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Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict by Elizabeth Day

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franzi_'s review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This was the book I didn’t know I NEEDED 😂

This was recommended to me by a friend I admire and adore ❤️ I also decided to read this because I like Elizabeth Day’s podcast but had never explored her writing before!

Anyway, wow, what a book! I loved the Friendship Tapes, with Day’s friends ranging in ages and holding many nuggets of wisdom. I also loved the candour with which uncomfortable friendships (e.g. friends who had ghosted, friends who did not celebrate your successes) were explored. When we met Becca for the first time, I gasped because I had a friend who also ghosted me and never explained why!

When Sathnam said ‘I’m so glad you’re not going back to being friends with her […] It shows you’ve got no standards. If you’re friends with her again, what does that mean about our friendship? It means you’ll be friends with anyone who’ll have you, no matter how badly they treated you’ made me feel SICK 😫 But it also made me realise that it’s okay not to be friends with everyone and that the people I DO cherish, cherish me back 🥹

Loved this so much. 4.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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kalbalde's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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milliebluecapon's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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sorcha's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective

3.75

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geesreadingcorner's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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sedgewren's review against another edition

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funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Although I wouldn't describe myself as a friendaholic, I found this book incredibly thought-provoking and insightful. Elizabeth Day's compassionate, empathetic approach to her friends and others, as well as her candour about her own personal struggles, makes this book uniquely reflective without being navel-gazing, and personal but still somewhat universal. This book helped me reflect on my own friendships and figure out why I felt the way I do about some of them, explained certain behaviours, and helped me let go of friendships that were no longer serving me.

I found it an interesting exploration of female friendships, and it doesn't shy away from difficult topics like infertility or death. I wish there were more of an exploration of male friendships, and how to maintain them.

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reflective medium-paced

4.0

I liked some points the book makes but I vehemently disagree that nonverbal boundaries are acceptable form of finishing friendships. I really hope my current friends would have more guts than just ghost me and consider it a boundary.

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ceilingloft's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.0

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safiya's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

I could never in any shape or form be described as a Friendaholic, but I found so much relatable in this book that it took me by surprise - especially the moments where I found myself crying.

I am always stunned by Elizabeth Day’s own honesty and openness, as well as the seeming kindness and grace that she gives to people - those she knows and those unknown to her that she interviews on her podcast. This book is a reflection of that.

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