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    Radio Silence
    Radio Silence
    Radio Silence
    Audiobook10 hours

    Radio Silence

    Written by Alice Oseman

    Narrated by Aysha Kala

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    The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the million-copy bestselling Heartstopper books—now a major Netflix series.

    What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?

    Frances has always been a study machine with one goal: elite university. Nothing will stand in her way. Not friends, not a guilty secret—not even the person she is on the inside.

    But when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favorite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.

    Caught between who she was and who she longs to be, Frances’s dreams come crashing down. Suffocating with guilt, she knows that she has to confront her past…

    She has to confess why Carys disappeared…

    Meanwhile at university, Aled is alone, fighting even darker secrets.

    It’s only by facing up to your fears that you can overcome them. And it’s only by being your true self that you can find happiness.

    Frances is going to need every bit of courage she has.

    A coming-of-age read that tackles issues of identity, the pressure to succeed, diversity, and freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tour de force by the most exciting writer of her generation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 28, 2017
    ISBN9780062474612
    Author

    Alice Oseman

    Alice Oseman is an award-winning author, illustrator, and screenwriter. Alice is the creator of LGBTQ+ YA romance comic Heartstopper, and the writer, creator, and executive producer for the Emmy Award-winning television adaptation for Netflix, produced by See-Saw. Alice has written every episode and been involved at every stage, from casting to music. Alice is the author of several YA contemporary novels about teenage disasters: Solitaire (published when she was 19), Radio Silence, I Was Born for This, and Loveless (a New York Times bestseller). Alice’s books have won, been shortlisted, or nominated for a number of awards, including the YA Book Prize, the Inky Awards, the Carnegie Medal, and the Goodreads Choice Awards. Alice was named the Attitude Person of the Year 2023, and The British Book Awards Illustrator of the Year.

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    • 5/5
      One of the best books I have read this year. The narration is excellent and I just loved all the characters! Must must must pick this up!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Do not pity the dead, Harry, pity the living, and above all those WHO HAVE NEVER READ THIS BOOK.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      How neat to have some casually queer characters and some asexual representation!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book was absolutely amazing. I cannot put into words how much this book means to me. I wish 15 year old me could read this.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I can’t believe how much I loved this book! So much representation and lovable characters. It’s definitely not a cliche story

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    • 5/5
      This. This was so well written. I’m not very into books that feature characters going through certain stuff *spoilers* (looking at you, Fangirl) but Aled had my heart the moment he was introduced. Frances is soooo relatable and I loved the romance on the side (I’d read a book just about Aled before he met Frances). The educational conversation between Aled and Daniel at the end warmed my heart. Everyone should read this.
      4.2 because I got confused with Radio’s segments from time to time and I wanted the haters (those letters, omg) to be run by a bus and yet...
    • 4/5
      3.75⭐️
      I had a hard time getting into it and I actually do not feel as shaken as everybody else seems to be by this story. I think it’s because I read it too late. Or maybe it just wasn’t for me.
      I really enjoyed it because I saw myself in the characters and I actually cared about them and the plot. But in the end this book just showed me something I could’t get which had me a bit depressed by the end. So overall enjoyed the plot but the deeper meaning of this book just wasn’t suited to me.
    • 4/5
      I really liked it and I'll continue to read her other books, they're really wholesome
    • 3/5
      I thought the writing was kinda bad and the characters got on my nerves many times
    • 2/5
      The audiobook was good, but the story was sadly not as good.
    • 5/5
      The voices of the characters which made it better for listening. So entertaining too!!
    • 5/5
      this book is already amazing, and the audiobook only made it even better, just perfect
    • 5/5
      Sooooo gooood!!!! Teared up a bit. I would for sure read again
    • 5/5
      Heartbreakingly stunning book, truly so dreamy and poignant, fantastic representation!
    • 5/5
      Radio silence is in my top three best books I have ever read! It’s truly so so amazing. I want to read it again and again! I cried multiple times from sadness and happiness. I really love this book and I hope I will never forget it!
    • 5/5
      This book just feels like home. Everything just happens so accurately! With REAL teenage representation. Don't even start me on how much a adore these charecters.
    • 2/5
      ★★ // interesting when it deals with the relationship between the characters, but not so much as individuals. often felt preachy and a 101 on the current social media climate of this generation and sexuality. any trace of history (e.g. experience of abuse) of each character felt like a plot device more than a part of their personhood. maybe it’s just not my cup of tea or i’m simply not its target audience.
    • 5/5
      This was an incredible novel. Probably my favorite book that I have ever read.
    • 2/5
      I had heard so much hype about this book that I was convinced I already read it and loved it at times. Though upon actually reading it, that wasn't the case - catch me crying in the club!! The first half was just sooo dry, and I did adore the second half, but I was expecting more from it overall. This book is basically the holy grail for Gen Z readers (me one myself), so I'm just really disappointed. But, I'm excited for Alice Oseman's new release, it follows an aro-ace MC and is ownvoices as well!!

