kaislea reviewed Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
Review of 'Radio Silence' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This was realistic, magical and thoughtfully written coming of age-story with stunningly honest, complete relationships between realistic and whole characters and very serious and deep thougths around the subject of education, forced goals, ambition and dreams. I truly loved reading an ya book with honest good relationship between the main character and her mother. I also loved the platonic friendships between different sexes, and the very relatable, honest descriptions of social media and the feelings about and around tumblr, youtube and twitter.
The things that bothered me are my opinions as almost-a-30-year-old, who suffered and got frustrated at the escalated drama over things that could have been solved way easier and less painfully if the characters only were feeling tiny bit more secure with their opinions and themselves. To be honest it was mostly very realistic and believable, though. It also seemed like a few chapters towards the end were …
This was realistic, magical and thoughtfully written coming of age-story with stunningly honest, complete relationships between realistic and whole characters and very serious and deep thougths around the subject of education, forced goals, ambition and dreams. I truly loved reading an ya book with honest good relationship between the main character and her mother. I also loved the platonic friendships between different sexes, and the very relatable, honest descriptions of social media and the feelings about and around tumblr, youtube and twitter.
The things that bothered me are my opinions as almost-a-30-year-old, who suffered and got frustrated at the escalated drama over things that could have been solved way easier and less painfully if the characters only were feeling tiny bit more secure with their opinions and themselves. To be honest it was mostly very realistic and believable, though. It also seemed like a few chapters towards the end were a bit rushed. The biggest problem for me, though, was how badly Frances was dealing with other's problems, and that the story went on no matter how horrific or blunt questions she asked midst other's crisises. It seemed like a hole in the way the relationships otherwise were built, just for getting the reader to understand something better. It kind of made the realism fell apart.
Anyway, I'd highly recommend this to anyone aged 16-18, as I think they might get a lot out of it.
3,5 stars
(This was the very first audiobook I completed and reviewed!)