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A review by dbrhplcd
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
1.75
I really wanted to like this book but was so let down.
What I hoped would be beautifully reflective book to help me navigate my 20s was a jumbled mix of bad anecdotes about binge drinking and cocaine and bad sex. I enjoyed the reflections at the end of each "phase" of her life but they were short and cliched, and I felt like we didn't have to stumble through her endless mentions of prosecco and chain smoking to get there.
It was disappointing because I expected reflections on the different types of love we experience in life, including family and friendships, but we only came to the startling realisation that we love our friends because of bad breakups. There was so much potential for that considering all the shenanigans the author and her mates got up to.
I am also feeling lost in my 20s but I'm not coping with benders and a bank overdraft. Am I... better than everyone?
What I hoped would be beautifully reflective book to help me navigate my 20s was a jumbled mix of bad anecdotes about binge drinking and cocaine and bad sex. I enjoyed the reflections at the end of each "phase" of her life but they were short and cliched, and I felt like we didn't have to stumble through her endless mentions of prosecco and chain smoking to get there.
It was disappointing because I expected reflections on the different types of love we experience in life, including family and friendships, but we only came to the startling realisation that we love our friends because of bad breakups. There was so much potential for that considering all the shenanigans the author and her mates got up to.
I am also feeling lost in my 20s but I'm not coping with benders and a bank overdraft. Am I... better than everyone?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder