Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1857 reviews

katesant's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Alcohol and Suicide

jess_18's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i thought i was going to give this book my ‘run of the mill, pretty decent book’ score of 3. but the last 15 ish chapters were beautiful and made me think about my own future.

i am terrified of losing the people i love and being confronted with a lot of loss in the final stretch of this book was incredibly impactful.

many a tear was shed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Suicide, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Biphobia, Pregnancy, Abortion, Body shaming, and Pedophilia

freckles_13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I have so many emotions about this book. 

This book wasn’t what I expected it be. I have avoided it for a long time due to everyone loving it, and was scared that because it’s not my usual read, and the hype behind it, I would be underwhelmed by it.

But I wasn’t.

This book is about a morally grey woman who will do anything - and everything - to get what she wants. A powerful, flawed woman who goes through so much in her life, and watching it come together and to fall is just an amazing reading experience. 
This book has some lovely quotes in it, such as “be wary of men with something to prove”. I would want to say more but I don’t want to spoil it. 

I think the only thing that made me rate this less than a 5 star was the actual main character, Monique. Yes, she was good but I felt like her whole story was just boring compared to Evelyn’s own - and maybe that was the point.

Evelyn Hugo, you are correct, you will not be remembered by your multiple husbands, but for your own story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Car accident, Homophobia, Cancer, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child death, Chronic illness, and Death

sarahbee_'s review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Misogyny

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Death, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abortion and Biphobia

apriltee's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

 I’d recommend the audiobook. The person playing Monique was very expressive, and Evelyn’s voice was very realistic and engaging. Some little annoyances like mentioning people’s ethnicity when not super relevant makes some parts feel a bit performative. There are parts where that vibe comes through and it felt a bit cringey, but I think overall the story was engaging and emotional. It was a pretty emotional rollercoaster and I need to sue the author for all the Kleenex I went through. I truly cannot wait to see some kind of Netflix adaptation of this

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Abortion, Infidelity, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

meant2breading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I don’t typically read a lot of literary fiction, but I read this as it was a recommendation from a friend. I definitely enjoyed this book. The chapters were the perfect length, on the shorter side, and I liked each section break out, so it was easy to want to keep reading. Reading about Evelyn’s life was certainly entertaining and emotional. While I appreciate the LGBTQIA+ rep, the way the author described race, especially with Monique, was a let down and knocked off stars for me. I felt the author could have done the work for well done inclusivity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Biphobia

lemons_and_uwus's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Outing, Biphobia, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Suicide

emmysforeverbooked's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

After sitting overnight with my thoughts on this book, I can say that Taylor Jenkins Reid writes a memoir better than any non-fiction author I've ever seen. This book was so captivating and written so beautifully and interestingly. I genuinely don't know how I ever managed to put this book down because every time I flipped the page, I didn't want to stop reading. Evelyn Hugo, you are now my emotional support fake celebrity ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Outing, Homophobia, Biphobia, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Sexism, Medical content, Car accident, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol and Miscarriage

goodevening77's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It was a really interesting look into the lifestyle of what a famous actor could be like in the 50s onwards

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, and Adult/minor relationship

thisiscendres's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Probablement un de mes livres préférés. Je regrette la traduction parfois trop littérale du texte, mais j'espère que c'est un garant de sa justesse. À mettre entre toutes les mains. 😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Biphobia

Minor: Drug use and Child abuse