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funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.0

tevensen's review against another edition

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funny reflective fast-paced

4.5

seamusmdaniel's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

3.75

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4.0

Quién diría que un libro de no ficción podía tener este efecto en mi. Por más de que hay ciertos aspectos con los que no pude identificarme al apuntar a otra generación, la cantidad de mensajes importantes y lecciones sobre la vida y el amor que me deja este libro me hacen analizar los buenos y malos aspectos en mi forma de vivir.

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challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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reflective medium-paced

3.0

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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emotional funny hopeful reflective

4.0

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4.0

As a 24 year-old in the midst of figuring out what I want from my life, Everything I Know About Love felt like a comforting hug. Dolly Alderton perfectly vocalizes so many of the questions ratting around in my brain about who I am and what I'm doing. Beyond that, her depictions of her close female friendships made me examine my own and even list out in my head the things I love about each of my friends, which is a practice I think everyone should do regularly. I particularly love the quote, "Nearly everything I know about love, I've learned in my long-term friendships with women."

My only qualm with this book is the random emails/letters/texts interspersed throughout the writing. I understand they are a glimpse into her female friendships, but they felt so jarring and out of place that I was broken out of the flow of the story.

Overall, I would recommend to anyone in their 20s struggling with questions about the "bigger picture," relationships, and their sense of self.

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3.0

so much of this book ended up being the worst, least self-aware but also selfish decision’s i’ve ever read. her outlook on her friend’s relationships was pretty fucking sad. the idea that your friends are just waiting to leave you for a man completely disregards the value of both friendships and relationships.

she pulled through, towards the end. there were some passages that i really enjoyed about womanhood and aging. overall, though, the author really just pulled out some of the most basic interpretations of life i’ve ever read. its not deep. its not groundbreaking. “dont be embarrassed! live your life!” girl. be fr, my grandma has that stitched on a pillow somewhere.

however! i did really love her friendship with her best friend - most of the time. she did a great job illustrating how much love you have for another person in that role, and how you know them the way youd know a soulmate.

overall, its a good read. she’s not terribly deep, but does have some thoughts that i’ve reflected on.