![]() ![]() She presents university as this oppressive, life-sucking institution that each and every character in her novel detests the thought of. I absolutely hated the way that Oseman presented the idea of university in Radio Silence. Also: unprofessional swearing and spoilers ahead, if that bothers you. ![]() I’ll discuss this point first, as it’s one of my more personal problems with Radio Silence, but the rest I feel are valid criticisms of the narrative. I feel like one of those grumpy hipsters that has to hate everything that everyone else likes, but I just genuinely feel like I missed something with this novel.Ī couple of caveats before I start: for the sake of transparency, I want to mention immediately that I took huge issue with the way that this novel presented the concept of university – I think it coloured the way that I viewed the rest of the story. I didn’t necessarily dislike the book, but I had a few issues with it, which is why I wanted to review it. YA Contemporaries are typically not my cup of tea, but this novel garnered such positive reviews, I figured I would give it a shot. I tend to read a lot in the summer – this year, I was up at a cottage with some friends and managed to get through about three books – one of them being Radio Silence by Alice Oseman. ![]()
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