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A review by annarchy
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
4.75
“I was grateful for understanding in that moment that life can really be as simple as just breathing in and out. And I was thankful to know what it was to love the person walking next to me as much as I did. So deeply, so furiously. So impossibly.”
Everything I Know About Love felt like a hug from my best friend after a horrible breakup. Dolly Alderton has crafter this little memoir, which reflect her relationships with friends, partners, and herself from a young girl up to her 30th birthday.
Reading this book, I felt like a grew up with Dolly. She is funny and so honest. I didn’t want this book to ever end. It is definitely a comfort read for me.
As someone about to enter my twenties, this felt like the right book at the right time (although I feel like a person at any age could learn something from it). Dolly and I have a great age difference and experience with relationships, yet I could relate to her in so many ways. Her discussions of anxiety, grief, and above all friendship deeply resonated with me.
On that subject, I feel the overarching theme of this memoir is female friendships. It was a magnificent portrayal of a girl and her girlfriends against it all. Ultimately, I think this book is an ode not just to Florence (perhaps my favorite chapter), but also to Farly. Dolly and Farly’s friendship was the greatest love story in this book.
All in all, this was a very heartfelt and beautiful read. I am in love with Dolly Alderton’s writing style, so I am excited to check out her other works. I recommend this to anyone who needs a bit of reassurance and hope, or perhaps to know that they are not alone in the treacherous pursuit for a partner in the virtual age. Especially, if you are entering or going through your twenties, I believe this book can be your little world of comfort.
This review is a bit of a mess, just like Dolly herself, and that is okay :)
Everything I Know About Love felt like a hug from my best friend after a horrible breakup. Dolly Alderton has crafter this little memoir, which reflect her relationships with friends, partners, and herself from a young girl up to her 30th birthday.
Reading this book, I felt like a grew up with Dolly. She is funny and so honest. I didn’t want this book to ever end. It is definitely a comfort read for me.
As someone about to enter my twenties, this felt like the right book at the right time (although I feel like a person at any age could learn something from it). Dolly and I have a great age difference and experience with relationships, yet I could relate to her in so many ways. Her discussions of anxiety, grief, and above all friendship deeply resonated with me.
On that subject, I feel the overarching theme of this memoir is female friendships. It was a magnificent portrayal of a girl and her girlfriends against it all.
All in all, this was a very heartfelt and beautiful read. I am in love with Dolly Alderton’s writing style, so I am excited to check out her other works. I recommend this to anyone who needs a bit of reassurance and hope, or perhaps to know that they are not alone in the treacherous pursuit for a partner in the virtual age. Especially, if you are entering or going through your twenties, I believe this book can be your little world of comfort.
This review is a bit of a mess, just like Dolly herself, and that is okay :)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Grief, Eating disorder, and Alcoholism