The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

2017 • 400 pages

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Average rating4.3

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I wanted about 100 more pages of this, to get before the ending. Not because I don't loved it, but because I feel 100 more pages would have opened the world to a bit more on how it felt only a few years back to be queer and famous.
How many famous people gave away their personal happiness in order to achieve their fame and name, how many regretted it, how many made other people suffer because of this.
It was beautiful, unexpected and dare a say, that all I wanted was for it to be a bit more, to have the final “husband” last a bit longer, with more details etc.
I really don't get the hate around this book, the why some people dont like it. Its rare to get another view of historical fiction, mixed with the reality of what the LGBTQ community had to go through a few decades ago, the reality of how many of the older Hollywood stars are hiding.

January 10, 2023