PDF Radio Silence Alice Oseman Books

Download As PDF : Radio Silence Alice Oseman Books

From critically acclaimed author Alice Oseman comes a smartly crafted contemporary YA novel, perfect for readers who love Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl. This is an utterly captivating and authentic teen novel from the author of Solitaire, which VOYA said “could put her among the great young adult fiction authors.”

Frances Janvier spends most of her time studying.

Everyone knows Aled Last as that quiet boy who gets straight As.

You probably think that they are going to fall in love or something. Since he is a boy and she is a girl.

They don’t. They make a podcast.

In a world determined to shut them up, knock them down, and set them on a cookie cutter life path, Frances and Aled struggle to find their voices over the course of one life-changing year. Will they have the courage to show everyone who they really are? Or will they be met with radio silence?

PDF Radio Silence Alice Oseman Books

"“Hello. I hope somebody is listening.”

Be prepared for a crazy amount of quotes.

So, I didn't expect to finish the last 300 pages of this book last night. But I did. I also didn't expect to be completely drowned in this story. It took my feet and pulled and kept on pulling. A day later and I've yet to reach the bottom. That is how much it stayed with me. I'm beginning feel bad for people who haven't read this yet.

I don't even know where to start. *deep breath* Okay...

So, this is one of those books that I completely thought was different than it turned out to be. But it was a good surprise. Like Christmas morning and when you find a dollar in your pants pocket. The characters drive this story along. Oh, did I add that all of the main characters are queer? Not only that but there is so much diversity I almost ran outside and screamed for an AMEN.

There were so many geek references in this book. Game of Thrones. Scott Pilgrim. SPIRITED AWAY. On top of some pretty awesome music selections. I feel like I need to be best friends with the author. Like now.

The themes in this story include depression, sexual confusion, online bullying, and abuse but on top of that, you have friendships that wild horses could not pull apart, platonic love, long lost love, typical teenage problems like school and whether to check your Tumbler or not which made it so relatable. And even though Frances' mother was awesome, not all of the parentals figures were so understanding. Which is something a lot of teenagers can relate to for sure.

“I stopped speaking. There was no point trying to argue. There was no way she was going to even attempt to listen to me.
They never do, do they? They never even try to listen to you.”

I almost forgot to talk about the individual protagonists as a whole. So, there's Frances, and she's obsessed with a podcast called University City which is about a person stuck in a monster-ridden city set in the future. She meets Aled, who happens ot be the creator of the podcast. Cool? Yep. Only he doesn't want the world to know that. He is a very private with some heavy family drama.

“...it felt like we were friends. Friends who barely knew anything about each other except the other's most private secret.”

It's a slow burn friendship and THANK THE SKIES, there is no romantic love between them. They have a beautiful, soul-mate type connection that feels so real and it makes me yearn for something like that.

“And I’m platonically in love with you.”
“That was literally the boy-girl version of ‘no homo,’ but I appreciate the sentiment.”

Without giving too much away, Aled's podcast and his persona, Radio Silence hit me in the feels. When it all comes together, and we realize who he's speaking to and how deep his agony goes, it just ripped out my heart.

“I wonder - if nobody is listening to my voice, am I even making any sound at all?"

Sometimes, I think we all feel that way, and Radio's pain is our pain. This book was written for you and for me."

Product details Paperback 496 pages Publisher HarperTeen; Reprint edition (April 23, 2019) Language English ISBN-10 0062335723

Tags : Radio Silence (9780062335722) Alice Oseman Books,Alice Oseman,Radio Silence,HarperTeen,0062335723,Fiction-Coming of Age,JUVENILE,Juvenile Fiction,Juvenile Grades 10-12 Ages 15+,TEEN'S FICTION - COMING OF AGE,United States,YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Television Radio,YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary,YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship,Young Adult Fiction/Girls Women,Young Adult Fiction/Performing Arts - Television Radio,Young Adult Fiction/Social Themes - Friendship

Radio Silence Alice Oseman Books Reviews :

Radio Silence Alice Oseman Books Reviews

• I love Alice Oseman's previous book Solitaire and I love Radio Silence just as much. One thing I love about Oseman's books is how realistic her teenage characters are. It's refreshing to read a book about teenagers where they actually sound and act like teenagers. (It helps that she is only a few years older than her characters.) I also love the diversity in this book in terms of both race and sexuality. It is something that is very much needed in books for all ages.
  
  One of my favorite things in this book is the friendship between Frances and Aled. They are both so sweet and wonderful and their friendship was great. I loved how it helped both characters grow. I especially loved their text conversations, they always made me smile.
  
  I didn't expect to love the side characters as much as I did. I also didn't expect to hate a character as much as I did. Every character is three-dimensional and so interesting to read about. It's hard not to care for them (except for the one).
  
