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m4rtt4's review against another edition
3.5
Emotional, raw and tangible with some real good examples of how to do and not do your relationships, though it would have been better if I had related more to Alderton's life experiences (but do I wish to relate to alcoholism though?...)
All the parts where the story of her life went on were interesting and nice to listen to, but the more life guide -like parts that tried to be funny weren't really funny at all and made me cringe and wish they had been cut out. Still worth reading/listening to, especially if your sense of humour is different from mine lol
The part about getting older in the very end was my favourite one, as I have been experiencing a continuous aging crisis since I was effing 13 and it's still going strong now at 20, I'm absolutely horrified about turning 30 and yes I keep rambling on and on but yeah read this book especially if you are in your 20s or 30s thank you and bye
Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Drug use
saskia_ej's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Cancer, Drug use, Death, and Eating disorder
daryn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Cancer, and Alcohol
Moderate: Grief and Medical content
alysereadsbooks's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual content
lifeonasofa's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, and Drug use
lindasoderlundd's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Grief
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
breenareads's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Sexual content, Drug use, and Cursing
Moderate: Cancer and Death
ciwanski's review against another edition
4.0
I felt so understood by this memoir and found myself laughing and crying throughout. Her depiction of female friendship is so accurate and I can’t help but hate her (in a jealous, admiring way) for having so much of it.
Her language is candid and easy going. As a novel where so many stories are set in bars having conversations with strangers or friends, so too do you feel like you’re sitting at the bar having Dolly share her life story with you. At least for me, it felt like a two way conversation with lots of nods, “mhms,” and reminiscing on my own life experiences.
I highly recommend this to all 20 something year old women — especially to the single ones.
Graphic: Eating disorder and Alcoholism
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Death, and Sexual content
roseadelia's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Alcohol, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual content
roseanne32's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Terminal illness and Cancer
Minor: Sexual content