      (2.75 stars)
    • 3/5
      i like the relationships between the characters but it gets a lil cheesy near the end
    • 5/5
      Wow! About a wonderful love a platonic one! So sweet and personal about so much more then school and writings. Talks about subjects of abuse in a very serious well done manner. I’m captivated as I love with these messy characters! So realistic! They hurt they are selfish and they are brave. I love each of them. No one is perfect and each chapter has me wanting more. The style of clothes and the descriptions in general were excellent!
    • 5/5
      OK that was amazing y'all. Incredible. Breath taking. I loved it so much.
    • 5/5
      I loved it! Brilliant reading and unique story. Gives hope to teen-agers.
    • 5/5
      Thank you, Alice O for this story! Very good young adult fiction that encompasses smart and healthy sexuality, gender and race norms - and the story questions how our society defines intelligence. I was excited to find out what happened to the main characters until the last minute! Great narrator too!
    • 5/5
      Honest and real, beautiful book about friendship. 10/10 recommend. The reader speaks beautifully also.
    • 5/5
      Loved it! No romance needed for it to be perfect! All the representation was superb, lots of love
    • 4/5
      Actual rating: 4.5 stars

      I can't believe I put off reading Radio Silence for so long! I instantly fell in love with the book! No surprise there since Heartstopper is amazing.

      As a fangirl who is interested in a lot of things aside from books, it was fun to read something so relatable as Radio Silence dabbles on the podcast fandom (and just how RABID, OBSESSIVE, and TOXIC it could be), finding yourself in a world where the pressure to be successful is pervasive, and embracing who you are and what you love.

      Some of the things that I absolutely loved about this book is the realistic portrayal of a nuanced and dynamic friendship as well as the diversity represented in the book! (rep: biracial, bisexual, gay, asexual, demisexual). Another favorite is the heartwarming and very open relationship between the main character and her mom! I thought that this is EXACTLY HOW I want to bring up my future children: a mom who truly cares without suffocating my child and giving them to freedom to choose and decide for themselves without pressuring them to excel at everything.

      It was also refreshing to see that Radio Silence, the Youtube podcast show about a student detective in a sci-fi monster-infested university, was heavily inspired by Welcome to Night Vale. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Welcome to Night Vale for its imaginative and weirdly amazing story. It feels like Radio Silence was written for the fangirl in me. I definitely recommend this book!

      Trigger/content warnings though: abusive parent, depression, cyberbullying, death threat, mention of suicide
    • 5/5
      Me gusto mucho la relacion que tienen loa personajes principales, es una relacion real y no recurre al romance para hacer la historia. Me gusto la historia de universe city y como se relacionaba con lo que pasaba en la historia
    • 4/5
      It was amazing listening to it. Yes, I listened, Radio. I wanted to read this book. However, I decided to go for the audiobook. And I don't regret. I am in love with the narrator. She does is so beautifully. Also, the story and the characters are so relatable at so many levels. I am just happy that I stumbled upon it.
    • 3/5
      This was just not the book for me. There's nothing wrong with it but I wouldn't recommend it to my friends, for example.