Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

2468 reviews

ryuutsu's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

 I have to say, when I started reading this book, I couldn't quite get into it. I didn't immediately connect with it, and I kind of half-heartedly just picked it up every now and then. But at some point in the last third of the book, something clicked into place and completely turned my experience around. With having finished it and seeing the first part of the book from the perspective of the whole, I think this might be one of my favorite reads in a while. There's something deeply and movingly human about it, the way the story touches on the complexities of human nature and everyone's unique experience of love, all within a very clever narrative frame. A beautiful reading experience. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Car accident, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Terminal illness

samslib's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-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

I spent half my time loving her and the other half hiding how much I loved her.

Such a perfectly written story. I felt like I was sucked into their universe, you know? I read this more than a year ago, but no doubt this book's still a masterpiece and will always be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Drug use, and Rape

Minor: Abortion and Suicide

velokei's review against another edition

hopeful sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, and Suicide

bethantg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, Homophobia, and Misogyny

violet_viper's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-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: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Miscarriage, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse

sarahdawned's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

sarahbeth016's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Minor: Homophobia and Domestic abuse

leah08855's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

Graphic: Homophobia, Addiction, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual content

caroltb's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

“No one is just a victim or a victor. Everyone is somewhere in between. (…) There’s Evelyn Hugo for you. Somewhere in the middle.”

This book is really great. The narrative progresses really smoothly from the slow setting-the-scene start to Evelyn’s captivating and intriguing life story and all throughout it. All the characters feel really full and multifaceted too; they’re all “somewhere in the middle” between good people and deeply flawed, making the show of their relationships an even better read.

This book also made me cry several times, so make of that what you will.

Evelyn Hugo lived up to the hype.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual content

b3ttysbooks33's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective sad 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

It's an entertaining, fun story that is actually very emotional and deals with some hard topics AND has a twist at the end that I still love even when rereading it

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Suicide