Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1095 reviews

andysanzz_'s review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Classism

bwoo's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

hazel_georgene's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Abortion, and Pregnancy

theimposter's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad fast-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

A beautiful imagining of a dilectic character and the struggle we all face between the opposing sides within us all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Gaslighting

mcc004's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Incest, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

challenging hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Abortion, and Gaslighting

lalu's review against another edition

emotional

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

3.5

I'm not sure how to rate this... I read it within 4 days which is really fast for me, and I cried twice which almost never happens. 

Maybe it was the way the book was written. I really like the chapters where Evelyn and Monique interacted, but I still don't get if the other chapters were meant to be monologues by Evelyn, flashbacks, or chapters from the biography. And I feel like I didn't really get to know the characters apart from Monique, Evelyn and Harry. They felt rather two dimensional, even Celia and Connor. That might have been a stylistic choice because Evelyn's perception was very much centered on herself, but I still didn't like it. It diminished the effect of a novel that spans decades, something I normally love because I feel like I really get to know all the characters. 

And even though they were rare, I really hated these ominous foreshadowing bits like

I have no idea that in less than a week, Evelyn Hugo will finish her story, and I'll find out what this has all been about, and I will hate her so much that I'll be truly afraid I might kill her. 

Also the car accident and the big secret felt kinda forced, a bit like an afterthought to add more drama? 

But overall I enjoyed reading this book immensely so I'm really torn about how to rate and feel about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

junebug_186's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Terminal illness

cloverpatchreads's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Blood, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Grief

lonka's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, and Car accident