The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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- Author：Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Summary
Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life。 But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job， no one in the journalism community is more astounded than Monique herself。 Why her？ Why now？
Monique is not exactly on top of the world。 Her husband， David， has left her， and her career has stagnated。 Regardless of why Evelyn has chosen her to write her biography， Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career。
Summoned to Evelyn’s Upper East Side apartment， Monique listens as Evelyn unfurls her story: from making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the late 80s， and， of course， the seven husbands along the way。 As Evelyn’s life unfolds through the decades—revealing a ruthless ambition， an unexpected friendship， and a great forbidden love—Monique begins to feel a very a real connection to the actress。 But as Evelyn’s story catches up with the present， it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways。
Filled with emotional insight and written with Reid’s signature talent， this is a fascinating journey through the splendor of Old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it takes—to face the truth
Monique is not exactly on top of the world。 Her husband， David， has left her， and her career has stagnated。 Regardless of why Evelyn has chosen her to write her biography， Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career。
Summoned to Evelyn’s Upper East Side apartment， Monique listens as Evelyn unfurls her story: from making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the late 80s， and， of course， the seven husbands along the way。 As Evelyn’s life unfolds through the decades—revealing a ruthless ambition， an unexpected friendship， and a great forbidden love—Monique begins to feel a very a real connection to the actress。 But as Evelyn’s story catches up with the present， it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways。
Filled with emotional insight and written with Reid’s signature talent， this is a fascinating journey through the splendor of Old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it takes—to face the truth
Reviews
Luana Togni
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caralho que livro。
Sofia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Aja。 I REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT TO THINKDisfruté muchisimo leer este libro pero hay algunas cosas que no me cierran: •Que Evelyn se haya hecho famosa tan rápido， en un momento dijo que EN DOS SEMANAS tuvo un contrato con una compañia， para loki•Algunas cosas que le pasaban son poco creibles （pero bueno sigue siendo un libro y no una biografia real asi que no es tanto problema）•El papá engañaba a la madre pero lo romantizan por el simple hecho de que la engeñaba con un hombre。 Yo entiendo que amaba Aja。 I REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT TO THINKDisfruté muchisimo leer este libro pero hay algunas cosas que no me cierran: •Que Evelyn se haya hecho famosa tan rápido， en un momento dijo que EN DOS SEMANAS tuvo un contrato con una compañia， para loki•Algunas cosas que le pasaban son poco creibles （pero bueno sigue siendo un libro y no una biografia real asi que no es tanto problema）•El papá engañaba a la madre pero lo romantizan por el simple hecho de que la engeñaba con un hombre。 Yo entiendo que amaba a la mamá y a Monique pero igual le estas escondiendo a tu esposa que te estas garchando a un chabon☺ （o eso creo yo segun MI punto de vista）•La relación de harry y evelyn me parece rara， no tóxica， no fea si no 🧘🏽♀️extraña🧘🏽♀️。 Son amigos uno gay y otra bisexual que querian un hijo entinces lo tuvieron juntos¿ y se casan¿ pero son amigos¿ y el dijo que un momento se la queria levantar¿ i mean thats kinda weird， nunca la llegué a entender。•Que ella esta casada con el hermano del amor de su vida y que el se haya encariñado con la hija de la amante de su hermana como si fuese una hija （esta parte me dejo 😀） yo entiendo que se casó con el para estar con Celia pero- es su hermano- estaba casado con ella sabiendo que se garchaba a la hermana- bueno nose。•Ese cuarteto que se armó entre el esposo de Celia， Evelyn y Harry era muy raro 🙂•QUE SE ENAMORE TAN RAPIDO osea yo entiendo que eras joven y lalala PERO， FLACA。Ahora si 💃🏼puntos positivos💃🏼•Muy buen plot-twist nomeloesperaba•Creo que esta muy bien representada la mismisima Evelyn。 Es una forra， manipuladora， materialista e insaciable y llegas a empatizar con ella y sentir lástima y amorrr porque es realmente humana。 También toda la mierda que tuvo que pasar siendo una mujer famosisima bisexual en la época de los 50s - 80s•Ella pensando que lo único que importaba era su cuerpo， esa era su única forma de conseguir lo que quería y su evolución a prtir de eso。•El miedo que ellas tenian de mostrarse como realmente eran， hacer público que eran una pareja de mujeres les parecia imposible y en esa epóca agarrate catalina。 Estoy confundida con respecto a mi sentimientos por este libro？ Si。 Pero la lectura la disfrute muchisimo la verdad💚 。。。more
Holly Wei
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The best book that I have ever read。
Celi
