Reviews tagging 'Death'

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

197 reviews

bethantg's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

2.75

I read this because my friend loves it and for that reason I am glad it exists. I know some people really love this and I can see why, but I think it's a kind of enjoyment that really hinges on relatability, and it largely wasn't relatable to me. Some parts were really beautifully and sensitively done, especially towards the end. The only thing knocking it down a little bit for me is a bit of a strange one, which is that it seems to inhabit a worldview in which everyone is entirely self-absorbed, which seems strange given the book is mainly centred around love. It gave many parts intended for humour a more negative tinge which unfortunately affected how much I could enjoy the book. Still, a very light, easy read with a lot of heart that I can see being a source of comfort for people who find it relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content and Death

mangofraiche's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, and Cancer

marsmonny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Death

yunuepub's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Death, Dysphoria, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use

avamccluer's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, and Cancer

lucyrudd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Sexual content, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Addiction, Drug use, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Child death, and Cursing

stephybooks_007's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug use

Moderate: Death and Cancer

katesant's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Death

joensign's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Toxic relationship

arthurjentges04's review against another edition

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

4.0

this book is incredibly well written and the audiobook well narrated. dolly alderton knows her shit and how to articulate herself. i found this book to be incredibly relatable for the most part (not so much the turning 30/existential crisis part, because i’m 19 and barely and adult lol, but the rest). this book speaks about societal pressures, romance, eating disorders, unhealthy coping through drug and alcohol abuse, growing into adulthood and out of your childhood, the importance of platonic love(!!!), loss and grief, letting go and accepting and sooo much more. no matter your age, this book has something important to say to you and you have something valuable to learn from it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death