Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

152 reviews

ginnybrooks's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.25

I found the first half a little tough to get through-- themes are drinking and mediocre men-- but the musings on friendship, the teenage years, dinner parties, and growing up. The self awareness with which Dolly writes makes for some powerful and insightful observations. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Eating disorder

andrea96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Drug use

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

katnavala's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

2.25

While I appreciated some of the chapters I found to be a bit boring and way too slow. There is so much that could’ve stayed out of the final draft. At times it was easy to relate to Dolly but at others it was way too difficult if you’re not from London. She names a lot of places that seem quite relevant to the story but if you’re not familiar, it would be hard to keep up with. The one thing I really liked was the honest and intimate description of Dolly and Farly’s friendship. I enjoyed seeing every aspect of it, the good, the bad, the dark secrets and the unconditional support. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, and Drug use

Minor: Cancer

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

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

jaklyn_heath_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Not giving this one a star rating as it is a memoir. 
I thought it was brilliantly written with wit and charm galore. The stories Dolly Alderton reflects on are emotional, nostalgic, and relatable for most millennial women. I really enjoyed the audio which was narrated by the author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Eating disorder

mdelawter's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Cancer, and Alcoholism

mary_do_12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

to be honest, i think i’m simply to young for this book. while i really enjoyed reading about dolly aldertons experience in her twenties and what she grew to learn and realize, i haven’t been confronted with the problems she had to deal with yet. and that is simply due to the fact that i’m not in my twenties and therefore could not relate to a lot of things she wrote about. and that not just in experiences and thoughts, but also in mundane things such as shows and music she adored. the gap between her millennial personality and my gen z character could not be crossed easily.
yet after all, there were a lot of important topics discussed in her book and especially knowing that it was all true and hers made her story so incredibly authentic and real.

and who knows, maybe i’ll think back on this in my twenties.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Alcohol