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Allt jag vet om kärlek by Dolly Alderton

227 reviews

cdua's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

I actually love this book!!! I was a bit surprised at that because to be honest, I didn't know it was an autobiographical memoir before I started and I found Dolly's lifestyle hard to relate to. But she has a way of making her words flow and enrapturing you in her stories that is just magical. Despite reading about this lifestyle that felt so distant from me, there were moments where a specific lesson or sentence would defy logic and make me think that there is nothing truer than what I just read. The pacing confused me at the beginning but I ended up really enjoyed the all-over-the-place anthology nature of the book. My favorite stories have to be of Farly and Florence, and how Dolly writes about them with this undeniably genuine love and affection. My takeaways largely have to do with the preciousness of that friendship and as I enter my 20s and various friendships shift in form, Dolly reassures that change is not a sign of a weakening relationship. It's just different. I think I'll look back on this with a little more reverence in the future, but for now, it was a highly enjoyable and funny read that I am happy to have encountered at this point in my life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Death

Minor: Eating disorder

ali_vangundy's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer and Death

aschmitttyy's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.0

This book made me laugh and cry; took me a minute to get into but I enjoyed reading about Dolly's extremely relatable life.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism and Cancer

rorlav22's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Death and Drug use

willowraynelake's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

bethantg's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

2.75

I read this because my friend loves it and for that reason I am glad it exists. I know some people really love this and I can see why, but I think it's a kind of enjoyment that really hinges on relatability, and it largely wasn't relatable to me. Some parts were really beautifully and sensitively done, especially towards the end. The only thing knocking it down a little bit for me is a bit of a strange one, which is that it seems to inhabit a worldview in which everyone is entirely self-absorbed, which seems strange given the book is mainly centred around love. It gave many parts intended for humour a more negative tinge which unfortunately affected how much I could enjoy the book. Still, a very light, easy read with a lot of heart that I can see being a source of comfort for people who find it relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content and Death

mangofraiche's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, and Cancer

katnavala's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

2.25

While I appreciated some of the chapters I found to be a bit boring and way too slow. There is so much that could’ve stayed out of the final draft. At times it was easy to relate to Dolly but at others it was way too difficult if you’re not from London. She names a lot of places that seem quite relevant to the story but if you’re not familiar, it would be hard to keep up with. The one thing I really liked was the honest and intimate description of Dolly and Farly’s friendship. I enjoyed seeing every aspect of it, the good, the bad, the dark secrets and the unconditional support. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, and Drug use

Minor: Cancer

yunudotepub's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

For me this was like reading the diary of the older sister I never had.

Even tho I'm in my 20's and I can't relate to most of this book (I'm from a third world country and way too scared of men) it was nice (and scary af) reading about Dolly's experiences with dealing with her ownself, men and friends and all these kinds of love and relationships.

Her little life lessons gave me a lot to reflect and to consider in these years of my life where we are like baby adults trying to find a place to fit.

My favorite parts were when she talks about her friendships with women (specially Fairly), I really loved that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use

avamccluer's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, and Cancer