Books I Make My Husband Read

S2E9 - Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

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In this episode, we dive into Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry—a genre-bending story of rival writers, buried secrets, and one enigmatic woman at the center of it all. We unpack parental expectations, weird endings, and why being 5'7" is apparently a plot point.

Links

  • Official author website (https://www.emilyhenrybooks.com/)
  • Great Big Beautiful Life (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218559595-great-big-beautiful-life)
  • Emily Henry on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13905555.Emily_Henry)

Chapters

  • (02:07) - Book summary
  • (03:48) - SPOILER ALERT!
  • (04:29) - Jon's review
  • (05:41) - Kristy's review
  • (08:46) - Genre mixing
  • (11:05) - Crossing lines of love and work
  • (14:09) - Parental expectations
  • (17:09) - Margaret's story
  • (19:58) - Media's impact on the soul
  • (22:15) - The twist
  • (24:27) - What would Jon have done?
  • (27:32) - Margaret's decision
  • (30:00) - Wanna be famous?!
  • (31:34) - Three versions of a story
  • (33:34) - Who Jon would tell-all on
  • (36:19) - Final thoughts
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