diff --git a/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go b/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go
index 1a9e5d5..5b96dcd 100644
--- a/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go
+++ b/internal/imported_tests/unmarshal_imported_test.go
@@ -296,14 +296,6 @@ func TestDocUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := docData
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, result)
-	//if err != nil {
-	//	t.Fatal(err)
-	//}
-	//if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, expected) {
-	//	resStr, _ := json.MarshalIndent(result, "", "  ")
-	//	expStr, _ := json.MarshalIndent(expected, "", "  ")
-	//	t.Errorf("Bad unmarshal: expected\n-----\n%s\n-----\ngot\n-----\n%s\n-----\n", expStr, resStr)
-	//}
 }
 
 type tomlTypeCheckTest struct {
diff --git a/internal/reflectbuild/reflectbuild.go b/internal/reflectbuild/reflectbuild.go
index 7b8576e..2203973 100644
--- a/internal/reflectbuild/reflectbuild.go
+++ b/internal/reflectbuild/reflectbuild.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ func (b *Builder) getOrGenerateFieldGettersRecursive(m structFieldGetters, idx [
 			// only consider exported fields
 			continue
 		}
-		// TODO: handle embedded structs
 		if f.Anonymous {
 			b.getOrGenerateFieldGettersRecursive(m, copyAndAppend(idx, i), f.Type)
 		} else {
@@ -223,6 +222,10 @@ func (b *Builder) IsSlice() bool {
 	return b.top().Kind() == reflect.Slice
 }
 
+func (b *Builder) IsSliceOrPtr() bool {
+	return b.top().Kind() == reflect.Slice || (b.top().Kind() == reflect.Ptr && b.top().Type().Elem().Kind() == reflect.Slice)
+}
+
 // Last moves the cursor to the last value of the current value.
 // For a slice or an array, it is the last element they contain, if any.
 // For anything else, it's a no-op.
@@ -269,12 +272,40 @@ func (b *Builder) SliceNewElem() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func assertPtr(v reflect.Value) {
+	if v.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("value '%s' should be a ptr, not '%s'", v, v.Kind()))
+	}
+}
+
 func (b *Builder) SliceAppend(v reflect.Value) error {
+	assertPtr(v)
+
 	t := b.top()
+
+	// pointer to a slice
+	if t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		// if the pointer is nil we need to allocate the slice
+		if t.IsNil() {
+			x := reflect.New(t.Type().Elem())
+			t.Set(x)
+		}
+		// target the slice itself
+		t = t.Elem()
+	}
+
 	err := checkKind(t.Type(), reflect.Slice)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	if t.Type().Elem().Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		// if it is a slice of pointers, we can just append
+	} else {
+		// otherwise we need to reference the value
+		v = v.Elem()
+	}
+
 	newSlice := reflect.Append(t, v)
 	t.Set(newSlice)
 	b.replace(t.Index(t.Len() - 1))
@@ -286,12 +317,16 @@ func (b *Builder) SliceAppend(v reflect.Value) error {
 func (b *Builder) SetString(s string) error {
 	t := b.top()
 
-	err := checkKind(t.Type(), reflect.String)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	if t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		t.Set(reflect.ValueOf(&s))
+	} else {
+		err := checkKind(t.Type(), reflect.String)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	t.SetString(s)
+		t.SetString(s)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/reflectbuild/reflectbuild_test.go b/internal/reflectbuild/reflectbuild_test.go
index 9c80dfe..26d526c 100644
--- a/internal/reflectbuild/reflectbuild_test.go
+++ b/internal/reflectbuild/reflectbuild_test.go
@@ -165,3 +165,41 @@ func TestCursor(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, b.DigField("Field"))
 	assert.Equal(t, b.Cursor().Kind(), reflect.String)
 }
+
+func TestStringPtr(t *testing.T) {
+	x := struct {
+		Field *string
+	}{}
+	b, err := reflectbuild.NewBuilder("", &x)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, b.Cursor().Kind(), reflect.Struct)
+	require.NoError(t, b.DigField("Field"))
+	assert.NoError(t, b.SetString("A"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "A", *x.Field)
+}
+
+func TestAppendSlicePtr(t *testing.T) {
+	x := struct {
+		Field *[]string
+	}{}
+	b, err := reflectbuild.NewBuilder("", &x)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, b.Cursor().Kind(), reflect.Struct)
+	require.NoError(t, b.DigField("Field"))
+	v := "A"
+	assert.NoError(t, b.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(&v)))
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"A"}, *x.Field)
+}
+
+func TestAppendPtrSlicePtr(t *testing.T) {
+	x := struct {
+		Field *[]*string
+	}{}
+	b, err := reflectbuild.NewBuilder("", &x)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, b.Cursor().Kind(), reflect.Struct)
+	require.NoError(t, b.DigField("Field"))
+	v := "A"
+	assert.NoError(t, b.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(&v)))
+	assert.Equal(t, "A", *(*x.Field)[0])
+}
diff --git a/unmarshal.go b/unmarshal.go
index 4dc20c1..43f8a94 100644
--- a/unmarshal.go
+++ b/unmarshal.go
@@ -139,9 +139,10 @@ func (u *unmarshaler) StringValue(v []byte) {
 	if u.skipping() || u.err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if u.builder.IsSlice() {
+	if u.builder.IsSliceOrPtr() {
 		u.builder.Save()
-		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(string(v)))
+		s := string(v)
+		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(&s))
 		if u.err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ func (u *unmarshaler) BoolValue(b bool) {
 	}
 	if u.builder.IsSlice() {
 		u.builder.Save()
-		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(b))
+		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(&b))
 		if u.err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ func (u *unmarshaler) FloatValue(n float64) {
 	}
 	if u.builder.IsSlice() {
 		u.builder.Save()
-		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(n))
+		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(&n))
 		if u.err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ func (u *unmarshaler) IntValue(n int64) {
 	}
 	if u.builder.IsSlice() {
 		u.builder.Save()
-		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(n))
+		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(&n))
 		if u.err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ func (u *unmarshaler) LocalDateValue(date LocalDate) {
 	}
 	if u.builder.IsSlice() {
 		u.builder.Save()
-		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(date))
+		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(&date))
 		if u.err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ func (u *unmarshaler) LocalDateTimeValue(dt LocalDateTime) {
 	}
 	if u.builder.IsSlice() {
 		u.builder.Save()
-		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(dt))
+		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(&dt))
 		if u.err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ func (u *unmarshaler) DateTimeValue(dt time.Time) {
 	}
 	if u.builder.IsSlice() {
 		u.builder.Save()
-		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(dt))
+		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(&dt))
 		if u.err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ func (u *unmarshaler) LocalTimeValue(localTime LocalTime) {
 	}
 	if u.builder.IsSlice() {
 		u.builder.Save()
-		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(localTime))
+		u.err = u.builder.SliceAppend(reflect.ValueOf(&localTime))
 		if u.err != nil {
 			return
 		}