Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

230 reviews

allisonobrien's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death

catandherbooks's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

It's hard to rate or comment on such an intimate and individual account of another person's experiences. I think I'll "get it" when I've lived/loved a little more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug use

sophiebee23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5

I think I came to this book with too high expectations. Maybe if I had read it a few years ago I might have found it more profound - as it was, I didn't feel like there was anything particularly revelatory in it. I still enjoyed it and so much of it mirrored my experiences of being in my twenties, and the sections that focus more on friendships and other people were definitely my favourites. I also loved the structure with the little interludes for a bad date story or a recipe. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Cancer, and Eating disorder

maddiechristine15's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Cancer

yilliun's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia

niamhcasey's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Made me feel like it’s all going to be okay!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Cancer

allisonwatkins's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

Funny and endearing yet somewhat unrelatable. Having never been the party girl, Dolly’s life full of antics didn’t resonate with me. Even still, her viewpoints on love were consistently spot on. Dolly also uses a lot of English pop culture references and refers to places in England that I’m unfamiliar with, so, it was hard to determine what she was talking about in several places. The bond that she has with her girlfriends is admirable and makes me pine for those types of female friendships myself. 

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Content Warnings

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

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

The Bridget Jones diary style of the majority of the book isn’t really for me, but I enjoyed the last chapters of reflection in particular. I think this book would be most relevant for a woman in their late 20s or 30s to read, so I might read it again in a few years. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Cancer

Minor: Drug use and Death

epn224's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

4.75

Everyone said it was a must-read and no one was lying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer