Reviews tagging Violence

Radio Silence, by Alice Oseman

7 reviews

arabellaruby's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Stalking

monarchbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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

This book made me feel things and I loved it - 12:52 AM thoughts 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

tomoonarmy's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Violence, Bullying, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Animal death, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Child abuse, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

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

rei_'s review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

lyd41's review

emotional funny 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

4.75

WHEW this book was a time capsule. It was comforting to read about a girl living life within quite a niche side of the internet (2014 tumblr) that i hadn't heard of anyone else mention until now. ALL of the classics: superwholock references, WELCOME TO NIGHTVALE SINGLE HANDEDLY BASCALLY BEING THE BLUEPRINT, tacky random patterned clothing, microlabeling (which is valid slay), etc. The characters were very realistic and well-written. (....I can see why you liked the characters lyd bc they're basically you...) Also THE DIVERSITY SLAYSSS there's literally INTENTIONAL fat rep that doesn't have anything to do with a weight loss story like thank god that is so hard to come by these days also gotta love aspec rep and lesbian rep and general gay people rep amazing amazing. Took off .25 stars because it was too long. Beginning was boring and around 3/4 of the way in got boring too for a sec. Could have shaved down ~100 pages. However it didn't feel that long because of the short chapters which was a blessing. Compared to Suzanne Collins who writes 15+ page chapters with books a similar length, this book felt MUCH shorter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racism, Vomit, Violence, and Suicide

nostarsleftinthesky's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

Nov '19
I love Alice oseman so much. I stan the representation and how everyone in this book is just amazing. one of my favourites

Aug '20
God I just fell right back in love with this book. I remembered an odd few things that happened in this book, and it truly is an EXPERIENCE. I absolutely adore every character in this (not Aled's mum though) and Frances' mum is so cool. I resonate so much with Frances - she feels so pressured to do academic studies at universities like I do, but what she really wants to do is art and work on something she loves with Aled. I really didn't want this story to end. It's so beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse