Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

155 reviews

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

pau0704's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

4.25

I came across this book in a Walmart shelf and I immediately felt called by its name. Didn't read it until a year later and that was a mistake. 
I loved this book. I must say, at the beginning I felt weirded out by it, just a little, her infancy and teenage years were something. But as soon as we reached the 20's more specifically the 25's I started to adore this book (might have something to do with the fact that I was turning 25 when I reached the part when she's 25), I started to feel so related with this book at that part, so understood. Since reading it I have done nothing but recommend this book. Loved the memoir, I'll be reading more of those hoping to find something like this again. Some chapters are so funny, and some are so chaotic, and there's a couple that are so sad, I just enjoyed this book so much overall that I finished it in less than a week. Please read this book, you won't regret it (most likely)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, and Child death

michelleub's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Am Anfang dachte ich, dass das so eine Art Ratgeber memoir sein würde welche einem ins Gesicht schreit MACH DAS IN DEINER ZWANZIGERN GLAUB MIR.  Aber eigentlich erzählt sie einfach nur die Geschichte ihres Lebens, was kann sie dafür, dass sie viele Fehler gemacht hat oft auf den Arsch Gefallen ist und vieles in ihrem Leben passiert ist von dem man lernen kann. Überraschenderweise beginnt dieses Buch mit ihrer Jugend. Die neunziger, Dolly erzählt von ihren frühen Ereignissen mit jungs über dem Internet indem sie über msn mit anderen jungs Kontakt aufgenommen hat. Oder sie erzählt wie sie üblich für Engländer früh mit dem trinken angefangen hat. In diesem Alter beginnt auch ihre Freundschaft mit Farly, der zukünftigen Liebe ihres Lebens(platonisch). Mit ihr durchlebt sie die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens und sie sind unzertrennlich, kennen jeden Teil des anderen und Lieben sich trotzdem. 
Aber letztendlich ging es hier doch hauptsächlich um ihre zwanziger, Dolly lebt ein äußerst turbulentes Leben bei dem sie oft auf die Fresse fällte, doch letztendlich lernt sie darauf und wird irgendwann während des Buches besser, hier kommt dann der „lernt aus meinen Fehlern Faktor“ den man eigentlich garnicht ignorieren kann. Denn es ist so klar aber auch subtil ausgelegt, dass man auch irgendwie von ihr lernen will. Dieses Buch ist wie die große Schwester die einem über ihre Erfahrungen erzählt. Aber ein netter touch daran waren auch die Rezepte, kann es nicht abwarten die nach zu machen

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

ginnybrooks's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.25

I found the first half a little tough to get through-- themes are drinking and mediocre men-- but the musings on friendship, the teenage years, dinner parties, and growing up. The self awareness with which Dolly writes makes for some powerful and insightful observations. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Eating disorder

andrea96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Drug use

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

lucyrudd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Sexual content, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Addiction, Drug use, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Child death, and Cursing

stephybooks_007's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug use

Moderate: Death and Cancer