A review by megansmith
Good Material by Dolly Alderton

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Not gonna lie, this one knocked me off my feet in such a good and unexpected way. I bought this hearing the hype of Dolly Alderton + good reviews from friends, a bit nervous about it though because I usually hate breakup / divorce / cheating novels. But man, I really loved this. I was really shocked at how empathetic I felt for this narrator I had very little in common with and honestly would not side with in real life, much less a narrator I know is incredibly unreliable. But Alderton writes her characters in such a loving and tender way and her research comes through in such a heartfelt way. And I love how

Jen’s narrative was pulled in at just the right time, in the right place. Truly such a good tie up to this book.

This story feels so real and open and says many of the things people wished they could say to others when theyre going through a breakup, and it both opened my eyes a bit but also captured me so much. I also loved how this story flowed, I honestly felt like this book was super visual. Despite it not being super description rich, I could see the characters interactions as if I were watching a limited ep tv series, and

the storage unit scenes tipped me off to this especially

I wanted to take a point off for how somehow, for being a really terrible commedian, Andy is still able to rent in London without breaking more of a sweat about finances, but Im going to suspend my disbelief and let this book shine with the value it deserves. I ate this sh*t up in literally three days, in four sittings and Dolly Alderton’s work WILL be moving up on my TBR. Highly recommend, one of my favs of the year!