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I found myself forgetting that Evelyn Hugo is not a real person, she felt so real!
What an incredible book. Full of drama, emotion, personal human struggles, lies and love. Worth every minute, a great audiobook.
My only gripe is that the french accent of Max doesn't sound very convincing. ...more
My only gripe is that the french accent of Max doesn't sound very convincing. ...more
One of the best books I’ve read this year. Top notch characters. I had to wait a few months to finish it because of the waiting list at the library.
A fabulous story that has stuck with me weeks after I finished it. This is going to make an amazing movie if done right. The 79-year old movie star Evelyn Hugo finally wants to tell her story. And she picks an almost unknown magazine writer to do it. Why does it matter so much that Monique Grant, the biracial child of a man who did some work on movie sets many years ago before his death, be the one to hear Evelyn's story? That's the first mystery and also the last. What comes in between is the a
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I have no idea why I resisted reading this book! What a rollercoaster read!! It was not at all what I expected and salacious in all the best ways!! Imagine having a stage icon give you her life story unvarnished and with all the sordid details! Here is a story of live and friendship and a lifetime of pretending. While I was not surprised by any of the turns the book took they still delighted me to no end. I am off to explore reads by this author. Let us hope they are all as engaging as this one
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Apr 06, 2018
HeatherMarie
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
2-historical-fiction,
lgbtqa,
6-library,
6-audiobook,
6-overdrive,
7-green,
trope-hollywood
Nov 01, 2017
Juliana Philippa
marked it as to-read
Dec 25, 2017
Suzanne
marked it as to-read
Jul 08, 2018
Clare
marked it as to-read
Jun 23, 2024
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
2024,
2024-goodreads-reading-challenge
Jul 20, 2019
Martha
marked it as to-read
Dec 27, 2021
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)
marked it as to-read
