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A review by franalibi
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
No, this book isn’t about actual paranormal activity... it’s about how men leave you ‘because of their confused feelings’ and essentially ghost you by not answering calls or replying to texts.
Now despite that definition, this book felt like a real comfort and lesson to me. Especially when it comes to online relationships and translating them into real life.
This book revolves around Nina Dean, who has turned thirty two and is about to dip her toes back in to dating after ending a long term relationship. She’s a food writer with close friends and family. Her father is starting to go through dementia which really hit me in the feels as I was reading this as it’s such a personal thing for me.
Her relationship with her mother feels strained as she tries to reinvent herself and asks Nina to call her ‘Mandy’... Her close friend Lola is in the same boat with relationships and they discuss the expectations of settling down and everyone in their thirties leaving them behind when they get married and start families. Which leads on to Nina’s oldest friend, Katherine, who appears to have changed since marrying and having kids. And above all, the man she’s seeing and falls in love with, ghosts her...
This novel explores everything from relationships, to memories and even how we live in this day and age - like with online dating and the fact you no longer meet people for the first time in real life. I really enjoyed this and recommend it to everyone who is open to the lessons Dolly Alderton is here to teach us.
Now despite that definition, this book felt like a real comfort and lesson to me. Especially when it comes to online relationships and translating them into real life.
This book revolves around Nina Dean, who has turned thirty two and is about to dip her toes back in to dating after ending a long term relationship. She’s a food writer with close friends and family. Her father is starting to go through dementia which really hit me in the feels as I was reading this as it’s such a personal thing for me.
Her relationship with her mother feels strained as she tries to reinvent herself and asks Nina to call her ‘Mandy’... Her close friend Lola is in the same boat with relationships and they discuss the expectations of settling down and everyone in their thirties leaving them behind when they get married and start families. Which leads on to Nina’s oldest friend, Katherine, who appears to have changed since marrying and having kids. And above all, the man she’s seeing and falls in love with, ghosts her...
This novel explores everything from relationships, to memories and even how we live in this day and age - like with online dating and the fact you no longer meet people for the first time in real life. I really enjoyed this and recommend it to everyone who is open to the lessons Dolly Alderton is here to teach us.