Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

165 reviews

addyson_raelynn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

I loved this book!!! The characters were so lovable to be, I got so attached to Aled and Frances’s friendship and I ordered watching their story unfold. This book talks about mental health in a careful and validating way. Alice Oseman did such a phenomenal job🫶

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

sophie42's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

danilo_syrtis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kjofalltrades's review

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

tbwhite23's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Drug use

bookobsessedmommy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

I don't read many books written by actual young adults, but when I do I can usually tell by how well they capture how all encompassing everything feels at that age. The way you can bury yourself in a hole of maybes out of fear. Whil this isn't a romance, it is a beautiful love story. I really like seeing representations of philia (non-romantic) love in books, because it's way more common in reality. The affection between friends and family makes up so much of our daily interactions, but it doesn't get as much representation in books about love. Watching Aled and Frances struggle to articulate their feelings was so real and heartbreaking. Aled's mom is a real piece of work, and my heart hurts for any kid dealing with that kind of emotional abuse. I love all the eastereggs from Solitaire and Heartstopper, and now I need to go rewatch the Netflix series and see if I missed anything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

pleione's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

love love love. kinda embarassing at points sorry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment

odette_tbdk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

Me inspiró a hacer mi propia cuenta de escritura. ¿Tengo que decir más?

Cómo con todos los de Alice, me sentí profundamente identificada con los personajes, especialmente con Frances y Aled. Yo también dependo de la validación académica y me gustan los podcasts, ¿ok?

Son personajes que te pueden llegar a frustrar, pero entiendes sus motivos, sus miedos, aspiraciones y cómo la vida adulta los confunde tanto. Ver como evolucionan y salen de sus moldes es hermoso. El final es el mejor que se le pudo haber dado.

Muchísimos puntos por tocar el tema de la demisexualidad en 2014. Alice for the win.

Definitivamente lo recomiendo (Welcome To The Night Vale, voy por ti).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Animal death, Body shaming, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse

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

Minor: Confinement and Sexual harassment

bennoyb's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, and Gaslighting