Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

17 reviews

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

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

tatianars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

berodatheelf's review against another edition

emotional 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

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

robin_l's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

forthesanityof1's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

Quarantine read!
I've been dying to get read this for a long time since I heard about canon asexual characters and it did not disappoint. This book is impact writing at its finest. The short chapter style and prose made me think and engage while still remaining within the narrative. Im in my master's program right now so the relatability of the MC's doubts and dreams still hit despite my age. If I had read this right out of high-school, it would have broken me on a fundamental level. I dont think I can adequately put into words how much I loved it. Some of the references to memes and content circa 2014 Tumblr did pull me out of the story just a bit but I think they were near-essential for the book, so I'll allow it this time. I look forward to picking up more from this author (I have read Heartstopper as well).

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Stalking