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A review by gymnerdreader
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.0
Before this book I would have said Beartown was my most educational read. Well, I am changing my opinion after reading this one because this one takes the cake with how much value and insight I have gained. I have learned a lot about life, love, and sexuality while reading this one!
Synopsis
Moonique Grant is a journalist that seems to be going nowhere. She recently just separated from her husband and works at Vivant where she does not seem to be writing the stuff she truly wants to write about UNTIL she gets personally requested by Evelyn Hugo, a popular renowned actress to do an exclusive interview with her. This "exclusive interview" turns out to be much more than Monique bargained for since Evelyn does not just want this to be an interview for a magazine she wants it to be her memoir of sorts. *I am garbage at synopsis writing*
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This felt so incredibly real to me. That was my favorite thing about this novel. It was real and raw in many ways. It portrayed life in Hollywood in all its complexities. Evelyn was not an amazing person by many means and I would certainly not want to emulate her life, but I will say that I admire her in many ways because while she was flawed in many ways it made her more likeable. I hope this makes sense. I found Evelyn to be very flawed, but likeable because she is not perfect and shows humanism and what it is like to be human. This book is also super quotable and I was literally having my camera at various points snapping photos. It was just beautiful. I will say that I also enjoyed the setting of Hollywood and the little snippets of news articles throughout. Added to the story and increased the realness factor.
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I found it a bit hard to connect with the characters at various times. I think it is because they are much older than me and have much more diverse experiences than me. This tends to happen a lot whenever I read adult so it is not surprising. I don't feel I was as emotionally connected to the characters as I could have been or expected to be, but that of course does not negate the fact that this was a thoroughly engaging and enjoyable read.
All in all, this is a book that I could probably get a lot out of with a reread. I will definitely be doing this in the future to see if there are other nuances I can pick up. Evelyn is timeless and I think this book should be read and talked about. Definitely think it is worth the hype. Not an all time favorite, but definitely one of the gems of this year!
Also, this was my first buddy read, which makes it even more special.
Synopsis
Moonique Grant is a journalist that seems to be going nowhere. She recently just separated from her husband and works at Vivant where she does not seem to be writing the stuff she truly wants to write about UNTIL she gets personally requested by Evelyn Hugo, a popular renowned actress to do an exclusive interview with her. This "exclusive interview" turns out to be much more than Monique bargained for since Evelyn does not just want this to be an interview for a magazine she wants it to be her memoir of sorts. *I am garbage at synopsis writing*
:)
This felt so incredibly real to me. That was my favorite thing about this novel. It was real and raw in many ways. It portrayed life in Hollywood in all its complexities. Evelyn was not an amazing person by many means and I would certainly not want to emulate her life, but I will say that I admire her in many ways because while she was flawed in many ways it made her more likeable. I hope this makes sense. I found Evelyn to be very flawed, but likeable because she is not perfect and shows humanism and what it is like to be human. This book is also super quotable and I was literally having my camera at various points snapping photos. It was just beautiful. I will say that I also enjoyed the setting of Hollywood and the little snippets of news articles throughout. Added to the story and increased the realness factor.
:(
I found it a bit hard to connect with the characters at various times. I think it is because they are much older than me and have much more diverse experiences than me. This tends to happen a lot whenever I read adult so it is not surprising. I don't feel I was as emotionally connected to the characters as I could have been or expected to be, but that of course does not negate the fact that this was a thoroughly engaging and enjoyable read.
All in all, this is a book that I could probably get a lot out of with a reread. I will definitely be doing this in the future to see if there are other nuances I can pick up. Evelyn is timeless and I think this book should be read and talked about. Definitely think it is worth the hype. Not an all time favorite, but definitely one of the gems of this year!
Also, this was my first buddy read, which makes it even more special.