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Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

15 reviews

muriel__my's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

I'm a almost 18 year old teenager. There are so many things that this book talks about that I probably don't underdtand in the way the author was expecting it -specially because I'm not the target audiende, of course. But I can feel a bit more peaceful now about getting into the polemic tweeties and getting older everyday, I can now feel less worried about having so bad luck in love (and at the same time still being bad at love), and I can feel more grateful with the strong friendships I've made already and I want to keep them as long as possible. Reading some else's experiences and life lessonsit's so relaxing for me, makes me feel in company of someone wise (?), and I find the writing so comforting and accessible to anyone. I truly recommend this, I think it's a kind of lecture that anyone can and should read at some point of their life.
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cutepatzie's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

3.75

It's a good book but many elements maybe will not fit the life of people. It's still a good book, it's very reflective about life. Its have good advice but as I mention not everything is for everyone. But still is a good book to read at least once.
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faircloughliv's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

2.5

A well written book, I just related to so little of it! The topics I did relate to weren’t covered in particular depth so I went away feeling this book really wasn’t for me, I’ll definitely find people to recommend it to though!
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hannahbailey's review against another edition

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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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jessicohen15's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

Read this on my period and it had me reflecting on my romantic and platonic relationships hard. Just called my therapist to make an appointment after ghosting her for a full college semester. I took a lot of good from Alderton’s wisdom, many perfect anecdotes for my notes app, but can’t help but feel sad after finishing because it’s a memoir. Real life, not a fantasy and a reminder that life is flawed and not wrapped up all nicely with a bow on top. Go after life. That’s my takeaway.
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