What bugged me was how he hates other characters for no specific reason except for his psychotherapist intuition or some unexplained past that was glossed over. Instead, whether unintentionally or not, Theo was an unlikable character. He has emotional baggage of his own which should have made the readers sympathize with him or at least root for him. It is interesting how Michaelides chose to write Theo Faber.
We follow Theo’s narration as well as Alicia’s, in the form of recollections from her diary. Prepare to be bamboozled out of your wits by the big plot twist Alex Michaelides set up for his readers - which better blow your brains like Alicia allegedly did to Gabriel’s - because the author sacrificed logic and consistency in the altar of shock factor just to make that plot twist happen. Be engrossed in the most detailed diary ever written, in novel format, complete with dialogue tags, authored by Alicia Berenson herself. Join Theo as he pretends to be Sherlock Holmes, violating professional protocols and ethics to interview walking archetypes such as The Protective Brother, The Scorned Lover, The Literal Barbie, and The Gambler. His quest that takes him to the most cartoonish characters who either hate Alicia or Gabriel – or worse, both of them – and who would openly admit their hatred to a stranger investigating the murder without regard for their reputation.
Theo Faber - part-time unprofessional psychotherapist, part-time frustrated detective, full-time white knight - is hellbent to uncover the truth behind Alicia’s silence and the mystery of why she shot her husband. It has been years since Alicia Berenson, a renowned painter, allegedly murdered her husband Gabriel by shooting him five times in the face, and she hasn’t spoken a single word since to plead innocence or confess leaving only the painting Alcestis as a clue.
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