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A review by makaelafauber
Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton
4.0
As a 24 year-old in the midst of figuring out what I want from my life, Everything I Know About Love felt like a comforting hug. Dolly Alderton perfectly vocalizes so many of the questions ratting around in my brain about who I am and what I'm doing. Beyond that, her depictions of her close female friendships made me examine my own and even list out in my head the things I love about each of my friends, which is a practice I think everyone should do regularly. I particularly love the quote, "Nearly everything I know about love, I've learned in my long-term friendships with women."
My only qualm with this book is the random emails/letters/texts interspersed throughout the writing. I understand they are a glimpse into her female friendships, but they felt so jarring and out of place that I was broken out of the flow of the story.
Overall, I would recommend to anyone in their 20s struggling with questions about the "bigger picture," relationships, and their sense of self.
My only qualm with this book is the random emails/letters/texts interspersed throughout the writing. I understand they are a glimpse into her female friendships, but they felt so jarring and out of place that I was broken out of the flow of the story.
Overall, I would recommend to anyone in their 20s struggling with questions about the "bigger picture," relationships, and their sense of self.