Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

229 reviews

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Death, Child death, Body shaming, and Cancer

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Grief, Mental illness, and Fatphobia

kemisreading's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

4.0

I usually hate memoirs...
Thank you Dolly for having an interesting life that kept me entertained while cleaning my room.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Eating disorder

wytherwytch's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

This book was slow to start for me. I just think I wasn't in the right mood for it but it got better as it progressed. It made me laugh, and it made it cry! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Death, Grief, Child death, Cancer, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

hi_im_annie_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

A really lovely book in portraying your 20s, it felt reassuring to me to hear someone else talk about the importance of friendships instead of other relationships. I did find the narrative a little difficult to follow timeline wise sometimes but that is probably more due to me listening to it instead of reading it. I loved the portrayal of platonic love and did sometimes wish there was less about romantic relationships and more about friendships but that's quite subjective.
Would definitely recommend reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Child death, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Fatphobia

clariast7's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Death, Cancer, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Grief

my_a's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Eating disorder

sxndaze's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Be the person you wish you could be, not the person you feel you are doomed to be. Let yourself run away with your feelings. You were made so that someone could love you. Let them love you.

a wonderful account on love and friendship throughout life. alderton writes about life in such an accessible way and hones in on the ugly and beautiful parts of growing up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Death, Cancer, Alcohol, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use

jessalicemorris's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! It went from happy to sad to hopeful every few chapters and it’s message is one of acceptance, love and realising you are enough. Cannot wait to read more from Dolly Alderton! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, and Cancer

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Drug use, and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

florenceassetto's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

4.0

good book! it was my first audiobook and i grew to love it over time but the book itself was wonderful!! i LOVE LOVE and i love female friendships and i agree that most, if not all, of the love in my life is from my friends who i LOVE AND ADORE

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Cancer

allisonobrien's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death