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Allt jag vet om kärlek by Dolly Alderton

147 reviews

isabellaliedtke's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

when i first picked this book up, i was going through it a little (very very lonely) and reading it made me feel even lonelier because it felt like dolly was having fun while i was sitting at home doing nothing. however, as i read more and more of her story, the more i understood the points she was making. like no shade, but at first i was like this girl needs to calm down. but then i was like ohhh i get why she did that. watching her spiritual journey unfold in the span of almost 400 pages was fun and i recommend every woman 18 and older to read it. i definitely will re-read this when i'm in my 20s, and maybe i'll be able to do this in a week or so.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, and Cancer

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Drug use, and Cursing

nickibreading's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

I read this at the perfect time in my life (20). Growing up is something we think about a lot, especially as a woman, and Dolly feels like my older sister giving me advice I ultimately won’t listen to. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

radfordmanor's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Gaslighting, Cancer, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, and Body shaming

milaju's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug use, and Eating disorder

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, and Drug use

lara_r's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Medical content, Alcohol, Death, Chronic illness, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Pregnancy

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

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

gzaborski's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

I cannot wait to reread this book again in a few years. Discusses issues of self-image, dependency, growth, friendship, and of course love. Made me remember what I have ahead of me at age 23 and for that I’m grateful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Cancer, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Drug use

breenareads's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Sexual content, Drug use, and Cursing

Moderate: Cancer and Death