning her. Like Alcestis, Alicia is trapped and she’s denied a voice. It’s a lifetime of being made to think that she wasn’t worthy, she wasn’t good enough, and maybe that’s something that a lot of women [readers] have been responding to.” The novel has already been optioned by Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B, with Michaelides due to write the screenplay, a fitting circularity for a novelist who has spent the past 15 years working as a screenwriter.
2019 års stora thriller-hype »Smart, sofistikerat berättande genomsyrat av genuin spänning.« Lee Child »Fullkomligt briljant!« Stephen Fry Alicia Berensons liv är till synes perfekt. Hon är en känd konstnär gift med en eftertraktad modefotograf. Tillsammans bor de i ett lyxhus med stora fönster och utsikt över en park i ett av Londons mest fashionabla områden. En kväll kommer Alicias make hem från en modefotografering - och Alicia avlossar fem skott i hans ansikte, för att därefter aldrig mer säga ett ord. Alicias vägran att prata eller komma med någon som helst form av förklaring förvandlar en våldsam familjetragedi till någonting mycket större: Ett mysterium som fångar allmänhetens fantasi och gör Alicia - den tysta patienten - ökänd. Theo Faber, rättsmedicinsk psykoterapeut, har väntat länge när han till sist får chansen att ta sig an fallet. Hans besatthet av Alicia - av att få henne att prata och få fram sanningen om det brutala mordet på hennes make, leder honom allt djupare in i hans eget psyke och hans egna motiv, tills det hotar att förgöra honom... ALEX MICHAELIDES är född på Cypern och numera bosatt i USA. Hans kriminaldebut Den tysta patienten [The Silent Patient] har fått explosiv uppmärksamhet och blivit 2019 års stora thriller-hype, med återkommande referenser till Paula Hawkins Kvinnan på tåget och A. J. Finns Kvinnan i fönstret. Boken har hyllats av kollegor och kritiker och är redan en stor försäljningssuccé i USA. Filmrättigheterna har köpts av Brad Pitts produktionsbolag. [Elib] Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Alicia is a famous painter, her Husband Gabriel is a photographer, they lead a normal life. One day, to the shock of the community she kills her Husband. Alicia now resides at Grove, a psychiatric forensic unit. Theo is a criminal psychotherapist new to her case, determine to find the truth.
Theo jumps head first into her case with a passion, one could say obsession. Alicia hasn't spoke since the murder, Theo feels he is the one to get her to open up. As each day passes with his obsession growing, her silence deafening, things are about to break in a shocking unimaginable way.
A fast paced original story that had me on the edge of my seat. The characters are complex and well developed. Plenty of twists, turns, and secrets revealed had me engrossed from the first page until the end. I highly recommend The Silent Patient to those who love a great psychological thriller. (