Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

51 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I adored this book. It was such a satisfying story that I cried at the end. This story answers some of the questions of why Hollywood stars get married so many times. The history of one actress trying to be a star while hiding her real life from the public was fascinating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

melzy__'s review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Car accident, Death, and Grief

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

ilovegraphs's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Abortion, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Medical trauma, Medical content, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Outing

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

Themes of

assisted dying

. Also the

d*** slur

is used a few times.

eliicapss's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent

naomilievers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Death, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Outing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abortion, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Vomit, and Suicide

oliviafaye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Terminal illness

whatcaitreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

lish_e's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

I went into reading this book without knowing much about it. And all I can say is, that I couldn’t put it down.
The characters are flawed, but in a way that makes them raw and real. If you have any experience with some of the devastating things that happen in the book, you know why some of the characters acted the way they did. Because humans aren’t perfect, and their stories aren’t perfect. You do selfish things when you get hurt.  
I thought it was a clever idea to put magazine articles in there. You could keep track of which year you were in and I liked that the characters talked about events that took place in the timeline like the Stonewall riots.
A really good book that I can recommend and will read again. 

“And at the end of her life, she was finally ready to be real. So I’m going to show you the real Evelyn.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Car accident, Alcoholism, Sexism, Homophobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, and Chronic illness

Minor: Abortion

allyhoo811's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

 Okay, so I am obviously really late to the party on this one. I feel like everything that can be said about this book has already been said, so I'm going to keep this review really brief.

Highlights For Me

Evelyn Hugo's Character -- OMG! I know everyone says it, but Evelyn Hugo feels like a real person. How can I not go and watch her movies?!?! Taylor Jenkins Reid did an amazing job of writing a complex and totally believable character, who skirts the line between good and bad. This is morally grey writing at its best. I love Evelyn.

Fast Paced -- This book is a page turner. If I had didn't have other things to do, I would have binge read this book in an afternoon. I did not want to put it down. It felt like the perfect cross between a gossip magazine, a soap opera, and a reality show.

The Writing Style -- This book is incredibly readable. The prose isn't fancy or quirky, it just works.

TLDR; I loved this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Blood, Chronic illness, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Racism