The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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- Author：Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Summary
Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life。
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—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。
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—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。
Reviews
Lydia Kerr
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I loved this story。 Also， I’m obsessed with Taylor Jenkins Reid’s writing and the way that she tells stories through context and not just facts— the newspaper clippings in this， the interview style in Daisy Jones。
Bruna
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MELHOR LIVRO DA MINHA VIDA MEU DEUS！！！！！ eu nao tenho nem palavrassssssss nao tenho PALAVRAS nunca dei 5 estrelas tao bem dadas assim queria ter mais estrelas pra dar！！！
Candela Bassani
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10/10Cuando leí el título me pregunté ¿Cómo puede ser creíble que haya tenido siete maridos？ Al terminar el libro tuve la respuesta。。。 Evelyn Hugo puede hacer cualquier cosa。No puedo explicar la cantidad de cosas que marqué en este libro y perdí la cuenta de los momentos que me hicieron reír， llorar y gritar de emoción o rabia。 En cuestión de personajes quiero empezar con Evelyn: una mujer empoderada， ambiciosa y determinada pero con una capacidad de amar gigantesca。 Empatice tanto con ella al p 10/10Cuando leí el título me pregunté ¿Cómo puede ser creíble que haya tenido siete maridos？ Al terminar el libro tuve la respuesta。。。 Evelyn Hugo puede hacer cualquier cosa。No puedo explicar la cantidad de cosas que marqué en este libro y perdí la cuenta de los momentos que me hicieron reír， llorar y gritar de emoción o rabia。 En cuestión de personajes quiero empezar con Evelyn: una mujer empoderada， ambiciosa y determinada pero con una capacidad de amar gigantesca。 Empatice tanto con ella al punto de que no puede caerme mal pese a lo que hace 。。。 Me declaro practicante de la religión que alabe a Evelyn Hugo。Harry: lo amo， en resumidas cuentas。 Creo que es uno de los mejores personajes y quiero un mejor amigo como él。Podría hablar de todos los personajes， pero la reseña se me haría eterna y tendría que dar demasiados spoilers。ES UN LIBRAZO！ LO TIENEN QUE LEER。 。。。more
Alyssa
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After years of pushing it off， I can finally say I have read this！ I went into the book knowing a decent amount about the story based on countless reviews I have seen over the years but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I did not know。 It took me a lot longer to read than I planned because I had to stop every twenty pages to let everything sink in but wow what a read！Evelyn Hugo is a fantastically well written character。 Despite being obviously flawed at times， Evelyn’s sureness in herself After years of pushing it off， I can finally say I have read this！ I went into the book knowing a decent amount about the story based on countless reviews I have seen over the years but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I did not know。 It took me a lot longer to read than I planned because I had to stop every twenty pages to let everything sink in but wow what a read！Evelyn Hugo is a fantastically well written character。 Despite being obviously flawed at times， Evelyn’s sureness in herself and her goals is admirable as well as compelling。 The set up of her being an infamous Hollywood actress is intriguing and a huge part of her character， however the moments between her and Monique in the present stick out as some of my personal favorites。 There is so much I could rave about and even a few minor criticisms I have， but I will keep this short and say this was a very memorable read！ 。。。more
Keerthana
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Maybe don’t finish this on a plane so you’re not crying for the second half of it？
elena ☾
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soulmate behavior
Ashlee Walker
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3。5！！ This book was like no book I have ever read before。 It was interesting， but it took me forever to finish。 I started in 2020， but I didn't seriously pick this book back up until 2021。 I probably read 15+ books in between。 I started reading this book， and I finished it by listening to the audiobook。 The concept of seven husbands always made me giggle。 I didn't know how this book would go， but it was pretty good。 Not my favorite book of all time， but the writing was enthralling and captivatin 3。5！！ This book was like no book I have ever read before。 It was interesting， but it took me forever to finish。 I started in 2020， but I didn't seriously pick this book back up until 2021。 I probably read 15+ books in between。 I started reading this book， and I finished it by listening to the audiobook。 The concept of seven husbands always made me giggle。 I didn't know how this book would go， but it was pretty good。 Not my favorite book of all time， but the writing was enthralling and captivating。 The top 5 themes I noticed throughout this book included:1） Role of women2） Power of wealth3） Youth and beauty4） Individual versus society5） Materialism as downfall 。。。more
