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Good Material
- Narrated by: Arthur Darvill, Vanessa Kirby
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Brought to you by Penguin.
From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a sharply funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely relatable story of heartbreak and friendship, and how to survive both.
Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy.
And he can't work out why she stopped.
Now he is. . .
1. Without a home
2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off
3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking
Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him.
Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-11-23
First and last Dolly Alderton book
This book looked great from the blurb, but the content is so so. I thought it would be a two sided demise of a relationship but really it’s about him figuring out what happened something I had absolutely no interest in. She comes in at the end to add her two cents but as she’s been the back ground for most of the book I didn’t care what she had to say. Not a fan
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- Jane
- 03-11-23
Amazingly relatable
I love the way Dolly writes. It's so honest, and authentic without feeling like it was from her voice, I completely bought into the characters and their journey.
I think that 'break up stories' can be vacuous and self indulgent, but this story felt familiar and identifiable.
Thoroughly enjoyable.
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- Jess Housley
- 13-11-23
Great Narration, love Dollys work
Ahhh, firstly I really enjoyed the narration, it was soothing and like being read a bedtime story - very well done.
Secondly, I enjoyed the topic of heartbreak, it's so confusing; what's right, when it's wrong, how to know etc. but I felt like this book does some good work in covering this and the obsessive feelings people have when they like someone but can't have them.
As a 31 year old female I feel I'm on the brink of all friends having children which is a terrifying feeling of feeling rushed to make decisions and not wanting to feel left out.
I'd recommend. Good work Dolly 👍
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- Anonymous User
- 08-11-23
Brilliant book, brilliant narration
Classic Dolly. Loved it, so sharp and observational. She captured millennial love and heartbreak like no one else.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-11-23
Great listen
First Dolly Alderton book i’ve listened to and finished it off it two days - very recommended!
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- Anonymous User
- 12-11-23
Brilliant book - loved the audio so much!
Thank you Dolly. Another fabulous novel - I loved every minute. The story is so piercingly accurate to how heartbreak truly feels and how it can drive us all bonkers from time to time.
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- D. Smith
- 12-11-23
Thoroughly enjoyed, no notes
Refreshing to have this from a male perspective and to hear Jen's voice later. it felt really authentic and I loved listening to it during early morning breast feeds and by the pool on holiday.
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- Pam
- 11-11-23
Loved it!
Enjoyed this book so much and the narration was superb. It took me on a lovely ramble and made me laugh out loud!
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- Anonymous User
- 11-11-23
Oh Dolly, this book is gorgeous!!!
Really beautifully captured the delicate nuances of humans intertwining themselves with each other in romantic and platonic relationships. An age old theme, explored in a modern, funny, light and yet utterly heartbreaking way.
Thank you for this one Dolly ❤️
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- Claire
- 09-11-23
Loved it
Perfect narration. Lovely story that unfolds slowly. Dolly has a way of capturing our generation perfectly.
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