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Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

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I almost gave this book 1 or 2 stars but about 2/3 of the way through, Dolly really turned it around. Maybe I’m not the right audience, as a young woman in Gen Z, but I could not relate to the first part of the book and her experiences. It does get better and though no one really knows a lot about love, Dolly does know some things.

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What a beautiful tribute to female friendships and the essence of womanhood <3 I especially appreciated the passages that explored her journey through therapy, along with the subtle remarks about her relationship with her therapist ;)


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This book wasn’t what I was expecting but was exactly what I needed to hear. It’s rare to get a memoir that stops when there’s so much more life the author has left to live. Reading this while entering my 30s was the perfect way to acknowledge the fear, excitement, and curiosity I am feeling as I get older. This feels like the chat I would have with an older sister who pinky promised to tell me the truth to build me back up after a breakdown. I’ll be sad to let Dolly’s voice out of my head.  

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Enjoyable easy read, not world changing. I enjoyed the humourous ‘chat with a friend’ style of writing, the writing flowed well and was easy to read.
Despite being in my 20s, I found some of her experiences and life depictions draining, felt a little self absorbed and exhibitionist, like if that was myself or a friend of mine, it would exhaust me to watch someone taking no responsibility for themself or their decisions.
However, we can all relate to the emotional and romantic journeys Dolly describes and I liked the uplifting realisations about unrequited friendship love and how it can replace or even overcome romantic love in the end. We all make mistakes and learn in life and it’s brave of Dolly to open herself up to judgement this way.

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A love letter to friendships, a love letter to all the good people in our lives. Also, maybe i used to be too much of a party girl like my friend Dolly but i get it; all the self loathing and bummed self esteem, all the paranoia about death (in weird ways), the alcohol so you can forget and do things you wouldn’t do, the jealousy and possessiveness of one’s friends. I get you and i feel seen. Great book, though the invitations were hella weird and i didn’t get them. Maybe they are the reason it doesn’t get 5 stars from me. 

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you should read this if 13 going on 30 is *your* movie

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 If therapy is accessible to you, you should consider going. You don’t need to be in a severe episode to go and explore what things about your life could use introspection. I am glad the author got there. I think there are a lot of things about this book that I do not connect with, but I do appreciate her honesty about the good, the bad, and the ugly and her journey through therapy and self-discovery. I definitely have had my fair share of ugliness and silliness. <3 

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