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Hace más de una semana terminé este libro y， es que necesitaba el tiempo para procesar la obra maestra que acababa de leer。El libro， cuenta la historia de Evelyn Hugo， ícono de Hollywood que se alejó de los focos del cine en los años 80。 Pero， también presenta a Monique Grant， periodista que acaba de separarse de su esposo， y no se encuentra en un buen punto de su vida。Evelyn acude a Monique concediéndole una entrevista que en realidad termina con Evelyn contándole su vida a Monique， para que se Hace más de una semana terminé este libro y， es que necesitaba el tiempo para procesar la obra maestra que acababa de leer。El libro， cuenta la historia de Evelyn Hugo， ícono de Hollywood que se alejó de los focos del cine en los años 80。 Pero， también presenta a Monique Grant， periodista que acaba de separarse de su esposo， y no se encuentra en un buen punto de su vida。Evelyn acude a Monique concediéndole una entrevista que en realidad termina con Evelyn contándole su vida a Monique， para que sea esta quién escriba la biografía de la estrella。。Hugo comienza a contar cada detalle de su vida， sus películas， su llegada a Hollywood y obviamente， sus 7 maridos。 Hay algo de su vida que la relaciona con Monique。。。pero qué？Honestamente pensaba que el libro tenía un buen Hype y que no me iba a gustar。 Pero fue una de las mejores sorpresas de este año。 Los personajes creados por la autora son 100% humanos， reales y crudos。 No hay buenos o malos en esta historia， sino personas que cometen errores y tratan de arreglarlos， que persiguen sueños y que viven por ellos。 La representación de la comunidad LGBTQ+ que tiene el libro en mi opinión es muy buena。 Muestra cómo en aquellos tiempos tenías que ser heterosexual u homosexual， y nada más。 Además del repudio y los nombres con los que eran llamados las personas de la comunidad。La razón por la que me costó superar （aún no lo logro del todo）， este libro es sencilla: la historia la vi como una película， y sentí que la historia de Evelyn junto a Harry， Celia y la propia Monique， fue y es la vida de muchos。 。。。more
Gianna
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Comencé este libro casi sin expectativas a pesar del hype que tiene en las redes， pensé que no iba a ser el tipo de libros que me atrapan， pero me equivoqué， me sorprendió realmente lo adictivo que termina siendo。Este libro merece ser leído， aborda muchos temas controversiales y lo hace de una manera espectacular， de la forma que deberían ser tratados， un aplauso para la autora por esto， no muchos tratan tan bien estos temas como ella lo hizo。 ¡Definitivamente me encantó！
Megan Taylor
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Such an incredible read！！ My first Taylor Reid Jenkins book and definitely won’t be my last。 This book did such a great job laying out the story and talking about difficult topics。 I cannot recommend this book enough。
Livia
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Honestly the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo is definitely one of those books you shouldn’t judge by it’s cover。 I truly don’t know what else to say other than just read it。 For me it was a beautiful read it was sad most of the time yes but the friendships and romances between some people had my heart growing。 Not to mention the insight into the showbiz life that I without doubt think probably happens irl too。 I honestly didn’t want to read this book at first because of the cover and the fact that Honestly the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo is definitely one of those books you shouldn’t judge by it’s cover。 I truly don’t know what else to say other than just read it。 For me it was a beautiful read it was sad most of the time yes but the friendships and romances between some people had my heart growing。 Not to mention the insight into the showbiz life that I without doubt think probably happens irl too。 I honestly didn’t want to read this book at first because of the cover and the fact that I thought that a story about 7 husbands would b boring as hell but girl was I wrong。 Look at me now with a hole in my soul ugly crying at midnight in my dark room。 。。。more
Karis
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i can’t even。 it’s so worth the talk it gets omg
Michael
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I liked a lot about this one， very readable and page turning。 I’m not sure why， given the title， but I thought it was most effective as a romance and a wild but believable life。 We should all be so lucky to be as self-assured as Evelyn。Unfortunately I really didn’t care for the framing devices - the interviewer seemed like the rough draft of a character， and the gossip article snippets were so on the nose。 Let’s not get into the Shyamalan ending which made me roll my eyes。Overall though it was a I liked a lot about this one， very readable and page turning。 I’m not sure why， given the title， but I thought it was most effective as a romance and a wild but believable life。 We should all be so lucky to be as self-assured as Evelyn。Unfortunately I really didn’t care for the framing devices - the interviewer seemed like the rough draft of a character， and the gossip article snippets were so on the nose。 Let’s not get into the Shyamalan ending which made me roll my eyes。Overall though it was a good time - definitely worth the read。 。。。more
Saz
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It physically hurts to think about how much I love this book and the journey it takes you on。 TJR has a real knack for making you feel like a part of the story and nothing prepares you for the heartbreak and pain towards the end。 I didn't guess the connection between Evelyn and Monique correctly so when the story came to an end it felt so much more satisfying as it wasn't at all what I expected。 Loved this so much！ It physically hurts to think about how much I love this book and the journey it takes you on。 TJR has a real knack for making you feel like a part of the story and nothing prepares you for the heartbreak and pain towards the end。 I didn't guess the connection between Evelyn and Monique correctly so when the story came to an end it felt so much more satisfying as it wasn't at all what I expected。 Loved this so much！ 。。。more
