Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

67 reviews

jazminnnnnnn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Outing, Animal death, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

brynn_books's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

This book was so good! It made me laugh, cry, scream, etc. I felt all of the emotions while I was reading this. I am now part of the Aled Last protection squad. I love him so much! 

Everyone needs to go read this book. Please! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

avagrossman's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

fujo_cat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

Man, this book was amazing...

As someone who struggled during university and ended up dropping out, I felt it in my soul. Your life's value isn't measured by how accomplished you are in life - if you are happy just working at a cafe or a normal job, then that's fine ❤️ Uni is not for everyone and it shouldn't be what you are forced or expected to do, honestly.

All that spoilery section aside, this book got me emotional so many times and woah, it's so easy to read! I exclusively listened to it and it only took me two or three days ✨💜

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

nojerama's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

I have never seen myself in a character more than I have with Frances. Her and Aled's friendship is my favourite thing in the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Child abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Violence, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

aaround132's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, and Eating disorder

lolajh's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

ALICE FUCKING OSEMAN. Holy shit. Each book I read of Alice’s is somehow better than the last. This book had everything: brown and other poc main characters, bisexual, lesbian, gay, aspec and pansexual characters, and all of these characters not being in there just for the rep but having vital roles in the story. Reading this book as a teenager did allow me to reflect a lot on myself, as this books portrays beautifully how teenagers interact and behave and stress about adulthood, but it also says that university isn’t the only option for having a successful and enjoyable life, which is such an incredibly important theme needed in contemporary books like these aimed towards young adults. This book’s portrayal of mental illnesses as well was perfect and relatable, whilst heartbreaking. How Alice is able to portray all these themes so perfectly I will never know. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Sexual content

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Outing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Bullying, and Stalking

Moderate: Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Animal death, Eating disorder, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Racism, Abandonment, and Sexual content

greyys_libraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Animal death

Minor: Cursing

bookling_thoughts's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

This book was so incredible! I find a lot of the time that authors make mental illnesses sound terrifying and while I know that they aren’t sunshine and butterflies it’s nice to see it in a way that doesn’t give you nightmares. This book was absolutely incredible especially if you really love side characters stories!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, and Self harm