Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

193 reviews

laneyreadz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. Perfect way to begin my 30th year on this planet. I highly recommend if you’re in your 20s or 30s and need a little insight about how to live and how to love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Cancer

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Grief

katjayorke's review

adventurous lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.0

The perfect comfort book when all you need is a big hug. Not only is this book about love, but everything in life itself. I think everyone can take at least one thing away from this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

malihareza_19's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

1.0

Not a huge fan and definitely an overhyped book. Won’t be reading anything from Dolly Alderton. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Alcohol

Moderate: Death

catching5tars's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Cancer, Alcohol, Drug use, and Eating disorder

imogenlj's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I am very much the target audience, and I read this, laughed, cried and laughed again. Through hilarious and moving snippets of her life, Dolly inspires and commiserates with every woman in her twenties thinking about love and other big questions. Read with a glass of wine and box of tissues.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Mental illness

annakh16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

Minor: Terminal illness, Sexual content, Cursing, and Child death

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

I laughed. I cried. I learned. I was worried with the first part of the book and the talks of eating disorders (which usually trigger me to dnf books) but, Dolly just got more interesting with each chapter. It definitely felt like either a podcast or a gossip sesh with a friend but the way it made me self reflect, cry, and fall in love with Dolly was incredibly meaningful. I normally take much longer to read nonfiction as I get bored but this took me a fraction of the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Medical content, Abandonment, Vomit, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

jaanareads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Lessons on life, love, and relationships of all kinds through a witty but sincere lens. 

Without knowing it, this book is exactly what I needed at this point in my life. Though I don't relate to all of Alderton's experiences, I resonated with her worries about love in the modern world and feelings of comparison throughout your 20s. Her vulnerability, honesty, and growth really touched me and I cried a few times towards the end of the book. I'm coming out of this book feeling immensely grateful for my female friendships and relieved that my twenty-something experience is a shared one.

I didn't understand the satirical emails and random recipes throughout the book. Not positive what exactly these bits added besides additional humor? Or just a way to break up the structure?

Overall, I'm really grateful I got to this book when I did. I think it would be a good read to revisit in a few years. I am holding this one close to my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Cancer

annajaunzema's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Eating disorder, and Death

nailartklaudia's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, and Cancer