Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

53 reviews

linnybear's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

I was dreading it for the first 35% of the book, picking it up was like making your way through the torment mostly because I found it utterly unrelatable. Not that everything I read has to be relatable but I didn't find it funny nor interesting to read about an abandoned sheltered child turned out alcoholic who somehow found a great pack of friends and a job despite their problems with various substances. 

I stuck through it mainly for the writing, but then I cried as I read the chapter about Florence, and I thought how important the ending chapters would be to the younger me. Just proving the author's point that you don't need constant validation from anyone (especially a man), that you are enough, and showing it through her own experiences. 

It's not something groundbreaking that wasn't said before, quite frankly it has been said many many times but in this book it doesn't sound cheesy or condescending. And I actually quite liked how it wasn't really about love as much as it was about friendships, loss and making peace with yourself. I'd be happy human being if fiction authors write friendships exactly like in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Grief

tatjanasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Terminal illness, Grief, Addiction, and Cancer

Moderate: Death, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

Minor: Fatphobia

saarahkaatharina's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Drug use, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Grief

karol99's review

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

It definitely grew on me, as the author aged 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Eating disorder, and Death

annika_katharina's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder

grizzlysnack's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Dysphoria, and Panic attacks/disorders

sugasclementine's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction

Moderate: Fatphobia and Emotional abuse

melodranna's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug use, Alcoholism, Addiction, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer

cutepatzie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

3.75

It's a good book but many elements maybe will not fit the life of people. It's still a good book, it's very reflective about life. Its have good advice but as I mention not everything is for everyone. But still is a good book to read at least once.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Dysphoria, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Terminal illness, and Cancer

sophjones95's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment and Addiction