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Everything I Know About Love
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Book Brief
Everything I Know About Love
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018368
Autobiography / Memoir • Nonfiction
London • 2010s
2018
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton is a memoir chronicling her teens and twenties, exploring romantic love, female friendship, self-discovery, and self-actualization. As she navigates adolescence and adulthood, Alderton delves into her experiences at school, university, and as a burgeoning writer, ultimately realizing the profound significance of her friendships. The book discusses alcohol and drug use, body dysmorphia, and disordered eating.
Emotional
Nostalgic
Humorous
Heartwarming
Romantic
Reviews & Readership
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Review Roundup
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton is praised for its candid exploration of friendship, love, and growing up. Readers appreciate Alderton's witty and relatable prose, though some feel its focus is too narrow, primarily appealing to millennials. The memoir's humor and authenticity stand out, despite occasional indulgence in familiar tropes.
Who Should Read Everything I Know About Love?
Readers who relish memoirs about the trials and triumphs of young adulthood and friendships will enjoy Dolly Alderton’s Everything I Know About Love. Comparable to Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love and Nora Ephron's I Feel Bad About My Neck, this book resonates with those navigating love, life, and self-discovery.
397,164 ratings
Loved it
Mixed feelings
Not a fan
Farly Kleiner
Farly Kleiner
A childhood best friend of Alderton, whose evolving relationship with Alderton highlights the significance of female friendship throughout their lives.
368
Autobiography / Memoir • Nonfiction
London • 2010s
2018
Adult
18+ years
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