“Hello… I hope somebody is listening.”
Radio Silence- Alicia Oseman
Radio Silence is the second Young Adult novel by Alice Oseman that received The Inky Rewards for Silver Inky in 2017.
Ratings: 4⭐
Genre: Fiction; Young Adult
Number of Pages: 403
Format: Paperback
Publishing House: HarperCollins
Publication date: February 25th, 2016
Summary
Frances Janvier is a high-achieving teenager- the head girl of her school, who believes her future is all about scoring good grades, and getting into the top-most universities, and landing a job that gets her money. When she meets Aled Last, the shy, mysterious creator of a science-fiction audio drama podcast, Universe City- that happens to be her favorite, she realizes that sometimes there are other paths through life and learns to embrace her passion for art.
Their friendship is pure and innocent, and no, they don’t fall in love with each other. Carys Last is Aled’s twin sister who has been missing for a few years now and Frances knows why. But she has to be really brave to admit that. A heartfelt story engaging with themes of identity, diversity, and the freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tour de force by the most exciting writer of her generation.
“Everyone’s different inside their head.”
Personal Reviews
I’ve read YA novels before that were actually over-hyped and honestly, I thought Radio Silence would be similar, but I was wrong- it is so much more. It is not just about high school romance but the actual teenage stuff. I cannot praise the author enough for the accurate representation of teenagers, academic pressure, fandom, and friendships.
The themes are relatable and the characters are just adorable and stay with you for a long time after you’ve finished the book. The mention of mental health is crucial in the plot. The fact that we all go through a lot and we only “hope that someone is listening” when we want to talk about it. What I like the best is the friendship between Frances and Aled.
“And I’m platonically in love with you.”
“That was literally the boy-girl version of ‘no homo’, but I appreciate the sentiment.”
Their love and care for each other are platonic and genuine and almost make you want to cry and crave for the same. I just feel that the dialogues are too simple and organic, which does sound legit as it is YA. The critique of the way the education system brainwashes teens into believing that if they don’t get good grades, they’re destined for failure and misery and the metaphors used in the Universe City podcast to express that is just incredible.
About the Author
Alice Oseman- Author of Radio Silence
Alice Oseman is an author/illustrator and was born in 1994 in Kent, England. She secured her first publishing deal at 17 and had her first novel, Solitaire, published in 2014. She has written four YA contemporary novels about teenage disasters: SOLITAIRE, RADIO SILENCE, I WAS BORN FOR THIS and LOVELESS. She is also the creator of LGBTQ+ YA romance webcomic HEARTSTOPPER, which is now published in physical form by Hachette Children’s Books.
Alice Oseman was born in Chatham, Kent. She grew up in a village near Rochester with their younger brother, William, and attended Rochester Grammar School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Durham University in 2016.
Her novels focus on contemporary teenage life in the UK. Her YA novels have been nominated for the YA Book Prize, the Inky Awards, and the Goodreads Choice Award, and HEARTSTOPPER has been optioned for TV. She can usually be found staring aimlessly at computer screens, questioning the meaninglessness of existence, or doing anything and everything to avoid getting an office job.
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