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I'm between 3.5 and 4 on this one. I enjoyed it and thought it was very clever storytelling. I wasn't as enamored as other reviewers have been, although I can see why they are. My appreciation did grow more towards the end as I understood the bigger picture of Evelyn's life and choices.
The book has two main story lines. One is present day, told through the eyes of a 30-something journalist, Monique, who is offered the opportunity to write the memoir of Evelyn Hugo, a beautiful, successful actres ...more
The book has two main story lines. One is present day, told through the eyes of a 30-something journalist, Monique, who is offered the opportunity to write the memoir of Evelyn Hugo, a beautiful, successful actres ...more
Mar 15, 2018
JoAnne
rated it
it was amazing
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set-in-new-york,
womens-fiction,
set-in-california,
historical-romance,
writer,
actor,
lgbtq
I loved this story!
This wasn't at all what I expected and I found myself quite gripped in the second half of the book. I don't want to say much more than that as I think this is the sort of book to go into without too much knowledge and watch things unfold.
My only criticism would be that I felt that the older Evelyn being interviewed was almost too enigmatic, to the point that I couldn't really access her as a fully formed person. I understood that hiding parts of herself and presenting the 'Evelyn Hugo' that the ...more
My only criticism would be that I felt that the older Evelyn being interviewed was almost too enigmatic, to the point that I couldn't really access her as a fully formed person. I understood that hiding parts of herself and presenting the 'Evelyn Hugo' that the ...more
Dec 08, 2017
Costina
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Dec 29, 2017
Gail
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Feb 10, 2018
Theresa
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Mar 07, 2018
❤ Aly ❤
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Jul 28, 2018
Michelle McElroy
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Aug 04, 2019
Jessie the Bibliophile ♥
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Shelves:
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Dec 08, 2019
Heidi
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Jan 13, 2020
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Sara Akers
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Rachel C.
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