Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

439 reviews

rowanraves's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

navayiota's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

Read it in two sittings.. Started it on a sleepless night and finished it not even 24 hours later. I don't often get to read such easy books. Stories that practically read themselves to you. Always nice to find a new favourite. I related to all of the characters so much, and although I got a bit angry at them for making such stupid decisions, I still love them. This is the kind of book you annotate and gift to your favourite Tumblr mutual. I might do that, actually. 

I got trans girl vibes from Aled from the beginning, so I was sad when I realised it wasn't the case. All queerness is welcome though, and I'm glad to see asexual (specifically demi) representation!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, and Stalking

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement

raesansom's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, and Mental illness

Minor: Stalking and Panic attacks/disorders

caiteve12's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

ivulikkivulik's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness

kw05's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Emotional abuse

rhians2006's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Child abuse

hotbitch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Mental illness, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

mxpringle's review against another edition

emotional 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

This book definitely didn't live up to my expectations I had of Alice Oseman after reading Heartstopper, but it was still really powerful. I found a lot of the ways that the novel represented mental health and emotional abuse to be subtle, yet ultimately very heart rendering because of their subtlety. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Racism, and Suicide

readingqueerly's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

"You don't have to just because people told you to" is something I wish I had heard more when I was a teenager on the verge of adulthood. Especially academically. This book hits so close to home because I recently just got into working life myself, and looking back on my whole academic career, I wish I would have had a better insight on what I wanted for myself.
It's hard to find your voice when it's being stifled by other voices, voices that are supposedly much older and thus wiser, voices that are the mainstream or the norm in our society, voices that have power over you and use or abuse that power. 
It's a book that reads so quickly and breezily, but not that I've finished it, I feel like the full emotional hit of it is sneaking up on me. I didn't notice myself reflecting on it much while reading, but now that I've finished it I feel like it will stick with me for a while to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Stalking, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death