Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

276 reviews

kaeubi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

you_know_mee's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Alcohol

opalescent8's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I think this is a good portrayal of friendship and working through a friendship and severed siblings relationships (though i wished they’d gone deeper into that)The reactions of people on the internet, It’s a really lovely story.
Some  gripes

I feel like Aled’s mum was a bit too extreme, i kept wondering if she had a extreme mental illness but that was never mentioned, she killed the dog why

I wonder why Aled wanted to be in the limelight maybe that was part of his character development

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

stardustandrockets's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely adore Aled! He needs to be protected at all costs. It's very clear his mom is mentally ill and abusive. This book gives a lot of context to Aled's character if you've only read Heartatopper.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, and Outing

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

HP references, assault

lil_mushroom's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

i don't know how to describe how this book made me feel, it made feel so many things, i enjoyed it though, it's a good book, i properly cried.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

mir_frog73's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

This was the best oseman book I’ve read! It was incredible I read it in 2 days. It was just amazing and reading Ollie’s copy just made it so much better! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

beth_gk28's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

24carrotgay's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Alice never disappoints!! I am continually enamored with her way of capturing characters’ complex humanity. Alice’s novels and novellas (that I’ve read so far) are poignant and emotional with themes of mental illness, friendship,  and rejecting the societal norms that force people into boxes. Radio Silence was no different.

I  was wholly mortified by Aled and Carys’ mother and at the edge of my seat, barely breathing, when Aled was making the decision at the train. And I was so stoked to see demi representation!!

All this to say: Alice Oseman is an artist and Radio Silence is a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Abandonment

minzzi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, and Alcohol

jojothefool's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

Very cute, pretty fun, I enjoyed myself. The podcast plot made sense and was fun but idk it didn’t keep me super hooked or amazed or anything. I think I sometimes struggled to understand some of the deeper themes just in that there were a lot of them kind of all over. We have a major one with Frances and her schooling and the importance of grades but then there’s also the plot of the podcast but also their friendship and then Carys is missing and Aled’s mom is like cartoonishly villainous idk. Just seemed a bit scrambled, but again I did ultimately enjoy myself and had some fun. So very British too lol but reading the book was much easier to understand than listening to the audiobook

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

Moments and descriptions of intense depression