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This post contains 14+ book club questions for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. If you have not yet read the book these questions may contain spoilers.
This book was such a good read. It not only touched on important themes such as domestic abuse, sexual orientation, and marital relationships, but Reid also did an amazing job of making the characters feel so real.
I found Evelyn to be inspiring and she reminded me that a life of people-pleasing isn't a life lead for yourself.
This is going to be such a great book club discussion, for the 8.5 x 11 version of the Book Club Questions for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo click here.
Book Club Questions:
What surprised you the most when reading this book?
Were you inspired in any way by Evelyn?
Knowing that Evelyn had a propensity for lying, did you trust her narration to be truthful? Did your opinion of that change at any point? If so, when?
The book explored themes such as domestic abuse, spousal relationships, sexual orientation, betrayal, friendship, the cost of fame, etc. Which theme impacted you the most?
Evelyn offers some firm words of wisdom throughout her recounting of her life, such as "Be wary of men with something to prove," "Never let anyone make you feel ordinary,” "It is OK to grovel for something you really want,” “Heartbreak is loss, divorce is a piece of paper.” What was your favorite piece of advice from Evelyn? Were there any assertions you disagreed with?
At one point, Monique says, "I have to 'Evelyn Hugo' Evelyn Hugo." What does it mean to Evelyn Hugo"? Can you think of a time when you might have wanted to "Evelyn Hugo"?
What theories did you have as to why Evelyn chose Monique to write her memoirs?
If you were Monique would you have wanted to learn the information about your fathers death after all this time?
Do you think Monique should ever tell her mom what she found out in the letter?
Would you have been able to forgive Evelyn?
If you could hear this same story from another person’s point of view, who would you choose?
If you had to choose one lesson the author was trying to teach us with this story, what would it be?
Were you satisfied with the book’s ending? Why or why not?
Does this book warrant a sequel? Whose story and what story-line would you want to know more about? What about a prequel or companion book?