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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Start date: March 13, 2023

Finish date: March 31, 2023

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Jun 13, 2022 Anaïs ⋆˚꩜｡ rated it liked it

Overall I had a great time with this book, but I must admit that the "incredible and heartbreaking plot twist" that everyone was talking about disappointed me a bit ...more

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Dec 25, 2021 ali rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-na

“Don't ignore half of me so you can fit me into a box. Don't do that.”

AHHHHH. oh my god. ok. let me catch my breath ~~because i'm totally not crying rn.~~

this book was easily one of the greatest books i've ever read. and i truly mean that. i've been told by so many people to read this. since so many people were telling me to read it, i'd hear countless plot spiels all sounding the same. yet by the ending, my mouth audibly dropped. i did not expect the plot twist and was completely shocked by how “Don't ignore half of me so you can fit me into a box. Don't do that.”

AHHHHH. oh my god. ok. let me catch my breath ~~because i'm totally not crying rn.~~

this book was easily one of the greatest books i've ever read. and i truly mean that. i've been told by so many people to read this. since so many people were telling me to read it, i'd hear countless plot spiels all sounding the same. yet by the ending, my mouth audibly dropped. i did not expect the plot twist and was completely shocked by how it all tied together. this book exceeded every expectation i had, and then some more.

as a big fan of TJR, i've been on a binge of her books. i've finally gotten around to this one, and i devoured it so quickly. i mean, how could you not? i had no idea that i would love it this much and that it would leave this much of an impact on me. this is tied as my new favorite book (tied with daisy jones & the six).

this is easily one of the best written books i've ever read in my life. ugh– i just can't stress it enough. PLEASE READ THIS BOOK IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.

*some of my favorite quotes are going to be listed below, but please be wary of potential spoilers!*

- “Evelyn looks at me with purpose. "Do you understand what I'm telling you? When you're given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn't give things, you take things. If you learn one thing from me, it should probably be that.”
- “I’m under absolutely no obligation to make sense to you.”
- “You can be sorry about something and not regret it.”
- “Be wary of men with something to prove.”
- “Never let anyone make you feel ordinary.”
- “People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is 'you're safe with me'- that's intimacy.”
- “You do not know how fast you have been running, how hard you have been working, how truly exhausted you are, until somewhat stands behind you and says, “It’s OK, you can fall down now. I’ll catch you.”
- “Sometimes reality comes crashing down on you. Other times reality simply waits, patiently, for you to run out of the energy it takes to deny it.”
- “If there are all different types of soul mates… then you are one of mine.”
- “Heartbreak is a loss. Divorce is a piece of paper.”
- “THAT’S HOW MY STORY ENDS. With the loss of everyone I have ever loved. With me, in a big, beautiful Upper East Side apartment, missing everyone who ever meant anything to me. When you write the ending, Monique, make sure it’s clear that I don’t love this apartment, that I don’t care about all my money, that I couldn’t give a rat’s ass if people think I’m a legend, that the adoration of millions of people never warmed my bed. When you write the ending, Monique, tell everyone that it is the people I miss. Tell everyone that I got it wrong. That I chose the wrong things most of the time. When you write the ending, Monique, make sure the reader understands that all I was ever really looking for was family. Make sure it’s clear that I found it. Make sure they know that I am heartbroken without it. Spell it out if you have to. Say that Evelyn Hugo doesn’t care if everyone forgets her name. Evelyn Hugo doesn’t care if everyone forgets she was ever alive. Better yet, remind them that Evelyn Hugo never existed. She was a person I made up for them. So that they would love me. Tell them that I was confused, for a very long time, about what love was. Tell them that I understand it now, and I don’t need their love anymore. Say to them, “Evelyn Hugo just wants to go home. It’s time for her to go to her daughter, and her lover, and her best friend, and her mother.” Tell them Evelyn Hugo says good-bye.”
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Sep 22, 2021 Amna (Taylor’s version) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I have never felt this empty before

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Jan 01, 2023 Emma ☆ rated it it was amazing

What. A. Masterpiece.

I literally can not even put into words how beautifully and well written this story is. It's so amazing, I don't think I ever will not be thinking about this book.

Taylor Jenkins Reid is my god. ...more

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Mar 13, 2022 rozalia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 22-top-10

już na samym początku wiedziałam, że to będzie 5 gwiazdek. nie ważne jaka była Evelyn, jaka była jej historia, co robiła a czego nie, sam STYL tej książki powodował, że chciałam czytać dalej i nie mogłam się oderwać. nigdy nie zapomnę o Evelyn Hugo i w mojej głowie ona żyła naprawde po prostu nie można niestety obejrzeć jej filmów:((CHYBA ŻADNEGO FILMU NIE CHCIAŁAM OBEJRZEC TAK BARDZO JAK MAŁE KOBIETKI Z EVELYN JAKO JO!! po skończeniu tej książki nie wiedziałam co mam ze sobą zrobić przez dobre ...more

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Mar 01, 2023 Hannah Aronna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2023-reads

i have taken a few days to contemplate on the entirety of this book... and i have to say it's a masterpiece. it is definitely one of those books that altered the way i see celebrities and stars from way back. it also changed the way i view hollywood during that time.

quite frankly, the world of evelyn hugo was an immersive one. i obviously know that this is a work of fiction, but i continuously found myself searching the name "evelyn hugo" a majority of times, only for fanart to bring me right ba ...more

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Sep 09, 2021 Liv rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, wtf-in-a-good-way

Harry Cameron > you

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Feb 04, 2022 Abby rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, booktok

This book is my all time favorite. I felt as though I was there with her. I was always rooting for her. she is a flawed character which made me appreciate her even more. This is the book I recommend to anyone and its definitely one of the books that shaped me.

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Sep 25, 2021 stella g rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars

i cant do this right now im crying. for real ❤️

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Mar 25, 2022 Sydney rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned, forbidden-love, celebrity, secret-relationship, romance, historical-fiction, sapphic, favourite-romance, best-of-2022, lgbtq

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. to say that i loved this book would be an understatement.

evelyn hugo was such an interesting character to read about; i have to admit that i wasn’t that excited about reading it because i didn’t know how interesting i’d find it reading about her seven marriages. this book is so much more than just her marriages.

it shows her journey in hollywood and how much she had to compromise just to be successful. she had to change her surname to sound more white, dye her hair to look more white, and chang ...more

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