Deb Cat Lover
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I really loved this book！ A beautiful story & one I not quite thought would be a Hollywood secret。 Hmmm。 Loved the way it was written with the “newspaper” updates。
Lau
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I was hooked on this story from the very beginning， Evelyn Hugo is such an amazing， complex and interesting character you just want to know everything about her and more。
Nikki Garcia
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If I'm being completely frank， I thought this book was going to end up in my DNF （Did Not Finish） pile until about half way through。 The pace seemed a bit slow to me at first and I did not find myself particularly invested in any of the characters。 My cousins， with whom I read this book， encouraged me to keep going as it would pick up towards the end， and I am so glad I listened。Evelyn Hugo's character is absolutely stunning。 I cannot for the life of me picture her as she is described in the boo If I'm being completely frank， I thought this book was going to end up in my DNF （Did Not Finish） pile until about half way through。 The pace seemed a bit slow to me at first and I did not find myself particularly invested in any of the characters。 My cousins， with whom I read this book， encouraged me to keep going as it would pick up towards the end， and I am so glad I listened。Evelyn Hugo's character is absolutely stunning。 I cannot for the life of me picture her as she is described in the book， however， her character （in the non literary sense） and its impact will stay with me。 She was somehow simultaneously unapologetically herself and completely fooling everyone around her about who she was。 She did both elegantly， with poise， with charm， with humor。 I found myself highlighting so many of her words。Her friendship with Harry Cameron was probably my favorite relationship to follow throughout。 This book is about many things but love reigns supreme。 Platonic love， romantic love， familial love， but most importantly self-love。 Romantic love between women， romantic love between men， romantic love （and lust） between members of the different sexes。。。it was all represented in this novel in a way that brought attention to how multiple things can be true at the same time。 And I loved that。 。。。more
Cassandra
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i love this book so much。 i wasn’t expecting to but something about it is so beautiful。 i’ve never finished a book and then immediately known that i want to reread it someday。 i love it and there are so many good and important quotes。 i think everyone should read this
Ananya
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i can't write a coherent review on this bc i'm bawling my eyes out but the moral complexity。。。。。。。the writing style。。。。。。。。the suspense。。。。。。yeah！！ yup！！ just a warning that the book starts off fairly slowly but if you hang in there it gets 98274 times better i promise i can't write a coherent review on this bc i'm bawling my eyes out but the moral complexity。。。。。。。the writing style。。。。。。。。the suspense。。。。。。yeah！！ yup！！ just a warning that the book starts off fairly slowly but if you hang in there it gets 98274 times better i promise 。。。more
Jmmeloro
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Not great literature but a fun read。
Lisa
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Audiobook。 I loved this book。 It is one of the best books that I have listened to is sometime。 I think this book will stick with me。
Elli
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I never cry because of books。 This made me cry 3 times。 This is just such an amazing story I unterstand why everyone loves it。 The writing is chefs kiss and the characters are so flawed and i still loved them。 They were real people which is probably why this story made me so emotional。 An absolute 5 star read！
Kristin Beverly
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So entertaining！ The audio-book was so well done！
Allison Hawkins
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I absolutely loved this！！ I loved going through Evelyn’s entire life story。 Loved the news articles updating us as if we were reading a magazine from that time period。 The narration was great too！ Can’t wait to read more from this author。 🎧
olii
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tarde casi un mes en leer el libro？ si PORQUE JUSTO EMPECÉ EL COLEGIO Y EMPECÉ CON TAREAS Y TODO。 pero me encanto este libro por favor， pasee por todas las emociones posibles。simplemente un “must read” y si， se merece definitivamente el hype que tiene
Sofia✨
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ame este libro con todo mi ser， y aparte altos plot twists， estoy destrozada pero fascinada ah。
