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emilyliest 's review for:
Everything I Know About Love
by Dolly Alderton
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Enjoyable easy read, not world changing. I enjoyed the humourous ‘chat with a friend’ style of writing, the writing flowed well and was easy to read.
Despite being in my 20s, I found some of her experiences and life depictions draining, felt a little self absorbed and exhibitionist, like if that was myself or a friend of mine, it would exhaust me to watch someone taking no responsibility for themself or their decisions.
However, we can all relate to the emotional and romantic journeys Dolly describes and I liked the uplifting realisations about unrequited friendship love and how it can replace or even overcome romantic love in the end. We all make mistakes and learn in life and it’s brave of Dolly to open herself up to judgement this way.
Despite being in my 20s, I found some of her experiences and life depictions draining, felt a little self absorbed and exhibitionist, like if that was myself or a friend of mine, it would exhaust me to watch someone taking no responsibility for themself or their decisions.
However, we can all relate to the emotional and romantic journeys Dolly describes and I liked the uplifting realisations about unrequited friendship love and how it can replace or even overcome romantic love in the end. We all make mistakes and learn in life and it’s brave of Dolly to open herself up to judgement this way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Medical content