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Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

110 reviews

nehanaomi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

frances may have one of the best fictional mums ive ever seen

frances kinda dumb tho, why would she admit she's toulouse, LIE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, Mental illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Suicide, Confinement, Gaslighting, Animal death, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming and Sexual content

veerau's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Another case of "if I found this earlier on in my life I would've been obsessed"... 
Not saying I didn't enjoy it, I absolutely did lmao

First half of the book is quite hopeful, feels like a hug when you desperately need one. Second half brought me a lot of second hand embarassment and anxiety, it hit home too much 💀

One thing I REALLY appreciated was the short chapters, you can read one when you got 5 free minutes here and there without being left hanging too much! 

Also a big fan of the university and friends helping friends themes <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

sophiafaurs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

ell_porritt's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

i read majority (71%) of this book in one day and i loved it. i still think solitaire was more better for me but the friendships in this book is so beautiful and just. i want it all. and towards the end when frances was in year 13 and the whole thing with school pressures (university’s etc) made me feel so much better especially when it spoke about grades and stuff like that. made me feel more optimistic with my future and less stressed so thank god i read this now <3 x 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Mental illness

jude7's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

evelynyle_88's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Finally I finished this book!! Oh, at first I felt really not quite engaging to the story. But, as the story goes on, I got the feeling that the whole story would be even sadder than other Alice Oseman's book.
They're really wrote everything beautifully.

Radio Silence is brilliant. I got myself took a deep breath everytime I read the triggers. It really got me and it sometimes felt related to myself. Sometimes, I felt triggered, but I'm glad that I can finish this book.

The one that bothered me just... how Carol Last was formed in this story. She's just straight a red flag for me. But, I... am glad that Radio Silence ended with a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Animal cruelty

anastasia_raf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I don't hate this book, but I don't like it either.
There were a lot of things that I was feeling icky about... I don't think the demisexual rep is well done and some other  things that bothered me about the characters...

I didn't like the writing, I found the story... Well, meh? I liked the whole podcast thing but that was about it.

I'm one of those people who enjoyed solitaire a lot more. Not that I don't have my problems with it as well but in comparison I like it more than radio silence.

It's moody kind of read, I enjoyed the atmosphere a lot but that's about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Stalking, and Grief

sienna1508's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

<minor_spoiler> This book feels like the two main characters will get together but they don't. </minor_spoiler> Romance isn't the book's main focus and sometimes it's nice just to have a strong friendship. The book discusses fandoms being stalkerish and their effects on real people. The book leaves a strong message. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Eating disorder

wintah's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

absolutely amazing, breath taking, incredible, seriously my new favourite book. also yes i heavily relate to both main characters why do you ask.

[spoilers]
i would've wished though that enby aled was confirmed but alice said he only figures that out in his 20s so it's fine

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Eating disorder and Child abuse

mme_carton's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual harassment