![]() The same day she arrives home, a prehistoric monster surfaces, and Willie learns that her unknown father is still alive. It’s a book about transitioning from teen life to adulthood, and shows the diverse ways that can happen – much like Radio Silence.Īfter dropping out of university due to a love affair with an older, married professor, Wilhelmina returns home to stay with her born-again-Christian mother for the summer. Enid and Becky discuss university and whether it’s right or wrong for them, which Radio Silence heavily deals with, and also features a very strong friendship between the girls that ultimately fades away (which happens briefly in Radio Silence). The graphic novel is a little sad but it’s ultimately something so many millennials can relate to (despite this book being published in the 90s). As the story progresses, Enid and Becky make the transition into adulthood and find themselves drifting apart. ![]() Ghost Girl follows the adventures of two teenage girls, Enid and Becky, two pseudo-intellectual friends who just graduated from high school, who spend their days wandering aimlessly around town, wondering what they’re going to do for the rest of their lives. It’s important to see sexualities from the lower end of the LGBTQ+ spectrum that are hardly ever represented, which both novels do so beautifully! ![]() In Radio Silence, Aled is also on the ace-spec: he’s demisexual, which means he’s only attracted to people after he’s formed an emotional connection with them (it’s not stated if Aled is gay or bi or pan, just demi, so I won’t assume his sexuality here). Most importantly, Tash is heteromantic asexual, which means she is romantically attracted to someone of another gender but not sexually attracted. It also features strong friendships, a relationship a lot like Aled and Frances’. Tash Hearts Tolstoy is all about fandom and becoming a viral sensation – much like Radio Silence. When she’s nominated for an award, Tash’s cyber-flirtation with Thom, another award nominee, has the potential to become real … but she has to figure out a way to tell him she’s asexual. It’s all about finding the courage to pursue a creative career, which is something Frances really struggles with in Radio Silence. The letters are all about expressing your true self – which is something both Frances and Aled come to do in the novel, although so many people try to hold them back.Īfter a shoutout from a famous vlogger, Tash’s web series, Unhappy Families – based on Anna Karenina – goes viral. ![]() The letters are full of advice about being honest with yourself, and living life the way you want to live it – and that means following your dreams. Letters to a Young Poet is a manifesto on the creative life, written in a series of letters to a young man named Franz Zaver Kappus, who had written to the poet Rilke, and asked Rilke for an assessment on his own poetry. And Frances has to confront her past, starting with the day Aled’s sister disappeared.Īnxiety, biracial protagonist (Ethiopian and English), coming of age, creative drive, emotional abuse, expressing your true self, fandom, friendship, following your dreams, life crisis, LGBTQIAP+ characters (bisexual, demisexual, gay, pan, lesbian), millennial book, parental abuse, podcasts. But when the podcast goes viral, the trust between Frances and Aled is broken. For the first time, she experiences a true friendship and is finally having fun. Then she meets Aled, the shy genius behind the podcast, and he unlocks the door to the real Frances: the one who cares about more than just grades. The only thing other than school that she cares about is a podcast called Universe City. ![]() “I wonder - if nobody is listening to my voice, am I making any sound at all?”įrances is in her final year of school and is a study machine with one goal: university. Welcome to another post of If you like that, try these …, my weekly post series where I share book (and sometimes movie or TV show) recommendations based on a book I’ve read. ![]()
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