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Everything I Know About Love

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018

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Dolly Alderton

Everything I Know About Love

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018
Book Details
Pages

368

Format

Autobiography / Memoir • Nonfiction

Setting

London • 2010s

Publication Year

2018

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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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

4.1

397,164 ratings

72%

Loved it

20%

Mixed feelings

7%

Not a fan

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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 this

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.

4.1

397,164 ratings

72%

Loved it

20%

Mixed feelings

7%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

368

Format

Autobiography / Memoir • Nonfiction

Setting

London • 2010s

Publication Year

2018

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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