Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

42 reviews

thechillreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Child death

roseadelia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

amazing, completely changed my perception on love. a love letter to female friendships.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Alcohol, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

hypocrisis's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing

2.0

I didn't hate it. some of the topics touched on were relatable and important to me but they were explored on such a surface level that it didn't bring me any particular enjoyment or insight. the writing style was too forced and stacked with bad metaphors. this is a book written from the worst of white feminist perspectives, privileged, naive and boring while aiming to offer somewhat political takes lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Death, Cancer, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Drug use, Body shaming, Grief, and Terminal illness

paniquemecanique's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

I started it because I loved the tv show adaptation, and at first I thought I was mainly enjoying it that much because I could transpose the show in the pages. But the more I read and discovered all the bits that aren't in the show and the more invested and interested I was. I loved seeing her point of views unfold and felt super invested in her heartbreaks. I found myself in tears at some points, and also deeply touched by her depiction of the love women have for each other. I struggle with non fiction, but this was a treat. Her life is an absolutely wild ride and she tells it beautifully without having a heavy writing. 
Recommended to anybody who grew up with 90s British culture !!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Cancer

kanej's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Child death

balancethebooks's review

funny reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, Child death, and Drug use

Minor: Terminal illness and Toxic relationship

swiftlyjo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

related immensely to some chapters and not at all to some, which I guess is inevitable with such personal writing, but really enjoyed it overall. appreciated especially the honesty with which she writes about the jealousy and hurt that can come with your friends getting into serious relationships because god that shit is complicated and people don't talk about it enough. and overall adored the fact that she realizes how most things she knows about love really is from her friendships because honestly, isn't it all

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

paulawind's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

I’m not a fan of biographies/memoirs etc but this one somehow captivated me. It could have been for me also being a lost sheep in her mid 20s, having no idea what to do with my life. Or it could have been the heartfelt journey of a teenager towards her fully fledged adulthood. Or both.

What I love most about this book is that it treats love as it should be treated - in all its variety. She talks about family, sexual and romantic parters, but most importantly - friends who are your most important support network in those years. Reading the story of love between those girls and how they constantly had each other’s back had me bawling my eyes out. 

Seeing Dolly’s character development was extremely satisfying - going from insecure girl using boys as a self-validation system, to a self-confident woman who bloomed before our eyes. I know the author is older than me but I felt like a proud parent by the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death and Child death

eralbesu's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I didn’t expect to relate to the author as much as I did. The glimpses into the author’s existential dread and attachment styles in relationships, was a small reminder for me to get back into therapy lol. 

The chapter titled Thirty hit the nail on the head about the feeling of entering your 30s and missing the compassion and grace offered to you in your 20s. 

Loved reading about her relationship with her friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Grief, Cancer, Child death, and Death

Moderate: 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