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![GHOSTS by Dolly Alderton (@aaknopf #gifted) • How do you feel about millennial fiction?
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I read Dolly Alderton’s memoir, EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE, last year. I liked it, but I was also a little disappointed as I thought I would love it. So when I heard she had a novel coming out, I was very curious to see how I would feel about her fiction vs. her nonfiction writing.
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I really liked this book, maybe more than I was expecting to. I thought that Alderton wrote these really sharp observations of another type of coming of age: entering your thirties when many people are starting to settle down, get married, have kids, etc. She writes about how friendships change, the shifting dynamics between single people and their married friends, and the perils of online dating. And another important theme in the book is Nina’s struggle with her dad’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis as the dad she used to know slowly disappears.
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I’m turning 32 next month and I definitely related to portions of this book. Especially during the past tumultuous year+, I’ve thought a lot about the future and what it might look like. Sometimes getting older and figuring out what you want your life to look like feels very scary. And then there’s the unpredictability of life to add to the mix, because you might have your plan all sorted out, and then life throws you a curveball.
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I enjoyed her writing- it was funny, sincere, and also melancholy at times. If you’re wondering which of her books to start with, I would recommend this one as I think it was a stronger book and I preferred it over her memoir.
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[ID: The book GHOSTS sits on a pink and cream blanket, which is on top of white bedding, with a lumbar pillow in the background.]
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