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My thoughts

You are the sum total of everything that has happened to you up until that last slurp of that cup of tea you just put down. reminder to self: revisit this book when you are 30yo. feels so weird rating someone’s life experiences anything but esp a low 2 stars? but i’m currently smack dab in the middle of the rambunctious roaring 20s dolly talks about and while i related to some of her experiences and feelings of feeling lonely and not enough i cannot give this book any higher of a rating because 1. very niche (privileged) white girl experiences that anyone from a brown family will find hard to relate to apart from the general loneliness that hits you as you hit the mid twenties. 2. while i have no idea what the fuck am i doing with my life too and have not so helpfully clung onto similar things as Dolly for instant fix of validation, because my journey hasn’t been (yet?) the same as hers in terms of shifting towards a more self fulfilling path or finding a girl gang to live with (never had one stick around as long) i just can’t relate to see or even hope to see the same future for me as i approach 30s. having said that, i know a book isn’t supposed to be relatable to be considered good, but there was so much amiss here (and maybe i am the problem in this) i was left feeling like an outsider witnessing someone else’s life getting in order while mine continues to deteriorate. nevertheless a thoroughly enjoyable and quick read. maybe if and when i have my life more put together (hopefully by the time the thirties hit) I can revisit and love it more. although i don’t see why it is put on lists like “books 20 somethings should definitely read”