The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Giggling about couples counseling, clams, and condoms
Welcome to Giggly Squad. Each week, Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo make fun of everything, but most importantly themselves. They discuss pop culture, fashion trends, television, horoscopes, mental health, dating, and expose their personal lives. Also, they can't be managed. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
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The hosts discussed the title as a pioneering work by Jackie Collins that introduced romantic, sexy novels aimed at women, noting how she faced criticism for addressing female sexuality. They highlighted how the author was initially shamed for her perspective but later drew the ire of some feminists as her career progressed. The conversation framed the book as culturally significant rather than giving a direct recommendation.
The hosts mentioned "Lady Boss" as a book by Jackie Collins, describing her as a pioneering author of romantic, sexy novels for women who faced criticism for writing about female sexuality.
Okay, we have it called Lady Boss by Jackie Collins. Do you know who Jackie Collins is? Yeah, I do. Joan Collins was this like British movie star. Her sister, who was considered ugly, she wasn't wanted to be an actress, too. Didn't really make it, but then started basically just observing Hollywood because you'd go to all these fancy parties and then start to write about like her sexual experiences. And basically was the first to write like romantic, sexy novels for women.
But it shows how she had this like people shamed her so much for talking about sex from a woman's perspective and how she like. But then as she kept going towards the 2000s, then feminists started to get mad at her.
The hosts brought up the title while joking about kinks, asking whether a particular sexual act was featured in the book as a cultural reference point. Their comment was light‑hearted and did not include any endorsement or critique.
The hosts referenced the erotic novel while asking if a particular sexual act appeared in "50 shades," indicating they were talking about the wellknown paperback.
Pulled my tampon out before having sex. Enough. With me just like in 50 shades. Is that a thing on 50 shades?
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The hosts noted that Cassie David, Larry David's daughter, had released a collection of essays titled No One Asked For This, mentioning its existence and content briefly. No strong endorsement or criticism was offered, making it a casual mention.
They mentioned that Cassie David, Larry David's daughter, wrote a book of essays titled No One Asked For This.
Cassie David who is Larry David's daughter who dated Pete Davidson for two years wrote a book and it's real. It's a collection of her essays. It's called No One Asked For This and she talks about when...
In one episode, the host described severe stomach pain and likened it to carrying a demonic infant, invoking the horror novel as a vivid metaphor. The reference was used only to illustrate her discomfort, with no recommendation or critique offered. Overall, the book was mentioned casually.
During a description of her stomach pain, she likened the feeling to having a demon child, referencing the horror novel Rosemary's Baby.
I was like ... it felt like my whole stomach and after filming it got really bad and I was just lying down. It felt like I had a demon child like Satan's baby Rosemary's Baby.
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The hosts recalled that the last time they actually read a book was the title back in 2007, after having only skimmed it before. They mentioned it as a personal milestone rather than a recommendation, noting the experience of finally reading it in full.
They recalled that the last time they truly read a book was The Bridge to Terabithia back in 2007, after having only skimmed it previously.
I saw the first couple of parts. The last time I've legitimately been able to say, yeah, I read the book was The Bridge to Terabithia in 2007.
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