ceciliarmellin
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Este libro fue/es demasiado。Es atrapante y adictivo， pero es mucho más que eso。Es demasiado real， y duele porque es real。 Es la vida misma con todos sus matices。 Y refleja de manera súper acertada que las personas no pueden encasillarse de manera tan simplista en categorías como buena o mala persona。 Todos cometemos buenas y malas acciones， y a veces pensamos que estamos haciendo lo correcto cuando en realidad estamos haciendo todo lo contrario。Como sea， toda la segunda parte me rompió el corazó Este libro fue/es demasiado。Es atrapante y adictivo， pero es mucho más que eso。Es demasiado real， y duele porque es real。 Es la vida misma con todos sus matices。 Y refleja de manera súper acertada que las personas no pueden encasillarse de manera tan simplista en categorías como buena o mala persona。 Todos cometemos buenas y malas acciones， y a veces pensamos que estamos haciendo lo correcto cuando en realidad estamos haciendo todo lo contrario。Como sea， toda la segunda parte me rompió el corazón y no podía dejar de llorar。 Todavía estoy asimilándolo。 。。。more
Faith
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The problem that I tend to have when consuming media is writers who underdevelop their side characters。 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo did not have this issue。 The side characters were well developed and three-dimensional while showing a raw and honest depiction of the complexities of being a human。 Evelyn Hugo was a character that exemplified the concept that people can do terrible things， but those things do not make them an inherently terrible person。 No one person is entirely good， while The problem that I tend to have when consuming media is writers who underdevelop their side characters。 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo did not have this issue。 The side characters were well developed and three-dimensional while showing a raw and honest depiction of the complexities of being a human。 Evelyn Hugo was a character that exemplified the concept that people can do terrible things， but those things do not make them an inherently terrible person。 No one person is entirely good， while no one person is entirely bad either and the complexities that come with being a human mean that you will be the villain in some people's stories while being the hero in your own。Taylor Jenkins Reid dives into various issues， the most important one being what it means to feel as though you are "half" of something。 The main character， Monique， being biracial interviewing Evelyn， a bisexual woman， was a deliberate choice。 These two characters come from completely different worlds and have almost entirely nothing in common。 However， Reid makes it very clear that the two characters share the feeling of never being fully something， and being ostracized by people in your own group is the two's only parallel。 This intentional choice led to an even deeper understanding between the two。 They could connect on some level， and despite the heinous thing that Evelyn did， I think this aspect can contribute even slightly to the sympathy and adoration that Monique ultimately feels for Evelyn。 I by no means want to draw the comparison of being biracial and being bisexual as being one and the same。 However， I do believe Reid was insinuating that these two things can elicit a similar enough feeling that they can empathize with one another。 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is an incredible book that explores the nature of being flawed， being loved， and but the entire human desire to ultimately be understood。 Monique and Evelyn can both definitely learn a lot about each other。 Reid has an excellent grasp of human emotion and she takes the audience on a deep and fulfilling journey through the book。 。。。more
K。
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This is such a beautiful book。 If you're tired of fluff books （my usual genre） and want to have a book make you really feel things， read it。 If you just want a great book， read it。 Basically， no matter what， read this book。 This is such a beautiful book。 If you're tired of fluff books （my usual genre） and want to have a book make you really feel things， read it。 If you just want a great book， read it。 Basically， no matter what， read this book。 。。。more
Aleksandra
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Jestem w miłości
Selena Özkaner
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this is my fav book i've read this year this is my fav book i've read this year 。。。more
Rachel Cobb
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This was not what I expected。 There were very strong LGBTQ+ themes throughout the book。 This story serves as a reminder that you never know what someone is actually going through in real life。
Allie
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Meh。 This was so underwhelming。 The only part of the book I couldn’t put down was the last few chapters。 The entire rest of the book， leading up to those chapters was just meh。 I didn’t hate it， don’t get me wrong， but I would necessarily recommend the book to anyone。
Georgia
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This book was stunning。 Couldn’t flaw it any way， finished in two days as it was impossible to put down。
