Everything I Know About Love: Now a Major BBC One Series

3.5 (rounded up) at times cheesy and desperately trying to invoke millennial humor - though that is to be expected, i suppose, considering the subject matter - and at times warm and heartfelt and comforting. since on many levels i don???t relate to dolly???s teenage years and early twenties, the first half of the book especially could cross into the contrived for me. the email interludes in particular fell flat and didn???t add much. over the course of the second part this book really opened up to me more. i guess because i like the idea of character growth even in real people and i like watching it happen (or reading about it) because it makes me feel a bit more hopeful about my own person. the fact that maybe it isn???t so crazy insane desperate lost to not know who you are or what you want when you???re 24. the searing importance of friendship felt like a solid, reassuring cornerstone. the focus drawing solace out of simple things felt less forced, more genuine. a good read for when you feel like you???re existing in between time for a bit (like, perhaps, while you???re on holiday)