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kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Funny and endearing yet somewhat unrelatable. Having never been the party girl, Dolly’s life full of antics didn’t resonate with me. Even still, her viewpoints on love were consistently spot on. Dolly also uses a lot of English pop culture references and refers to places in England that I’m unfamiliar with, so, it was hard to determine what she was talking about in several places. The bond that she has with her girlfriends is admirable and makes me pine for those types of female friendships myself.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, and Classism
jessicohen15's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.25
Read this on my period and it had me reflecting on my romantic and platonic relationships hard. Just called my therapist to make an appointment after ghosting her for a full college semester. I took a lot of good from Alderton’s wisdom, many perfect anecdotes for my notes app, but can’t help but feel sad after finishing because it’s a memoir. Real life, not a fantasy and a reminder that life is flawed and not wrapped up all nicely with a bow on top. Go after life. That’s my takeaway.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
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