A review by brunettebookcomplex
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.75

This book was like a little roast turkey for my brain to pick apart. It had some indescribable quality (dare I say, je ne sais quoi) that I rarely find; it makes you think and reflect. This is the kind of writing that sticks with you. The content of the book was incredible, but Dolly Alderton is also great at delivering it in a way that keeps an audience yearning for more stories from her youth or life lessons to be shared. Something I think is executed brilliantly in this book is how she writes from different perspectives (at different ages) and her tone shifts. This made reading the book all the more entertaining, in addition to the funny takes and ridiculous life stories that Dolly Alderton seems to have endless bounds of. She also writes about the value of female friendship, which is often overlooked and not discussed enough. I would go as far as to say that the biggest takeaway from this book is that the love found in friendships is just as significant as any kind of romantic love. To summarize, this book is a must-read, especially for anyone in their adolescence and especially for women. And anyone that is past adolescence or knows a woman. Basically, everyone should read this book. 

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