Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Alles wat ik weet over liefde by Dolly Alderton

49 reviews

libellumartinae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

Alright, let's start with what I didn't like about this book; I felt like a good part of it was definitely a bit too romanticized and fictionalized, which isn't very good on a piece about real life, especially with the many details furnished by the author. I also feel like some stuff was a bit troublesome, especially about ED and such.

Still, I think it was a wonderful read, if not about the general romantic love, especially about the platonic kind; some parts hit me deep, and although I don't agree wholly on a few, it still helped me through be reflecting and search my own purpose in an age very similar with the author; she also does it in a very calm and chill way that is shown in her brilliant writing. Overall, it's probably one of the first tik tok famous books that didn't get on my nerves and neither disappoint me, so I applaud you Dolly Alderton! (and curse you for all the tears).

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

yilliun's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia

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 against another edition

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

kafkatattoo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Cancer, Sexual content, Mental illness, Death, and Eating disorder

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

tarnaflake's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Chronic illness

marta_guimaraes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Foi como fazer uma amiga numa noite e ficar a conversar com ela até ser dia. 
How I love being a woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Sexual content