Gone Girl vs The Silent Patient: Which Should You Read?
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Gone Girl
“When I think of my wife, I always think of her head.”
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Gone Girl is a 2012 crime thriller novel by American writer Gillian Flynn. It was published by Crown Publishing Group in June 2012. The novel became popular and made the New York Times Best Seller list. The sense of…
The Silent Patient
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Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Silent Patient highest: The Silent Patient 4.5 · Gone Girl 4.0.
- The Silent Patient has the widest readership — 27458 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Gone Girl | The Silent Patient | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (377) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (6) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (151) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (13443) | 4.5 (27458) |
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Reception
| Gone Girl | The Silent Patient | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 13443 | 27458 |
| Editions | 48 | 26 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 5586 |
| Written reviews | — | 377 |
| Wikipedia attention | 27003 | 34265 |
| Pages | 440 | 366 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Gone Girl or The Silent Patient?
The Silent Patient has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Silent Patient 4.5/5, Gone Girl 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Gone Girl or The Silent Patient?
The Silent Patient is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Silent Patient (366 pages, ≈ 6 h 47 m); Gone Girl (440 pages, ≈ 8 h 09 m).
Which is harder to read: Gone Girl or The Silent Patient?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Gone Girl: Moderate; The Silent Patient: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Gone Girl: 1 film adaptation; The Silent Patient: no film adaptation on record.