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mellomanda99's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Outing
celery's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lilylovestoread'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
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Vomit and Abortion
lunxchloe'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
5/5*
Graphic: Biphobia, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Vomit
town_scar's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, and Outing
Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Pregnancy
jeanettesreadingcorner'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
3.5
- Evelyn Hugo’s life story is certainly entertaining and eventful. However, I don’t love it enough to keep my copy. I had high expectations because of how popular it is. I only started enjoying it towards end.
- I didn’t like Evelyn that much for most of the book. I don’t agree with how she treated Celia early on. I guess I don’t like how fake everybody is to each other but that’s Hollywood. I actually started to like Evelyn more after she retired from acting. When Evelyn started living as her true self. I enjoyed Celia St. James and Harry Cameron’s characters more. Evelyn, Celia, Harry, and John (and eventually Connor) being a family together was my favorite part of the book.
- I didn’t care about Monique Grant’s character at all throughout the book. The plot twist at the end was what made her interesting to me. I was mostly reading this to know who Evelyn Hugo is.
- The Old Hollywood glamour and timeline was fun and well-written. I especially loved the outfits and historical references. I also enjoyed seeing the actual media articles on Evelyn and getting to read about her in that perspective.
- The plot twist towards the end! I kind of suspected it or made guesses about it early on. I wasn’t exactly correct but I had an idea.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Outing
fanboyriot'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
4.5
“Doesn’t it bother you? That your husbands have become such a headline story, so often mentioned, that they have nearly eclipsed your work and yourself? That all anyone talks about when they talk about you are the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo?”
And her answer was quintessential Evelyn.
“No,” she told me. “Because they are just husbands. I am Evelyn Hugo. And anyway, I think once people know the truth, they will be much more interested in my wife.”
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, and Abandonment
maddydiz'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
4.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Pregnancy
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Vomit
gildedspines'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Outing
thatbookbitch'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: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting