55 pages • 1 hour read
Dolly AldertonEverything I Know About Love
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Before You Read
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.
Reviews & Readership
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 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.
RecommendedReading Age
18+yearsBook Details
Humor
Modern Classic Fiction
Romance
Gender / Feminism
Love / Sexuality
Relationships: Friendship
Emotions/Behavior: Love
Identity: Femininity