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the first half of the book’s timeline was all over the place and confusing. i would’ve dnf-ed it but i am too stubborn for that.
the second half of the book

especially after florence’s death

felt more real and relatable and i did start to take more interest in it overall.
i’m torn because i think there were some good quotes and i like the way she described platonic friendship love. but i truly struggled to finish it and i think it put me in a reading slump.
i’ve never read any of her fiction work and i don’t think i would want to after my lackluster experience with this book. i know that sounds horrible but i am just being honest :(

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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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5.0

As someone on the cusp of turning 30, this book reached deep inside me and pulled out some much needed nostalgia and epiphanies about the last decade. Dolly is funny and smart, daring and brave, full of good advice and searing insights, and honest about her flaws in a way that is inspiring. You don’t have to be a fabulous blond party girl to get where she is coming from. You only need to be a woman who is living through their 20s and 30s to feel seen by this book. I’d venture to say women of all ages would feel seen, but I’m not in my further decades yet. Dolly’s story telling is vivid and romantic and so personal that you will hear her voice in your head even after you close the book. I loved it every minute of this memoir of sorts. I will be inhaling her next book asap! I highly recommend this book to one and all.

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