Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

8 reviews

purplesaturday's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

I really enjoyed listening to this book. The characters felt like real people I could actually meet, and I felt really connected to them. I wish I had a friendship like Frances and Aled’s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Mental illness, and Cursing

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Fatphobia

grace615'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Fatphobia

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

fronksnotdead's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Mental illness

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

bookling_thoughts's review

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

melrobeloreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. There's a diverse cast of characters and family situations. I enjoyed the strength and purity of Frances and Aled's friendship, with no romantic overtones or ulterior motives. I loved the contrast between Frances's relationship with her mom and Aled's relationship with his. I also love the growth that occurs in both characters as they realize that they don't need to be bound by society's expectations. I wish I had access to this book when I was a young adult deciding on my future studies and career. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Fatphobia

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

nataliapassos's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Fatphobia