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laurataylor's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual content
jessicohen15's review against another edition
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Dementia, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
dbrhplcd's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
1.75
I really wanted to like this book but was so let down.
What I hoped would be beautifully reflective book to help me navigate my 20s was a jumbled mix of bad anecdotes about binge drinking and cocaine and bad sex. I enjoyed the reflections at the end of each "phase" of her life but they were short and cliched, and I felt like we didn't have to stumble through her endless mentions of prosecco and chain smoking to get there.
It was disappointing because I expected reflections on the different types of love we experience in life, including family and friendships, but we only came to the startling realisation that we love our friends because of bad breakups. There was so much potential for that considering all the shenanigans the author and her mates got up to.
I am also feeling lost in my 20s but I'm not coping with benders and a bank overdraft. Am I... better than everyone?
What I hoped would be beautifully reflective book to help me navigate my 20s was a jumbled mix of bad anecdotes about binge drinking and cocaine and bad sex. I enjoyed the reflections at the end of each "phase" of her life but they were short and cliched, and I felt like we didn't have to stumble through her endless mentions of prosecco and chain smoking to get there.
It was disappointing because I expected reflections on the different types of love we experience in life, including family and friendships, but we only came to the startling realisation that we love our friends because of bad breakups. There was so much potential for that considering all the shenanigans the author and her mates got up to.
I am also feeling lost in my 20s but I'm not coping with benders and a bank overdraft. Am I... better than everyone?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder
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