Everything I Know About Love Explained

Everything I Know About Love
Author:Dolly Alderton
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Genre:Memoir
Publisher:Penguin
Pub Date:2018
Isbn:9780241982105

Everything I Know About Love is a 2018 memoir by the British journalist Dolly Alderton, in which the author recounts the adventures of a woman navigating her 20s.[1]

Story

The book spans from Alderton's experience in primary and secondary school in the United Kingdom to living in "the real world" in her late 20s with her friends. Anecdotes in the memoir pertain to Alderton's experiences throughout higher education (University of Exeter),[2] trysts with her friends and roommates, toxic relationships with men and her body, and dealing with the loss of someone close to her.

The back cover of the paperback[3] describes the memoir as "wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking, internationally bestselling": informing readers about growing up and navigating friendships, career changes, grief, and finding lasting love. Although the memoir has a wide audience, positive reviews are most often affiliated with young women,[4] the largest percentage of Alderton's fanbase. The memoir includes personal anecdotes, text conversations, and recipes alongside a narrative writing style.

This autobiographical memoir is the first of Alderton's published books, followed by Ghosts, Dear Dolly, and Good Material —— all New York Times bestsellers.[5] Good Material[6] and Ghosts[7] are contemporary novels also pertaining to men and women in their twenties, whereas Dear Dolly is a collection of Alderton's responses from her "agony aunt" column[8] with The Sunday Times.

Reception

Everything I Know About Love was nominated for Waterstones Book of the Year in 2018,[9] earned a 2018 National Book Award for autobiography,[10] [11] was shortlisted for the 2019 Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year in the British Book Awards,[12] and adapted into a BBC/Peacock eponymous television drama series.[13] The book has been translated into over 25 languages including Polish[14] and Russian.[15]

At Goodreads, the book has an average rating of 4.03 (out of 5) based on 296,052 ratings and 34,671 reviews.

At Storygraph, the book has an average rating of 4.05 (out of 5) based on 35,202 reviews. It has been frequently tagged "funny", "reflective", and "emotional".[16]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ermelino . Louisa . A Memoir That Serves as a Playbook for Your 20s . 13 September 2020 . www.publishersweekly.com . 20 December 2019 . 1 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200901033456/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/openbook/article/82037-a-memoir-that-serves-as-a-playbook-for-your-20s.html . live .
  2. Web site: Begg . Charlotte . 2021-06-09 . In a few short years, Dolly Alderton made herself a brand. This is how she did it. . 2024-04-25 . Mamamia . en-AU.
  3. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46041465-everything-i-know-about-love Everything I Know About Love
  4. Web site: 2023-11-09 . My Reading Journey Of "Everything I Know About Love" By Dolly Alderton . 2024-04-23 . en-US.
  5. News: Baker . Katie J. M. . 2024-01-27 . Like Nora Ephron, With a British Twist . 2024-04-12 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Good Material . 2024-04-23 . Goodreads . en.
  7. Web site: Ghosts . 2024-04-23 . Goodreads . en.
  8. Web site: Dolly Alderton The Times & The Sunday Times . 2024-04-23 . www.thetimes.co.uk.
  9. Web site: 2018-11-08 . Waterstones Book of the Year 2018 Shortlist . 2024-04-12 . cup of tea with that book, please . en-US.
  10. Web site: Dolly Alderton . 13 September 2020 . www.penguin.co.uk.
  11. Web site: Specsavers National Book Awards 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126123708/https://www.nationalbookawards.co.uk/ . 26 January 2021 . 27 December 2020 . en.
  12. Web site: Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022123715/https://www.thebookseller.com/british-book-awards/non-fiction-narrative-book . 22 October 2020 . 27 December 2020 . British Book Awards . The Bookseller.
  13. News: Gordon . Naomi . 19 May 2021 . Everything I Know About Love TV series: a guide to Dolly Alderton's BBC adaptation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210519123411/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/entertainment/amp36470046/dolly-alderton-everything-i-know-about-love-tv-series/ . 19 May 2021 . 19 May 2021 . www.harpersbazaar.com.
  14. https://lubimyczytac.pl/ksiazka/4912568/wszystko-co-wiem-o-milosci Wszystko, co wiem o miłości
  15. https://www.litres.ru/dolli-olderton/vse-chto-ya-znau-o-lubvi-kak-perezhit-samye-vazhnye-gody-i/ Все, что я знаю о любви. Как пережить самые важные годы и не чокнуться
  16. Web site: Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton . 2024-04-12 . app.thestorygraph.com.

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