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A review by f1nnmu
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
For a person who is not approaching thirty-five nor has ever broken up with someone that was no their boyfriend of 2 months when they were 16 I sure did enjoy this book.
Even if the age related bits of life weren't relatable, none of my friends are having kids after all, the part where one might feel left behind, like somehow your friends have gotten it all figured out already and dealing with shit in probably not the most healthy and constructive ways.
To top it of; I genuinely thought it was very funny. The crying didn't really happen for me until the end, but I'm not a very romantically inclined person, but I definitely had a few tears break free right at the end.
It is truly an introspective book and if you like that sort of thing, knowing characters that well and maybe occasionally being called out on patterns of thoughts, then I'm sure you could enjoy this book.
(Or, I guess, if you're thirty-five and going through a tough break up, but I wouldn't know anything about that)
Even if the age related bits of life weren't relatable, none of my friends are having kids after all, the part where one might feel left behind, like somehow your friends have gotten it all figured out already and dealing with shit in probably not the most healthy and constructive ways.
To top it of; I genuinely thought it was very funny. The crying didn't really happen for me until the end, but I'm not a very romantically inclined person, but I definitely had a few tears break free right at the end.
It is truly an introspective book and if you like that sort of thing, knowing characters that well and maybe occasionally being called out on patterns of thoughts, then I'm sure you could enjoy this book.
(Or, I guess, if you're thirty-five and going through a tough break up, but I wouldn't know anything about that)
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism
The mc goes through a depressive episode and overdoes it on his drinking habits. At the end you find out through another character that he got so drunk a friend felt the need to stay with him in order to make sure he didn't choke on his own puke. The mc himself does not know it got that bad.