Rebecca Salick
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So engaging。 Great story and a perfect read for June。 Couldn't put it down。 So engaging。 Great story and a perfect read for June。 Couldn't put it down。 。。。more
Lauren
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One of the best books I’ve ever read
Jennifer
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Read for June’s book club selection。
Fleur
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3。5！
Heather
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This book has elicited so many feelings。。。so。。so many and hit just keeps you on this big journey of smiles and tears！Don't want to give a drop away， but please give this a listen I don't regret a single minute of this book！ This book has elicited so many feelings。。。so。。so many and hit just keeps you on this big journey of smiles and tears！Don't want to give a drop away， but please give this a listen I don't regret a single minute of this book！ 。。。more
Hannah Kleehammer
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Did not keep me interested the whole time
Isabella
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4/5Wow， this book was devastatingly beautiful; I read it in a day。 Evelyn is now one of my favourite characters of all time because of her complexity。 Her relationship with Celia will forever be in my heart。 That plot twist had my mouth gaping。 The Hollywood vibes were immaculate。 I also loved Evelyn’s relationship with Henry。 I will never get bored of this bittersweet tragedy。 “The world doesn’t give things， you take things”“Never let anyone make you feel ordinary”
book marked by gigi
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wow。 truly amazing
Andrea Giachino
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Great story that was a quick read， kept my attention and the story moves quickly from piece to piece but is nicely linked together。 Anytime I set it down， I was full of questions I wanted answered and couldn't wait to pick it up again。 The author does an exceptional job of showcasing diversity of characters and thought throughout the story。 Great story that was a quick read， kept my attention and the story moves quickly from piece to piece but is nicely linked together。 Anytime I set it down， I was full of questions I wanted answered and couldn't wait to pick it up again。 The author does an exceptional job of showcasing diversity of characters and thought throughout the story。 。。。more
Cathy Austin
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This book is as captivating as the title character， Evelyn Hugo。 Evelyn Hugo， so real， surely we've seen her on screen but， no， she is fictitious， a film legend spanning the 50's through the 80's， a woman who is drop dead gorgeous well into her 70's but， who is she， really， and why are we fascinated with her？ Jenkins， like she did with Daisy Jones and The Six， delivers a tale with sudden omg moments in a style uniquely hers。 The narrative， told in Evelyn's voice to her soon to be biographer， Mon This book is as captivating as the title character， Evelyn Hugo。 Evelyn Hugo， so real， surely we've seen her on screen but， no， she is fictitious， a film legend spanning the 50's through the 80's， a woman who is drop dead gorgeous well into her 70's but， who is she， really， and why are we fascinated with her？ Jenkins， like she did with Daisy Jones and The Six， delivers a tale with sudden omg moments in a style uniquely hers。 The narrative， told in Evelyn's voice to her soon to be biographer， Monique Grant， a 30 something rookie writer at a major New York magazine--why her， why have a nobody write your memoirs？--begins with her childhood in Hell's Kitchen to her arrival on the west coast with her first husband and tells about each husband thereafter， how she rose to acting fame， screen celebrity， rich， famous and the big piece of her story: the real love of her life。 Maybe you saw her answer coming but， for sure， what unfolds， you surely did not imagine。 This is what she wants the world to know， the very real Evelyn Hugo。And in just a few pages from the end when Evelyn has told everything to Monique， she drops the bomb on why she chose this writer。 And， that， we did not see coming at all。 Jenkins makes a connection between Monique and Evelyn; Monique has broken up with her husband or rather， he with her and being the daughter of a white mom and black dad has been somewhat insecure in her self but listening to Evelyn's life story and motto of grabbing what you want when you've had nothing and making yourself into something， even if you never fit in--Evelyn's Cuban roots had to be ditched for her to survive in Hollywood--she has noted some of Evelyn's isms make supreme sense and eventually empower her to rise up and claim what she's always wanted， to write， be very good at it， succeed。 Evelyn， seemingly cold， ruthless， gorgeous gains everything she ever dreamed of but on one hand could count her 'family' and she loses them， one by one。 This is a big book， a book about one woman's intentional rise to screen fame and it is about family being not just or only blood， about friendship， truth， sexuality， sensuality， deep love， soul mate love， bisexual love， and， how， really， labels don't really matter at all。 Jenkins is such a superb storyteller making us fall in love with compelling characters， setting and plot and making us want more after the book is done。 。。。more
Perla
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♾/5。
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