Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

824 reviews

rory18's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A really lovely book, and the plot is tied together well. My only complaint is that at times the emotional scenes between the central pair seem a little stilted, as if the author isn't very confident at writing a love story between two women, although it still feels authentic. A captivating book, and it says something that its appeal transcends genres so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexism, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Misogyny, Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Outing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Violence, Cancer, Death of parent, Racism, Terminal illness, Suicide, Death, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Police brutality

sunflower7skull's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Outing, Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Biphobia, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide, Mental illness, and Alcohol

suchsweetsorrow89's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I thought that this was a really interesting book on sexuality and critiquing the idea of the Hollywood image. At the same time, it also is a very human story about someone's strive for success and what the costs are of that when confronted with the question of whether you can be who you are and still get what you want (and, alternatively, what happens to the self when you do choose to go after what you want). I think this book is definitely worth the read and is a nice book for people who want to explore more about these topics or just simply want something thought-provoking.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Alcohol, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

bookedfortheweekend25's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Car accident

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Ableism, Misogyny, Suicide, and Death of parent

glitterdeww's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Homophobia, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, and Classism

kaynic's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Biphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Misogyny, Child abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Miscarriage, and Addiction

sophie_hans's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Abortion

insanebookperson's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing, Addiction, Death, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide

gildedspines's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Cursing, Addiction, Alcoholism, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Outing, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Drug use

miap09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The majority of this book I read in an airport. It's a pretty popular book and I found that everyone wanted to give you their opinion, but I disagree with all of them. I've never heard a story like this before and Evelyn is not a terrible person.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abortion, Addiction, Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Suicide, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death, Car accident, Cancer, Physical abuse, Outing, and Alcohol