Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

3 reviews

lazmataz's review

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Blood, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Outing, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Suicide

Moderate: Racism, Abandonment, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Xenophobia, Fatphobia, Drug use, Pregnancy, Addiction, Eating disorder, Abortion, Stalking, and Cursing

idontread's review

emotional funny reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

to anyone who saw me crying alone in the airport lounge while reading this no u didn’t

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Biphobia, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Addiction, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cancer, Grief, Incest, Outing, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

tinysierra's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

“People think intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can stand in front of them bare and their response is “You’re safe with me” - that’s intimacy.”

Evelyn Hugo’s story was compelling and it’s easy to see that she is a very flawed and complex person. 

I can see why so many people were enthralled by this book. I love the newspaper articles sprinkled into the story, as well as some of Monique’s story being interwoven into the narrative so that it wasn’t so heavily focused on Evelyn.

I loved the sapphic moments between Celia and Evelyn. I loved the family that they built with Celia, Harry, John, Conner and Evelyn. I loved the emphasis on platonic bonds and partnerships. 

 “Please never forget that the sun rises and sets with your smile. At least to me it does. You are the only thing on this planet worth worshipping.”

The way race is talked about is kind of odd… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Car accident, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Outing, Alcoholism, Death, and Fatphobia

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, and Abortion