Everything I Know About Love
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- Author：Dolly Alderton
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***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER***
'A wonderful writer， who will surely inspire a generation the way that Caitlin Moran did before her' Julie Burchill
'I loved it so much， I wanted it to go on forever， Dolly Alderton is so gifted at making people care。 A rare talent' Marian Keyes
When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grown up， journalist and former Sunday Times dating columnist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all。 In her memoir， she vividly recounts falling in love， wrestling with self-sabotage， finding a job， throwing a socially disastrous Rod-Stewart themed house party， getting drunk， getting dumped， realising that Ivan from the corner shop is the only man you've ever been able to rely on， and finding that that your mates are always there at the end of every messy night out。 It's a book about bad dates， good friends and - above all else - about recognising that you and you alone are enough。
Glittering with wit and insight， heart and humour， Dolly Alderton's powerful début weaves together personal stories， satirical observations， a series of lists， recipes， and other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age - while making you laugh until you fall over。 Everything I know About Love is about the struggles of early adulthood in all its grubby， hopeful uncertainty。
A spot-on， wildly funny and sometimes heart-breaking book about growing up， growing older and navigating all kinds of love along the way
Praise for Everything I Know About Love
'With courageous honesty， Alderton documents her life up to now， the highs and the lows - the sex， the drugs， the nightmare landlords， the heartaches and the humiliations。 Deeply funny， sometimes shocking， and admirably open-hearted and optimistic。 Only this writer， in this time， could have made such a mesmerising pattern from mess and colour。 A brilliant debut。' Daily Telegraph
'It's so full of life and laughs - I gobbled up this book。 Alderton has built something beautiful and true out of many fragments of daftness' Amy Liptrot
I loved its truth， its self awareness， humour and most of all， its heart-spilling generosity。 Just when you think it's going one （wonderful） way， it takes you somewhere infinitely more rugged， complicated and all the more affectingly tender。 A joy。 In short， it's a stone cold classic' Sophie Dahl
'A wonderful writer， who will surely inspire a generation the way that Caitlin Moran did before her' Julie Burchill
'I loved it so much， I wanted it to go on forever， Dolly Alderton is so gifted at making people care。 A rare talent' Marian Keyes
When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grown up， journalist and former Sunday Times dating columnist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all。 In her memoir， she vividly recounts falling in love， wrestling with self-sabotage， finding a job， throwing a socially disastrous Rod-Stewart themed house party， getting drunk， getting dumped， realising that Ivan from the corner shop is the only man you've ever been able to rely on， and finding that that your mates are always there at the end of every messy night out。 It's a book about bad dates， good friends and - above all else - about recognising that you and you alone are enough。
Glittering with wit and insight， heart and humour， Dolly Alderton's powerful début weaves together personal stories， satirical observations， a series of lists， recipes， and other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age - while making you laugh until you fall over。 Everything I know About Love is about the struggles of early adulthood in all its grubby， hopeful uncertainty。
A spot-on， wildly funny and sometimes heart-breaking book about growing up， growing older and navigating all kinds of love along the way
Praise for Everything I Know About Love
'With courageous honesty， Alderton documents her life up to now， the highs and the lows - the sex， the drugs， the nightmare landlords， the heartaches and the humiliations。 Deeply funny， sometimes shocking， and admirably open-hearted and optimistic。 Only this writer， in this time， could have made such a mesmerising pattern from mess and colour。 A brilliant debut。' Daily Telegraph
'It's so full of life and laughs - I gobbled up this book。 Alderton has built something beautiful and true out of many fragments of daftness' Amy Liptrot
I loved its truth， its self awareness， humour and most of all， its heart-spilling generosity。 Just when you think it's going one （wonderful） way， it takes you somewhere infinitely more rugged， complicated and all the more affectingly tender。 A joy。 In short， it's a stone cold classic' Sophie Dahl
Reviews
Sasha Friday
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very light and quick read。 nothing too special but she ends with some sweet and relatable messages
Julia Glickman
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This book had me laughing and crying on consecutive pages。 An engrossing coming of age memoir that is both moving and hilarious。
Lucy McDowell
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Read this a couple years ago， really need a reread！！
Sarah
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am Anfang dachte ich， das Buch seie nicht unbedingt inspirierend sondern irgendwie leer， sogar sinnlos aber unterhaltsam。 Aber während man es liest wird man mehr und mehr hineingezogen in Miseren des Lebens， die man kennt。 Gefühle， die man fühlt und Freundschaften， die man hat。 Das Buch beschreibt den Prozess des Lebens mit sich selbst， mit Emotionen und Hoffnungen， Ansprüchen und Ängsten。 Es ist nicht durchgehend fesselnd oder voller wertvoller außergewöhnlicher Eindrücke。 Aber es vermittelt Si am Anfang dachte ich， das Buch seie nicht unbedingt inspirierend sondern irgendwie leer， sogar sinnlos aber unterhaltsam。 Aber während man es liest wird man mehr und mehr hineingezogen in Miseren des Lebens， die man kennt。 Gefühle， die man fühlt und Freundschaften， die man hat。 Das Buch beschreibt den Prozess des Lebens mit sich selbst， mit Emotionen und Hoffnungen， Ansprüchen und Ängsten。 Es ist nicht durchgehend fesselnd oder voller wertvoller außergewöhnlicher Eindrücke。 Aber es vermittelt Sicherheit mit dem was man hat， der Person die man selber ist。 Es erdet und erfüllt！ 。。。more
