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A review by criminolly
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.0
This was a thoroughly entertaining rags to riches tale of the life of a movie star. It’s full of glamour, romance and delicious melodrama and reminded me of the kind of sensual blockbuster Harold Robbins used to churn out, and especially of Jacqueline Susann’s ‘Valley of the Dolls’. Despite that, it feels quite modern, with a political sensibility that’s bang up to date.
It’s told in flashback as the eponymous heroine, now in her 70s, recounts her life story to a young journalist. That structure allows it to be quite reflective and thoughtful and whilst it is a bit heavy handed at times it works very well.
I liked it very much.
It’s told in flashback as the eponymous heroine, now in her 70s, recounts her life story to a young journalist. That structure allows it to be quite reflective and thoughtful and whilst it is a bit heavy handed at times it works very well.
I liked it very much.