Megan Lillis
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I had a lot of expectations about this book and they were met and even exceeded。 I loved reading about Evelyn's life as told through her 7 marriages。 Her story is so raw and the ending had me bawling。 The time line of this story is especially unique as it describes Hollywood from the 1950s-80s。 Great read！ I had a lot of expectations about this book and they were met and even exceeded。 I loved reading about Evelyn's life as told through her 7 marriages。 Her story is so raw and the ending had me bawling。 The time line of this story is especially unique as it describes Hollywood from the 1950s-80s。 Great read！ 。。。more
Lindsay
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This is my second TJR book and my favorite so far。 I read Daisy Jones and The Six and it was just alright for me but this book was out of this world。 Definitely my favorite of the month and my favorite so far this year。 I loved how the story was told between Evelyn and Monique。 I had so many guesses to why Evelyn picked Monique and I wasn’t even close to the reason。 There were a number of events that I didn’t see coming and that made this book so much better。 Evelyn was a force to be reckoned wi This is my second TJR book and my favorite so far。 I read Daisy Jones and The Six and it was just alright for me but this book was out of this world。 Definitely my favorite of the month and my favorite so far this year。 I loved how the story was told between Evelyn and Monique。 I had so many guesses to why Evelyn picked Monique and I wasn’t even close to the reason。 There were a number of events that I didn’t see coming and that made this book so much better。 Evelyn was a force to be reckoned with。 I loved that she went after what she wanted and would do anything to get it。 She tried to do her best to the people she loved。 Her story was so emotional （many many tears were shed） and inspiring。 I loved that the book was sectioned by husband but flowed so well。 This was my IRL book club book for March and my favorite book club book so far。 If you haven’t read it， go out it on your wishlist or buy it now！ I recommend this book to everyone。 。。。more
Carla
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I loved this book and Evelyn is a queen。
Carol
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I love the setting， the characters and the way the story was delivered。 A great balance of a fun， light read with a lot of emotional depth and complexity。
Lauren
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Not at all what I expected but I loved all the drama。
Ilvija Mancevica
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I just finished reading this book and after I did I could not let this book go - emotionally and physically。 It might be the best book I have ever read （these are loud words）。 The narration was easy to read and folove。 Not once I got lost or I did not understood the meanings （and english is not my native language）。 The characters of book are so well written， the personalities are so complexe， yet so reliable。 Emotions so raw， yet not painful to the reader。 You read about them， you struggle with I just finished reading this book and after I did I could not let this book go - emotionally and physically。 It might be the best book I have ever read （these are loud words）。 The narration was easy to read and folove。 Not once I got lost or I did not understood the meanings （and english is not my native language）。 The characters of book are so well written， the personalities are so complexe， yet so reliable。 Emotions so raw， yet not painful to the reader。 You read about them， you struggle with them， you love them。 You wish you there there。 The background， scene of novel is set to make feel， like you have peaked in behind the curtains， at least a little bit。The book is must to read， but its better to read it without full knowledge of its content beforehand。 So no spoilers in this review。 Except this book is exceptional！ 。。。more
Thebluereader
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I was in a book slump when I finally decided to read this book。。。 it was soooo good。
Joseph Mitchell
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The pure drama that this main character presents is both breath taking and entertaining。 There is never a dry moment throughout this book， you'll either want to laugh， cry or cheer as the pages continue to turn。 The pure drama that this main character presents is both breath taking and entertaining。 There is never a dry moment throughout this book， you'll either want to laugh， cry or cheer as the pages continue to turn。 。。。more
loli millan
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definitivamente este libro dejo la vara muy alta
Jenna
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Absolutely phenomenal， don’t know why it took me so long to pick it up but I couldn’t put it down
Sabrina
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