Zoe Giles
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4。5 - so good
Deanna
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I was wary of reading a memoir of someone I hadn't heard of or built any rapport for， but I actually loved this book。 I don't know her， I shouldn't care about her life， but she wrote about it in a way that I found really engaging。 Some of the stories were relatable （e。g。 the ways we used to try to get attention on MSN） but most of it was just a nice read about someone else's dinner parties in their 20s。 I did get some insight from it as well about e。g。 life changing as you/your friends get into I was wary of reading a memoir of someone I hadn't heard of or built any rapport for， but I actually loved this book。 I don't know her， I shouldn't care about her life， but she wrote about it in a way that I found really engaging。 Some of the stories were relatable （e。g。 the ways we used to try to get attention on MSN） but most of it was just a nice read about someone else's dinner parties in their 20s。 I did get some insight from it as well about e。g。 life changing as you/your friends get into long-term relationships。I am reading a very similar book at the moment where I keep saying to myself "why are you telling me these stories？ I don't care about these details of your life，" which others have felt about this author。 But I just _didn't_ have that feeling for this book for some reason， I really enjoyed it！ 。。。more
Elena
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Not the best choice if you're a twenty something with FOMO during a pandemic， but still a good read Not the best choice if you're a twenty something with FOMO during a pandemic， but still a good read 。。。more
Imogen Cox
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Awful。 Second time trying to read it， thought I better as was a gift。。。 I can't relate to the author at all。 Self indulgent stories， random recipes （why？） and doesn't speak very kindly of any friends etc。 Awful。 Second time trying to read it， thought I better as was a gift。。。 I can't relate to the author at all。 Self indulgent stories， random recipes （why？） and doesn't speak very kindly of any friends etc。 。。。more
Sharon Tobi-Lawal
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I want my first long term relationship to be with my besties too， it was so hilarious and heartwarming then heart breaking。 If you are thinking about reading it then READ IT
Sanne
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Funny and recognisable， especially the episodes about MSN messenger。
Nikki Nguyen
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thoroughly enjoyed this memoir and found it funny， insightful， and validating as a 24 year old。 dolly lives a very eventful， chaotic， entertaining life that i was fascinated to live vicariously through。
Alphonsine Sefu
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L'auteure a un bon humour！ Amusant la plupart du temps， mais très introspectif à certains moments。 Des belles leçons sont à retenir de cette lecture。 L'auteure a un bon humour！ Amusant la plupart du temps， mais très introspectif à certains moments。 Des belles leçons sont à retenir de cette lecture。 。。。more
Emily Alexander
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Favourite read to date， easy & fun but also super real
Chris Newens
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A solidly entertaining， peak millennial， romp through the ups and downs of dating and friendship in your 20s。 Starts off a little scattered， but finds its feet in the second half， when you realise that individuals who could easily have just been passing through get fully fleshed out and start to guide the plot。
Alice Collinge
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Enjoyed reading about MSN nostalgia and female friendship。 The rest: meh。
Kevin McLeod
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very relatable （well in some ways， i didn't have a big party girl phase）。 particularly enjoyed the evolution of the "everything i know about love at [age]" seeing how dolly's view of love changes throughout her twenties。 excited for me， too， to learn more about love very relatable （well in some ways， i didn't have a big party girl phase）。 particularly enjoyed the evolution of the "everything i know about love at [age]" seeing how dolly's view of love changes throughout her twenties。 excited for me， too， to learn more about love 。。。more
JessieMartin
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Started off a little too YA for me but after 1/4th in turned into a more mature version。
Richa
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Absolutely loved it - very relatable for anyone and everyone
Fortune Atuakpoho
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A book which guides you through a life timeline which most have experienced， a book which relates to most who grew up on dial-up and MSN。 This book allows you to reflect， reminisce and project all at the same time。 The analysis on the love is awfully relative and enlightening。 Would definitely recommend！
Natalie
