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A review by zgg22
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
lighthearted
medium-paced
2.0
The title is such a clickbait imo. "Stories from my teens and 20s as a privileged party girl, and some thoughts on friendship" would be more fitting.
I like the concept and the formatting of the book and I went in with great expectations given the hype, but it was completely disappointing for me. It felt much less relatable than I thought it would. As someone who prioritizes their romantic relationship over friendships big time, it was ok to read the whole "20-year-old female friendship" narrative but it did not give me any revolutionary insight. I actually think the author's delivery was less reflective than there was room for. Her alcohol and hookups-infused stories from her 20s felt like a slog and the ocassional reflections about things like friendships, relationships and life weren't enough to make this a worthy read.
I see how this is so hyped (an easy to read pick-me-up in today's age of fleeting relationships). While I think the message of "No one's life is perfect and that's ok, and it's perfectly normal to be single at 30 (or at any other age)" is absolutely powerful and should be talked about, I believe there are other memoirs that conveys this much more effectively. One such for me is "Arrangements in blue" by Amy Key.
Reading this as an audiobook at x1.5 speed made it less of a chore to finish. Probably would have been more impactful if I had read this at 18-19 instead of 26.
I like the concept and the formatting of the book and I went in with great expectations given the hype, but it was completely disappointing for me. It felt much less relatable than I thought it would. As someone who prioritizes their romantic relationship over friendships big time, it was ok to read the whole "20-year-old female friendship" narrative but it did not give me any revolutionary insight. I actually think the author's delivery was less reflective than there was room for. Her alcohol and hookups-infused stories from her 20s felt like a slog and the ocassional reflections about things like friendships, relationships and life weren't enough to make this a worthy read.
I see how this is so hyped (an easy to read pick-me-up in today's age of fleeting relationships). While I think the message of "No one's life is perfect and that's ok, and it's perfectly normal to be single at 30 (or at any other age)" is absolutely powerful and should be talked about, I believe there are other memoirs that conveys this much more effectively. One such for me is "Arrangements in blue" by Amy Key.
Reading this as an audiobook at x1.5 speed made it less of a chore to finish. Probably would have been more impactful if I had read this at 18-19 instead of 26.