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A review by hellomorimoto
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
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
2.75
Just above mid, I suppose. I resisted reading this book for so long because it was soooo hyped; I thought it couldn't possibly live up to it. And it didn't!
The positives: it was quick and easy to get through. I felt all the necessary sad emotions as Evelyn described losing the loves of her life. I did not anticipate the twist.
The negatives: it felt like Miss Jenkins Reid needed to fill some diversity quota and held us all hostage while she met the necessary numbers. Like, it's okay girl. We don't need to mention who's Asian and who's Black and most importantly, the fact that the main character is biracial constantly. It also felt a bit weird and gross to me for Taylor Jenkins Reid to be writing from the perspective of a Cuban and biracial woman respectively as a white person. It truly felt like those aspects were added in to gain some sort of diversity points and they really felt flat. As did all of the characters, really. Just flat, cardboard cutouts of tortured queer and racial minorities. Respect to Evelyn Hugo for just being like, "okay bye now! Going to go **** ******!" at the end though.
The positives: it was quick and easy to get through. I felt all the necessary sad emotions as Evelyn described losing the loves of her life. I did not anticipate the twist.
The negatives: it felt like Miss Jenkins Reid needed to fill some diversity quota and held us all hostage while she met the necessary numbers. Like, it's okay girl. We don't need to mention who's Asian and who's Black and most importantly, the fact that the main character is biracial constantly. It also felt a bit weird and gross to me for Taylor Jenkins Reid to be writing from the perspective of a Cuban and biracial woman respectively as a white person. It truly felt like those aspects were added in to gain some sort of diversity points and they really felt flat. As did all of the characters, really. Just flat, cardboard cutouts of tortured queer and racial minorities. Respect to Evelyn Hugo for just being like, "okay bye now! Going to go **** ******!" at the end though.