Everything I Know About Love

Really good book, and I normally put a book down quite quickly! Funny, witty and makes you feel like you’re not alone

This book is a delightful memoir filled with humor and relatable anecdotes about love, friendship, and growing up. Alderton's writing style is engaging and easy to follow, making it a pleasant read overall, though there are moments where the pace slows down. As someone living in London, I enjoyed the vivid descriptions of familiar locations, which added an extra layer of enjoyment to my reading experience. While I couldn't relate to all of her experiences, particularly her party-centric lifestyle, I found aspects of her journey resonated with me, especially as someone close to her age who is also navigating the complexities of relationships and adulthood. However, despite its charms, I can't help but feel that the book is slightly overhyped. While it offers valuable insights and entertainment, it may not live up to all the praise it has received. Nonetheless, it remains a worthwhile read for anyone seeking a light-hearted and relatable story about love and life.

Everything I Know About Love is a hilariously honest memoir about Dolly Alderton's experiences of love and life throughout her 20s. She never shies away from the truth, often in a humorous account, at her own expense. Her writing is incredibly relatable. Despite not having the same experiences as her (I mean, who has had as colourful a life as she details in these pages?), I still found little pieces of her story to take away and find comfort in my own experiences from my 20s. Her brutally honest and flamboyant but elegant way with words had the ability to make me laugh and cry alongside her. I especially loved the picture perfect map of London she painted in my mind as we took this incredible journey of reflection alongside her. This is definitely a must read for anyone approaching 30 or newly turned 30 in my opinion, as she tells her realisation of romantic love should not define you, and how even though its not always romantic, everyone is surrounded by love daily by those closest to them.

Really enjoyable book, Dolly has a great writing style. Found it very easy to read and looking forward to reading her other books

I adored Everything I Know About Love — I laughed, cried, underlined half the book and felt so seen. Dolly Alderton captures the messiness and magic of your twenties with such honesty, wit and warmth that it honestly felt like reading a letter from a best friend. Her reflections on friendship, heartbreak, growing pains, and self-worth are both hilarious and devastating, often on the same page. I especially loved how much importance she placed on female friendship — it’s so refreshing and validating to see it treated as life-defining rather than just a side note. It's a total hug of a book and one I’ll absolutely return to. 5 stars, easily.

There was a lot of hype around this book, and so I thought I would read it for an insight into love and romance. The book was well-written and easy to read, with various different life experiences recounted in a warm and humorous way. I liked Dolly's "voice", her empathy, as well as her poetic and elegant use of language. While the book has many positive attributes and I am an admirer of Dolly's intelligence and insights on The High Low podcast, I found this read a little too frivolous and superficial for my liking. Much of the content was slightly daft and inconsequential and while some would argue that is the source of the book's charm and essence, I remained unconvinced. I suppose I was looking for an in-depth analysis of love, with deep reflection and wisdom, rather than a straightforward account of somebody's experiences. Perhaps because I am not that interested in parties and socialising, for example, I could not relate to some of the content. It could simply be that this book was not what I erroneously perceived it to be and it is not the book that is at fault. Either way, for whatever reason, while I did enjoy it in some ways, it did not quite live up to my expectations. Perhaps if I had read this "pre-hype", I would have approached it less critically.

This book gives you a whole new view on love, relationships, family, and friends. Dolly Alderton's rocky journey with love is very different but also relatable at the same time. Not just with her romantic partners, but with her friends and family. There were times throughout the book when I was very intrigued by the experiences Dolly went through. The book had moments where I cared, laughed, and felt for Dolly. I also watched the series after reading the book. Overall, I enjoyed it. Although, they could've added a couple more episodes. The series had moments from the book but also skipped some things as well. However, despite a few issues, I still very much enjoyed this book. Dolly Alderton's take on love is definitely different compared to others, and therefore it was a rather refreshing read.

I read this at 26, and feel like this was the perfect age at which to dive into it. The book spoke so profoundly to the wilderness that can be one's 20s, and was both relatable, amusing, and heart-breaking. I couldn't put it down and read it in a day! I'm sure it would also appeal to other ages as well. Absolutely loved it, and would recommend to everyone

Empecé a leer este libro sin ninguna expectativa y para el final, sentía que había recibido varias lecciones de una hermana mayor. Es muy común sentirnos un poco perdidas a lo largo de nuestra vida en diferentes aspectos de la misma (trabajo, relaciones, familia, etc), pero creo que leer algo como esto de vez en cuando, nos hace sentir un poco menos solas en esta crisis (la que normalmente te ataca en los 20's). Muy buen libro.

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I understand that some people don't see the point in the book, because there is no plot in the classical way. But that's what I LOVED about it. It is fun on the one hand and made me cry on the other hand, it has it's ups and downs - and that is just like life is! My personal life couldn't be more different to Dolly Aldertons but I just enjoyed all the stories and just felt so included like I would be part of her life. It's a memoir so don't expect a proper story but more like snippets of a life of someone in her twenties exploring herself, love, her friends, her life.

No issues with the product the book is just boring.