Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

420 reviews

nanatash's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

I inhaled this book in a day. Loved the complex characters and how you couldn’t really feel just one emotion for any character. Felt like they were all very well rounded and multidimensional. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

xeniba's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

thelibraryofjen's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

Wow. Evelyn Hugo feels to me like a real icon. When reading It felt so real, I thought she was a real person in my head. This story crosses the line between fiction and real life. The love story between two queer people in the early 50’s to the 90’s was so beautiful written. I understand the hype around this book. This was a roller coster of emotions, that I feel everybody needs to read at least once. The racial discrimination in this book, forcing people of color to hide there true self. Reallly represents what hollywood standed for back then. The topics of AIDS and how queer people could be punished back then was also well written. This book is for people to feel SEEN and to be their true authentic self. Don’t coware away from who you truely are, don’t like you life in regret. Evelyn Hugo was a raw and sometimes bad person, as well as an icon, but most of all she was human. That is what drove this story, she felt so human to be I couldn’t help but sympathize  with her. AND THE ENDING HELLO ? Wow. I want this to be a movie or tv show ASAP. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

kelsokake's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny fast-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

4.75

My only complaint about this book is that I wish I read it sooner. It absolutely lived up to all of the hype. 

Evelyn Hugo is an incredibly complex woman. I found myself  impressed by her tenacity and willingness to do literally anything she had to do to make her goals and dreams a reality. In her retelling of her life I found her openness and self-awareness inspiring. 

Taylor Jenkins Reid is a phenomenal author. The way she writes made this incredibly unbelievable story feel real. I loved reading this so much that I finished it in less than 24 hours. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, and Car accident

Minor: Child abuse and Abortion

somebodys_fool's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Grief

katepruett's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-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

3.75

knowing there are all different types of great loves out there, is enough for me for now.

i don’t know if i loved this book or not, but the plot twist at the end did get me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Car accident

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Outing

steph2023's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

3.0

It was definitely inspiring but not my kind of book. I had to push myself to finish it. Though the shock at the end was worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Outing, and Gaslighting

smithalexis035's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book a lot. It had my attention all throughout the book, I never felt bored. You could really feel the emotions of each character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Abortion

cyndee76's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

Best book I’ve read in a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment