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A review by books_with_tutusandsons
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
4.0
Ghosts. I really love the title of this one. Ghosts of the present. Ghosts of the past. Ghosts of the future. Ghosts of the relationships and ghosts of people. This book is so clever and so insightful, so honest and vulnerable. It is like Bridget Jones but a real one. The one that has its two feet on the ground and doesnt chase a happily ever after.
I expected this one to be a kind of a rom com. But even it has the elements, its actually a portait of a society today. Of young moms feeling they have to be perfect. Of single 30yrs old feeling they should be settling down but all they've been left with are the dating apps and men incapable to commit. Of people growing old and dealing with life passing by. Of friends that stick with you. And the ones that dont.
At many points I felt the main character was talking too much. It took a while to get used to it. But the story kept me invested all the time. I loved how she was attached to her old memories, it reminded me a lot of myself. When I come to my hometown I often get overwhelmed with nostalgia. Of memories of my childhood and teenage years. Of a person I was then. Dont know if it is cause I dont live there anymore or just the fact that Im getting older. I cannot say those were the happier times, but they were definitely much simpler ones.
I expected this one to be a kind of a rom com. But even it has the elements, its actually a portait of a society today. Of young moms feeling they have to be perfect. Of single 30yrs old feeling they should be settling down but all they've been left with are the dating apps and men incapable to commit. Of people growing old and dealing with life passing by. Of friends that stick with you. And the ones that dont.
At many points I felt the main character was talking too much. It took a while to get used to it. But the story kept me invested all the time. I loved how she was attached to her old memories, it reminded me a lot of myself. When I come to my hometown I often get overwhelmed with nostalgia. Of memories of my childhood and teenage years. Of a person I was then. Dont know if it is cause I dont live there anymore or just the fact that Im getting older. I cannot say those were the happier times, but they were definitely much simpler ones.