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I have to say， at the beginning， I almost put this book down。 Dolly talks a lot about her party days， how much she and her friends drank， all of the Sundays she spent wasting away after staying out until 6 AM， etc。 A lot of this was entertaining， but at a certain point I felt it was getting a bit old。 However， I kept going and I am so glad I did。In the second half of her memoir， she begins speaking more deeply about the relationships in her life， more specifically the relationships she has with I have to say， at the beginning， I almost put this book down。 Dolly talks a lot about her party days， how much she and her friends drank， all of the Sundays she spent wasting away after staying out until 6 AM， etc。 A lot of this was entertaining， but at a certain point I felt it was getting a bit old。 However， I kept going and I am so glad I did。In the second half of her memoir， she begins speaking more deeply about the relationships in her life， more specifically the relationships she has with her best girl friends。Dolly talks about her experience with therapy， about reaching 30 and what that means to her and her friends， her eagerness to people-please， what romantic relationships have meant to her over the years， and so much more。 As a woman in my mid-twenties， this is exactly what I needed to read。 Honestly， I don’t know if everyone will have the same reaction to this book。 I will say， that it really changed my perspective on a lot of things in my life in a very positive way。 If you’re feeling lost， old， confused， hopeful， nostalgic， read this book。 There is so much goodness in this memoir， but I’ll end this review with two of my favorite quotes。“Because I am enough。 My heart is enough。 The stories and the sentences twisting around my mind are enough。 I am fizzing and frothing and buzzing and exploding。 I’m bubbling over and burning up。 My early-morning walks and my late-night baths are enough。 My loud laugh at the pub is enough。 My piercing whistle， my singing in the shower， my double-jointed toes are enough。 I am a just-pulled pint with a good， frothy head on it。 I am my own universe; a galaxy; a solar system。 I am the warm-up act， the main event， and the backing singers。”“Life is a wonderful， mesmerizing， magical， fun， silly thing。 And humans are astounding。 We all know we’re going to die， and yet we still live。 We shout and curse and care when the full bin bag breaks， yet with every minute that passes we edge closer to the end。 We marvel at a nectarine sunset over the M25 or the smell of a baby’s head or the efficiency of flat-pack furniture， even though we know that everyone we love will cease to exist one day。 I don’t know how we do it。” 。。。more
Paula
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coolest thing ever
Jas
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I usually don't read memoirs of people I've never heard of。 But Dolly Alderton may have just opened up the path for other strangers to make it into my life。 I， like many other reviewers， had doubts at the beginning where I couldn't fully relate to her with the drugs， drinking， and sex， but I still ended up enjoying it。 I can see why people may not have connected with her words if they don't particularly support that lifestyle， but I think reading as a sport is also living lives through other len I usually don't read memoirs of people I've never heard of。 But Dolly Alderton may have just opened up the path for other strangers to make it into my life。 I， like many other reviewers， had doubts at the beginning where I couldn't fully relate to her with the drugs， drinking， and sex， but I still ended up enjoying it。 I can see why people may not have connected with her words if they don't particularly support that lifestyle， but I think reading as a sport is also living lives through other lenses and she took me on a ride that I may never go on myself。 Overall， I find the book quite inspiring and it gives me the power to further adventure through my twenties。 （so I think my fascination with this book is somewhat related to the timing of when I read it） 。。。more
Caitie
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Loved this but likely because we’re the exact same age。
Felicia
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Underhållande och ger en ett gott skratt
Farheen Jooma
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This book was incredibly funny， relatable， and lighthearted while also being so poignant， wise， honest， and thoughtful。 It spoke to me so deeply and I think everyone （but especially every twentysomething living on their own navigating life） should read this at some point。 It is so touching and I couldn't believe how much I related to her words。 The way that she told the truth about things that we all feel but don't say was so refreshing。 Highly recommend （to all my girlfriends especially） This book was incredibly funny， relatable， and lighthearted while also being so poignant， wise， honest， and thoughtful。 It spoke to me so deeply and I think everyone （but especially every twentysomething living on their own navigating life） should read this at some point。 It is so touching and I couldn't believe how much I related to her words。 The way that she told the truth about things that we all feel but don't say was so refreshing。 Highly recommend （to all my girlfriends especially） 。。。more
Kimberly Wells
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Light and airy， but wildly unrelatable to me。 Some good nostalgia trips to the 90s and 2000s， but I can’t relate to the binge drinking， all nighters and unstable relationships。 The focus on female relationships was a saving grace。
Julia C。
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I loved the story， the end was beautifully written， and hit a personal note for me。 I really liked this book and Dolly！
Isabel
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Thought this would be a bit naff and would fall under easy summer reading but turned out to be super insightful in the plight towards self love
Hannah Lewis
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed this book when I first started it， but then it got a bit stagnant。 Was it too repetitive or was I just reading it too fast？ I put it down and then came back to it with a completely new appreciation。 The chapters about therapy and self discovery were so meaningful and real。 Reading about her anxieties about turning 30 really resonated with mine。 I found the ending calm and reflective in a world where I feel I am in emotional chaos。
Kate
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