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A review by abdullah
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
5.0
ok, so. i loved this book. i got to know this book because it's highly recommended by paperbackdreams (kat) and i finally read it. initially, i wanted to read it because it talks about academic pressure which is something i've always suffered from.
the story was so well done. how our generation acts, how people on the internet act, how some parents are, how some teachers are, how fandoms work and how we feel in our day to day life was pitch perfect. i believe alice oseman knew what she was doing when she wrote all this because this was really good.
moving on to the characters, and oh my god i love them all except for carol cause I HATE CAROL.
francis janvier : genuinely loved and related to this character so much. she's the smart and clever school girl who also happens to funky in secret and loves a weird but good podcast called Universe City. her arc was so relatable to see and her self discovery in many topics was done so well. she suffered from academic pressure and i especially related to that so much cause it's always something i had to deal with. i loved her relationship with her mom who deserves to be on the top moms tier list.
aled last : aled was a beautiful character to see and his story line was so important and done so well. i love him. he's that shy socially awkward guy who also happens to run the podcast which francis loves along with many other people. his family dynamics were done amazingly. his friendship with francis was a delight to see and i want their friendship so much :]
daniel jun : he's korean and francis' rival in school. i loved seeing his dedication to a lot of stuff. his conversations with others are done so nicely and were really fun to read. his relationship with aled was beautiful and his conversations with francis were gold
raine sengupta : i think if we're going to make a friends tier list, she would come at the top. she was such a fun side character who was also an amazing friend.
carys last : she's aled's twin sister and had a friendship with francis in the past. i think her storyline was very important. she knew her weaknesses but never let them defined her worth. she knew what was wrong in her life and how she would improve. she had the courage to do things many people in her situation wouldn't have. she's obviously not perfect but i liked her.
oh and also, I FUCKING HATE CAROL LAST.
That is all. I had so much fun reading this book. It's obviously not a perfect book cause obviously nothing is usually but I really had fun with the book.
the story was so well done. how our generation acts, how people on the internet act, how some parents are, how some teachers are, how fandoms work and how we feel in our day to day life was pitch perfect. i believe alice oseman knew what she was doing when she wrote all this because this was really good.
moving on to the characters, and oh my god i love them all except for carol cause I HATE CAROL.
francis janvier : genuinely loved and related to this character so much. she's the smart and clever school girl who also happens to funky in secret and loves a weird but good podcast called Universe City. her arc was so relatable to see and her self discovery in many topics was done so well. she suffered from academic pressure and i especially related to that so much cause it's always something i had to deal with. i loved her relationship with her mom who deserves to be on the top moms tier list.
aled last : aled was a beautiful character to see and his story line was so important and done so well. i love him. he's that shy socially awkward guy who also happens to run the podcast which francis loves along with many other people. his family dynamics were done amazingly. his friendship with francis was a delight to see and i want their friendship so much :]
daniel jun : he's korean and francis' rival in school. i loved seeing his dedication to a lot of stuff. his conversations with others are done so nicely and were really fun to read. his relationship with aled was beautiful and his conversations with francis were gold
raine sengupta : i think if we're going to make a friends tier list, she would come at the top. she was such a fun side character who was also an amazing friend.
carys last : she's aled's twin sister and had a friendship with francis in the past. i think her storyline was very important. she knew her weaknesses but never let them defined her worth. she knew what was wrong in her life and how she would improve. she had the courage to do things many people in her situation wouldn't have. she's obviously not perfect but i liked her.
oh and also, I FUCKING HATE CAROL LAST.
That is all. I had so much fun reading this book. It's obviously not a perfect book cause obviously nothing is usually but I really had fun with the book.