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A review by megansmith
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
My love for this book can be fit into what I'd consider the meat of this book sandwich. The beginning with the chapter on MSN cringed me out a bit(I feel like I've read 20 variations of a millennial waxing poetic about MSN chat and it's just given me the ick at this point, i've read it too much).
The middle (AKA most of the book), I loved. I think Dolly's writing was strongest here, and what I gravitated towards in Good Material, shined here. I loved hearing her stories and how her perspective on love changed over time.
The end, mainly about her time turning 30, again I just got cringed out a bit. I don't think anything new or interesting was being said, and I felt like I was reading something I've read a lot of times. Like it felt so close to the premise of saying something interesting or meaningful about your 30's, and it was just lost on me. I think the last few pages kinda cleared it up but by then I was pretty lost and ready to be done. But I still did save the last page's quote for my quote book.
This was a strange place to be in for a book, where I really loved a good chunk but the beginning and end felt so dated and stereotypical, and I just know Dolly could pick something else out! I still highly recommend it, I think this is a fantastic book and a great reminder of how important friendships are, and finding how to love yourself, even if you need a little tough love for growth.
The middle (AKA most of the book), I loved. I think Dolly's writing was strongest here, and what I gravitated towards in Good Material, shined here. I loved hearing her stories and how her perspective on love changed over time.
The end, mainly about her time turning 30, again I just got cringed out a bit. I don't think anything new or interesting was being said, and I felt like I was reading something I've read a lot of times. Like it felt so close to the premise of saying something interesting or meaningful about your 30's, and it was just lost on me. I think the last few pages kinda cleared it up but by then I was pretty lost and ready to be done. But I still did save the last page's quote for my quote book.
This was a strange place to be in for a book, where I really loved a good chunk but the beginning and end felt so dated and stereotypical, and I just know Dolly could pick something else out! I still highly recommend it, I think this is a fantastic book and a great reminder of how important friendships are, and finding how to love yourself, even if you need a little tough love for growth.