Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

33 reviews

ryanbada's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Drug use

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

overall, i really enjoyed this. it was witty, relatable, and just fun. i would recommend to anyone who is feeling lost in life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Child death, Cursing, Eating disorder, Death, Grief, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

laurabenitez's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Cancer, and Terminal illness

hannahbailey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

3.0

Whilst an easy and enjoyable read, I did come away from the book frustrated. Alderton was on the edge of something great here -- she's a natural born storyteller both in her writing and the speeches she recounts throughout the book -- but instead this memoir fell into the self-indulgent trap. From what I gathered through this text, the author has led quite a privileged life so far and I felt that she didn't do enough to acknowledge this. At no point does she recognise that growing up in/near London, attending private school, her whiteness and financial stability are at least part of the reason as to why she's successful now. Whilst this wasn't the theme of the memoir, which was love and relationships, I felt that ignoring these privileges made the book seem shallow. A quick google reveals she has since acknowledged her privilege in interviews. A quick google also reveals her real name is Hannah 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Child death, Cancer, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

antoniaodernein's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, and Grief

laurataylor's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual content

afion's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Terminal illness, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Cancer

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

pyourch's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

Starts out as a light hearted chaotic story of a girl growing up yearning to finally be an adult & all the trials and tribulations of youth & friendship & university & discovering relationships, casual sex, drinking, etc. Topics that all 20-something women can relate to. And she speaks like you’re her friend too. Later on she has revelations and makes some life changes and has a much different outlook on life. I found the book to be happy, sad, inspiring & relatable. I love following her lists of “everything i know about love at (age X)” and seeing how the lists morph and change as she does. In the end, all types of relationships are beautiful and should be held close. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Alcohol

gracesullentrup's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use and Death

Minor: Body shaming and Grief

heyjulez's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Death, Eating disorder, and Body shaming