  I appreciate how Oseman included an emotionally abusive relationship in this book. In other books I've read that mentioned abuse it was almost always physical abuse. Emotional abuse can be just as damaging so it's good it's talked about with the same level of seriousness.
  
  I did have one problem with the book and that is that the beginning is a bit slow. The chapters throughout the book were short so that made it easier to keep reading, but I felt like it took a bit to get the story really moving. However, once the story gets going I couldn't put it down.
  
  Overall, Radio Silence is a wonderful story full of laughs, heartbreak, and beautiful friendship. I can't wait to read it again.
• “Hello. I hope somebody is listening.”
  
  Be prepared for a crazy amount of quotes.
  
  So, I didn't expect to finish the last 300 pages of this book last night. But I did. I also didn't expect to be completely drowned in this story. It took my feet and pulled and kept on pulling. A day later and I've yet to reach the bottom. That is how much it stayed with me. I'm beginning feel bad for people who haven't read this yet.
  
  I don't even know where to start. *deep breath* Okay...
  
  So, this is one of those books that I completely thought was different than it turned out to be. But it was a good surprise. Like Christmas morning and when you find a dollar in your pants pocket. The characters drive this story along. Oh, did I add that all of the main characters are queer? Not only that but there is so much diversity I almost ran outside and screamed for an AMEN.
  
  There were so many geek references in this book. Game of Thrones. Scott Pilgrim. SPIRITED AWAY. On top of some pretty awesome music selections. I feel like I need to be best friends with the author. Like now.
  
  The themes in this story include depression, sexual confusion, online bullying, and abuse but on top of that, you have friendships that wild horses could not pull apart, platonic love, long lost love, typical teenage problems like school and whether to check your Tumbler or not which made it so relatable. And even though Frances' mother was awesome, not all of the parentals figures were so understanding. Which is something a lot of teenagers can relate to for sure.
  
  “I stopped speaking. There was no point trying to argue. There was no way she was going to even attempt to listen to me.
  They never do, do they? They never even try to listen to you.”
  
  I almost forgot to talk about the individual protagonists as a whole. So, there's Frances, and she's obsessed with a podcast called University City which is about a person stuck in a monster-ridden city set in the future. She meets Aled, who happens ot be the creator of the podcast. Cool? Yep. Only he doesn't want the world to know that. He is a very private with some heavy family drama.
  
  “...it felt like we were friends. Friends who barely knew anything about each other except the other's most private secret.”
  
  It's a slow burn friendship and THANK THE SKIES, there is no romantic love between them. They have a beautiful, soul-mate type connection that feels so real and it makes me yearn for something like that.
  
  “And I’m platonically in love with you.”
  “That was literally the boy-girl version of ‘no homo,’ but I appreciate the sentiment.”
  
  Without giving too much away, Aled's podcast and his persona, Radio Silence hit me in the feels. When it all comes together, and we realize who he's speaking to and how deep his agony goes, it just ripped out my heart.
  
  “I wonder - if nobody is listening to my voice, am I even making any sound at all?"
  
  Sometimes, I think we all feel that way, and Radio's pain is our pain. This book was written for you and for me.
• The book centers around two friends, one who is the anonymous Creator behind a podcast and one (the narrator) who is a fan of the podcast. It's a very fandom-y story at times, though not in a love letter to fandom kind of way; you both see love and support from fans but also harassment and doxing. Despite that, there's definitely a sense of the creation of this podcast and its associated art being home for the narrator and her best friend.
  
  A big point of the book is that there's not one best path for everyone after secondary school. "University isn't the right next step for everyone, even people who get good grades" is probably the most key message here, and I thought it was handled well.
  
  I read this largely because there's a demisexual character. There's a conversation between the demi character and said character's significant other about what asexuality is and isn't (which is well done), and the word demisexual is used on page. I have conflicted feelings about this conversation, but I still appreciate the representation.
  
  As complicated as it gets, I love the friendship between Frances and Aled. The messages between them in particular are gold.
• I binge-read this at like midnight and it was probably one of the best decisions I made. The character journeys/relationship in this book felt natural. There was a wonderful m/f platonic relationship at the core which was so nice to read. The little excerpts of Universe City in every chapter really gave the podcast some life. I wish I could write down everything I loved about this book
• I liked the fanfic elements of this, and the characters were A+. Varied, interesting and I wasn't sure where the story might go next. However, the black moment suffering part lasted for too much of the story and I feel that Frances wasn't the right protagonist for this story- the story was really about Aled and the book centered around his journey, but it was told by a side character, which was a little disorienting especially for the large part of the book when she didn't know what was going on with Aled. Great themes and characters but wrong choice of protagonist and a plot that felt a bit unbalanced. I might try others from this author though. 3.5 stars