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A review by strawberrycowlover
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
4.0
4 stars- recommend to anyone and everyone
Absolutely adored this book and all of the characters. At first I felt like this novel was somewhat similar to Little Fires Everywhere, as they both were small town dramas in a way? (Don’t know if that is the right word for it)
Not everyone’s life is what it seems. While Frances looks to be perfect attaining head girl status and straight As she certainly isn’t. She has many doubts of who she is and is frankly quite lonely.
Aled who lives across the street seems like a quite shy boy who also happens to be at the top of his class. While appearing to have his shit together for uni he is constantly facing the wrath of his mother and feeling the absent weight of his sister who was pretty much exiled from his home.
There is always more than what meets the eye. I thoroughly enjoy books that include this dynamic as it is so so so ACCURATE!
Anyway I really loved all how Oseman developed the characters. The further along I got in the book the more I could see into there lives. It was like looking at a blurry out-of-focus photo and then slowing seeing the resolution of what was actually depicted.
I was most surprised by Daniels character. In the beginning I really didn’t think he would be such an important character or play a role in Frances life.
Frances character I adored the most though. I am not sure if it was because I could relate to her on many of her struggles but believe the author executed a flawless story of what transitioning from high school to uni actually looks like.
As someone who has struggled with this transition I felt a great comfort in knowing I was not alone. The stress and uncertainty of this period in ones life is not talked about enough. Maybe because uni should be seen as a privilege and not an option. While education is a privilege it certainly isn’t for everyone and Oseman really opened up this conversation.
I would really have liked to get more info about Aled’s family and also Daniels. While they did discuss and open up about the struggles they faced at home I really would have liked something more juicy or specific. I was waiting to hear more but never really did which was a little disappointing but still LOVED this book!
Absolutely adored this book and all of the characters. At first I felt like this novel was somewhat similar to Little Fires Everywhere, as they both were small town dramas in a way? (Don’t know if that is the right word for it)
Not everyone’s life is what it seems. While Frances looks to be perfect attaining head girl status and straight As she certainly isn’t. She has many doubts of who she is and is frankly quite lonely.
Aled who lives across the street seems like a quite shy boy who also happens to be at the top of his class. While appearing to have his shit together for uni he is constantly facing the wrath of his mother and feeling the absent weight of his sister who was pretty much exiled from his home.
There is always more than what meets the eye. I thoroughly enjoy books that include this dynamic as it is so so so ACCURATE!
Anyway I really loved all how Oseman developed the characters. The further along I got in the book the more I could see into there lives. It was like looking at a blurry out-of-focus photo and then slowing seeing the resolution of what was actually depicted.
I was most surprised by Daniels character. In the beginning I really didn’t think he would be such an important character or play a role in Frances life.
Frances character I adored the most though. I am not sure if it was because I could relate to her on many of her struggles but believe the author executed a flawless story of what transitioning from high school to uni actually looks like.
As someone who has struggled with this transition I felt a great comfort in knowing I was not alone. The stress and uncertainty of this period in ones life is not talked about enough. Maybe because uni should be seen as a privilege and not an option. While education is a privilege it certainly isn’t for everyone and Oseman really opened up this conversation.
I would really have liked to get more info about Aled’s family and also Daniels. While they did discuss and open up about the struggles they faced at home I really would have liked something more juicy or specific. I was waiting to hear more but never really did which was a little disappointing but still LOVED this book!