The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo A Novel
Reviews
good
an easy and entertaining read though some parts felt rush to consume emotionally.
A real look into tumultuous lovers and greedy traitors. Portrays the rawness of soulmates and the place true bestfriends play in our - even celebrities - lives. With many twists and turns this book will keep you turning the page!
best of the best, i will spend my life reading this book <3
i had no idea how much i would come to adore evelyn. made me cry. the pursuit of something so often overshadows the destination
This was my 2nd time reading this novel. The second time was for my senior book club. I enjoyed just as much the 2nd time around.
yes
Evelyn Hugo is a movie icon from the 60’s , she tells the story of her road to become and maintain her title as the best even if that meant to break her own heart so many times .
harry deserved better
This book is just so amazing and fantastic. It made me believe that it was real because of how beautifully and realistically written this book is. I did cry a lot while reading the most parts of these book. An eye-opener, heartbreaking, and very inspiring book.
😧😧
Intriguing, touching
i think what i enjoyed most about this book more than the sapphic aspects of it was the different kinds of relationships it conveyed with every marriage. i know it's obvious that harry's was the most impactful, but it had the chapters i loved the most.
i love how the book showed that platonic relationships are as complex as romantic ones, and i love how evelyn's vulnerability differed when she was with celia, coming from a place of love and passion, while with harry, it was from having a deep understanding of each other and visibility.
i would love to read this again some time in the future with hopes that i get to pick up things i wasn't able to today.
Taylor Jenkins Reid writes fantastic novels, omg!
I liked this more than I thought I would
Audiobook form is top tier in this type of story telling.
-there’s no better way to tackle and unfold the complexity and struggles of sexuality through bunch of actors and actresses bc u just know how great pretenders they are
- plot twists are nice, contented din sa ending maybe di lang tumatak ung kay monique pero yes i get how this book became famous sa tiktok
- akala ko tlga its murder type of story thats why i rated the book lower hoping for some gonegirl x htgawm plot but oh well girlboss parin ni evelyn
- cant wait for THE CASTING ESP THE SEVEN HUSBANDS
I've felt every emotions while reading this book!!! why must women suffer in every universe LIFE IS SO UNFAAIIRRRRR GIVE ME MY HAPPY ENDING... I will hold so manyyyyy scenes close to my heart
I learned a lot of things from this book, especially about two different ways of loving. There were also some things that didn't always match my expectations; we all know that's just the way a story is presented. In my opinion, the storyline was quite slow, but that doesn't give this book any significant flaws. Evelyn's character is also very compelling, enough to make me love and hate her at the same time.
3/5 stars. A book about terrible people doing terrible thing and justifying it with terrible reasoning.
It entertained but never challenged. Everything is surface level. A good read to get caught up in the drama but if you want a book that will make you audibly laugh, sob, and scream look somewhere else.
I predicted some of the plot twist and suspected others it wasn’t what I expected but what I am learning to expect from New York Times Bestseller.
booktok might just be the death of our society. i can always expect them to overhype convenience store literature.
the seven husbands of evelyn hugo made for a fast read, it's one of those books you can easily pick up and get into. but the superficial characterization – perhaps a result of jenkins reid's whiteness and, forgive me for speculating but, possible heteronormativity – makes the characters unbelievable at times and corny for the remainder.
something about the prose alos just felt overly literal in the worst sense, the best comparison is to a wattpad fanfiction. it reads stiff and comes across as "telling, not showing" – so much so that within 23 pages i felt the need to highlight an example to reference for my later review (evelyn speaking: "I've read your work. I like the way you communicate clearly and succinctly." – i'm sorry but really?)
are my gripes with this enough to ruin the story? no, they're actually quite menial and nit-picky. but these small details are what separate the goods from the greats in literature.
This is one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. Plot twist was prefect and unpredictable. It kept me on the edge of set the whole time. It’s touched on some emotional and important topics.
That was a very interesting book to read! My friend recommended it to me as a book that feels like a biography of a real person, without Evelyn Hugo being a real person! While reading I always wondered about what will happen in the end and I had my ideas but didnt get it right...
Highlights
People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is “You’re safe with me”—that’s intimacy.
You do not know how fast you have been running, how hard you have been working, how truly exhausted you are, until someone stands behind you and says, “It’s OK, you can fall down now. I’ll catch you.”
“I’m under absolutely no obligation to make sense to you.”
When you’re given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn’t give things, you take things.
But the truth is, praise is just like an addiction. The more you get it, the more of it you need just to stay even.
you do not know how fast you have been running, how hard you have been working, how truly exhausted you are, until someone stands behind you and says, “it’s OK, you can fall down now. i’ll catch you.”
Man weiß erst, wie schnell man gerannt ist, wie sehr man sich angestrengt hat, wie erschöpft man wirklich ist, wenn jemand hinter einem steht und sagt: »Ist schon gut, du kannst dich jetzt fallen lassen. Ich fange dich auf.«
When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is You're safe with me"that's intimacy.
I wanted him to see me as harmless and domestic. I thought I'd get further if I didn't threaten him. It grated on my nerves to have to ask him howI could spend my own money. But I didn't see another choice.
“When you're given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn't give things, you take things.”
you’re an idealist and a romantic, and you have a beautiful soul. and i wish the world was ready to be the way you see it. … i love you too much to let you live only for me
"We can do it," she said. "We can do anything."
Having lost the battle, I resolved to win the war.
(Taylor's Version)
And that’s what I traded my virginity for. A ride to Hollywood.
Look what I do to these poor boys, I thought. And yet also, Here is my value, my power.
Being wanted meant having to satisfy.
“You can be sorry about something and not regret it."
And if I’m being honest, there is something very inspiring about having a black woman running things.
When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is "You're safe with me" —that's intimacy.
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