A review by eemilycolleen
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 sad and searing and so so so lovely. alderton hits so much so well: the eviscerating loneliness of being single when all your friends are Happily Coupled; the soul-billowing heights of a new relationship, made ever higher by the plummeting to come; the fear and grief and exhaustion of your parents aging before your eyes; and maybe most of all, the pain and trust and love of friendship even when everything else fucking blows. also the ghosting!!! my god!! Painfully real, ooft. i loved this!

“maybe friendship is being the guardian of another person’s hope. leave it with me and i’ll look after it for a while, if it feels too heavy for now.” 
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