Jessica Chastain Not Starring in 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' *???*

[trekkiepetrelli]

Jessica Chastain reveals that she is “not doing” the film adaptation of ‘THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO.’ https://t.co/My2raeKjeO pic.twitter.com/gfZnMnCh2W
- Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) April 19, 2023

• Via tiktok, a fan asked Jessica Chastain to sign a copy of her 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo', after seeing her performance in 'A Doll's House

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[therearewords]

The book is cutesy but basically a history version of Night Circus: cute and pretty and empty.

[beaucadeau]

cute and pretty and empty

i feel like that's most of the books out right now

[therearewords]

I feel like there's an undercurrent of legit deep shit that's not approachable enough and therefore "not for the crowd" but the Top Ten Piles in book stores are definitely Vapid & Vapider.

[beaucadeau]

pretty much. and i don't think there's anything wrong with wanting ~lighter reading, i do it myself, i just think it's interesting what books get the most traction, why, how etc

[therearewords]

Gray matter, use? No use.

[hannahstarr]

I've been noticing this trend for a few years now. I think it's partly a reaction to the pandemic/current state of the world (readers wanting something lighter and escapist), but also partly because booktok has a lot of influence and unfortunately gen Z doesn't seem to know how to read books that actually make you think.

[angriest_girl]

Yeah, it was my first TJR book and I only read it because people went on and on about it. It was okay, very readable, but nothing memorable, and the twist was obvious pretty early on so I was just waiting and waiting for that reveal.

Since then I’ve read a couple more her books and eh. I’m not getting the hype. At least she’s not trying to sell abusive relationships as romantic like someone else TIkTok has waaaay overhyped, I guess.

[therearewords]

Yeah, it's all very flimsy but nothing offensive, as far as I can remember.

[totteringg]

The amount of the book industry that’s just Colleen Hoover now is very depressing. People just aren’t buying any other books.

[syvlie0o0]

Verity is the worst thing I've ever read in my life (well, maybe tied with A Little Life)

[mishane]

OMG it was so bad and now I can't trust other people's opinion lol. People raved about this and it was so so bad.

[mspopstar]

Me with with Emily Henry’s ~unputdownable books. At least she tried to warn me with the title Beach Read…

[tsarinakate1]

Yeah this was my only book I read by her and it was....fine? Like i read it fast, but i hated the journalist character and found the framing a bit too twee. I dont really need to read another kne of her books, just not my thing

[dafuqgetoffmeho]

[therearewords]

Really showed how world-building needs a bit of a plot to go with it as well.

[ginainabottle]

WTF that is what the night circus is about? I thought it was a fantasy or something lol I've had it forever, the cover is so pretty.