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catandherbooks's review against another edition
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Death, and Mental illness
Minor: Drug use
yilliun's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Sexual content, Misogyny, Infidelity, Alcohol, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Bullying, Cancer, Body shaming, Drug use, Vomit, and Eating disorder
izzy_v's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Eating disorder and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Cancer
Minor: Drug use and Death
themagicalworldofnian's review against another edition
3.25
The reason for me to start reading this book was for a bookclub, and since I had heard this to be the perfect book for when you are in your 20s.
The book is about Dolly her live, especially her 20s. How she went through them. The main topics being, love, jealousy, sex, drinking, drugs and rock and roll, during the early 2000s.
I thought the way the book was written was very funny and original. Every so chapters their is a recipe inserted, from scrambled eggs to birthday cake. Additionally there are some satirical email chapters and it has a chapter of some texts.
Further as someone in their 20s I think the book is very relatable, but also not so relatable. I will explain. I think the things that Dolly went through the not knowing what to do with your live and the being lost, not knowing who you are and wanting to be loved, are feelings that most people will relate to, especially during your 20s. Since that is the time that you are finding yourself. In addition I found it very relatable that you have these different friendships during your 20s, some people getting married, some buy their first house, while others are still studying and partying every night.
However, I did think that some of the stories where very over the top. This made it less relatable and more an exageration. And in some of the moments I found it also very self-absorbed.
Overall I enjoyed the read, but I do think that the book is a bit overhyped, and the title does not do it justice. The title of the book is "Everything I know about love", however the book is mainly about just the time during your 20s, friendships, partying, and being lost.
I also think that the book could have added a trigger warning for alcohol and drug abuse and eating disorders. Since I was quite surprised that these topics where so heavely discussed.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use
kaylahcc's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Cancer and Alcohol
Minor: Grief and Drug use
lacanadienneinreads's review against another edition
4.25
But Dolly's style, reflective, emotionally vulnerable but humorous, nostalgic and dreamy... It felt very intimate and familiar. Even situations outside my lived experience spoke to my understanding. And those that were reflective of my own life felt frighteningly accurate.
I'd recommend it to any woman, but especially those in their mid to late twenties, on that knifes edge between the girl you were and the woman you'll be.
Fair warning, I laughed, I cried, and I was triggered by some of the content.
Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Cancer, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Death
emilye's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use
dana_21857's review against another edition
2.5
No real concept
All over the place
Random skips ahead and back in time
Im at the stage with love she is at 30 now, so it's wildy unrelatable to me, but that's just personal
I wanted to love this book, that's why I didn't dnf but it did disappoint a little bit
Graphic: Alcohol and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cancer and Drug use
Minor: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders
catching5tars's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Mental illness, Cancer, Alcohol, Drug use, and Eating disorder