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rubberrosebooks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
kyra_johnson_'s review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Biphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia
earth_to_mars's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
I like her additions of the articles, both old and new as it adds to the believability of this being a biography of an Old Hollywood movie star.
The pacing is good, slow enough to digest everything that Ms. Hugo is telling us, but not slow enough to feel like a drag when trying to read through each marriage. All in all, her technical skills are the reason I rated this book higher than I wanted to.
My issues lie within the representation within the book. And while yes, I understand this is historical fiction, there's a way to write bigotry without incorporating homophobic and biphobic tropes in a way that almost seems positive. She incorporates Harry as The Gay Best Friend and Celia as The Bitchy Lesbian both of which are not enjoyable in the slightest. She incorporates the downright biphobic trope - The Cheating Bisexual - twice. Once with Evelyn Hugo herself and possibly again with
It definitely feels as though Reid did not have any sensitivity readers or did any sort of research on marginalized groups or even listen to marginalized voices, which has soured the book for me and why I feel I can only give it a 3.25.
In the end, it's a solid book and the characters and their complexities and flaws are what make the book as good as it is with moments that made my eyes water. But, Reid is in desperate need of making sure her biases/ignorance don't bleed into her writing.
Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Xenophobia, Car accident, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
jenniferbowman's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Incest, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Sexual assault
stindex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
poisonviolet's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
densorterytter's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
I found "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” to be really very engaging - and that without needing to rely on either shock value, heavy spice or any other stereotypical romantic trope. I found myself wildly curious, fully immersed, and unable to stop reading - and yet I wasn’t at the edge of my seat(without that being a bad thing!) My feelings while reading where: interested while still being relaxed and truly content with the pace of the story unfolding.
Simply put: I did not want the book to end - yet I had to know what came next.
The books are almost always (only) sold in supermarkets near the checkout counter and features covers with shirtless men and swooning ladies(oftentimes in gardens in front of mansions) on the cover. Typical cover art: https://images.app.goo.gl/SHem5ZRgU4hVokqU7
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
sebradley29's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
crazybooklady89's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
dolphinchick93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Moderate: Biphobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, and Classism