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savvylit's review against another edition
3.0
There were several portions of EIKAL that were written in list form. In that spirit, this review will be a list too.
The good:
+ The female friendships! The most entertaining, heartwarming, and insightful portions of the memoir were about Dolly's friendships.
+ The "everything I knew about love at age ____" sections. Genuinely funny and relatable. I loved seeing how her views on dating and life changed from her teens to age 30.
The bad:
+ The humor, which trended towards clichés.The strongest parts of this book were when Alderton wasn't trying so hard to be funny.
+ The recipes. I know food is an important part of Dolly's life but the inclusion of an occasional recipe felt unnecessary and uninspired.
+ The fake party invitation emails. Again, clichéd humor that felt a little forced.
+ The length. This memoir was simply too long.
After feeling very underwhelmed by both this memoir and Samantha Irby's Meaty, I think I have officially decided / realized that confessional blog-style memoirs are not for me!
Graphic: Grief, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Death
Moderate: Drug use and Toxic relationship
anouks_books's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction
mince's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Eating disorder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Cancer
gracesullentrup's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use and Death
Minor: Body shaming and Grief
waybeyondblue's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Drug use
spaghettireads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content and Mental illness
laure_d's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Eating disorder, and Grief
nialiversuch's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Terminal illness, Cancer, Body shaming, Sexual content, Grief, and Eating disorder
Minor: Cursing, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
frumpkin_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Grief
inophiaa's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, Mental illness, Grief, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Death