”Being clever was, after all, my primary source of self-esteem. This is my spoilery spoiler section and if you haven’t already read the book: Well, pirates ye be warned! -P This said: Welcome to Universe City, I’m sure you’ll have a lovely time with Radio and his sidekicks! Trigger warnings: emotional parental abuse, depression (implied), suicidal thoughts (heavily implied), online bullying, teens drinking alcohol So just another ordinary day in the life of a young adult, right? -P People are complex, relationships are complicated and the way to your true self is paved with plenty of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Seriously, this book gives so many thought-provoking impulses it’s hard to write it all into a summary, which only seems to emphasise my earlier statement of Oseman’s skill to capture the voice of a generation. It plays with the idea of the internet as a medium that can connect people all over the world but it also illustrates how easy it is to hurt people and their privacy. “Radio Silence” tackles the strong bonds of friendships you only seem to have as a teen, it addresses the insecurities of young adults, the urgency and intensity of emotions, it shows that our educational system is far from perfect and that good grades aren’t everything in life, it makes room for individualism and it demonstrates that parents can influence their children in the best but also in the worst way possible. Did I lose you already? What I’m trying to say is that this book is timeless because it speaks to every teenager and young adult that ever went through adolescence. Truth be told, it’s more than the voice of a generation, it’s the voice of many generations that all went through the same thing. XD Alice Oseman’s book is amazing, epic, brilliant and most of all it’s relatable af!Īs an author it’s not easy to capture the voice of a generation but I think Oseman did it masterfully. I had no idea what all the fuss was about but three years later and countless books in between I finally get it.
When I joined goodreads back in 2017 “Radio Silence” was all over my feed and people were raving about it like crazy. I think by now this quote made its way into the most epic quotes of all time and I can totally understand all the hype this book got.
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