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Loading... Me Before You: A Novel (original 2013; edition 2012)by Jojo Moyes
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. On audible I really, really loved this novel. I know that's a bit of a broad statement, but it's all I could say when I finished reading this. The plot was original, the characters felt real and lovable and were flawed, and Moyes writing style was so easy yet engaging to read. One of my favorite parts of "Me Before You" was the fact that multiple relationships were explored: between Lou and Will; Lou and her family; and Lou and Patrick. It wasn't just a constant stream of storytelling between Lou/Will, but the themes of the book (the "me before you" part, if you will) were looked at in different lights. There are multiple kinds of love, sacrifice, and hurt, and I really like Moyes did a wonderful job of writing about different types. Also, such solid character development! REALLY good! And it felt natural, too- I can't wait to see what happens in the next book! (And yes- I cried. A few times. But I also smiled a lot. The birthday party scene just made me so smiley and happy that I felt like hugging the book.) That's all I'm going to say- I don't want to spoil anything, but I would recommend this book pretty much to anyone. It's heartfelt, funny, and original, and I already want to read it again. Book three for Pilgrimage Book Club.KIRKUS REVIEWA young woman finds herself while caring for an embittered quadriplegic in this second novel from British author Moyes (The Last Letter from Your Lover, 2011).Louisa has no apparent ambitions. At 26, she lives with her working-class family (portrayed with rollicking energy) in a small English town, carries on a ho-hum relationship with her dull boyfriend and works at a local cafe. Then, the cafe closes, and she must find a job fast to ease her family?s financial stress. Enter Will Traynor, a former world traveler, ladies? man and business tycoon who?s been a quadriplegic since a traffic accident two years ago. Will?s magistrate mother hires Louisa at a relatively hefty salary to be Will?s caregiver and keep him company for the next six monthsĄeasygoing Nathan gives him his medical care and physiotherapyĂ‚ÂĄbut really Will?s mother wants Louisa to watch him so he doesn?t try to hurt himself. Will, once handsome and powerful, is not only embittered, but in constant pain. He has some use of one hand but is dependent on others for his basic needs, and recovery is not possible. Louisa, who can?t help speaking her mind and dresses thrift-store eccentric, thinks he hates her, but no surprise, Louisa?s sprightly, no-nonsense charms win him over. He even cheers her up on occasion. When Louisa overhears Will?s mother talking to his sister, she realizes that the Traynors have reluctantly agreed to let Will commit suicide at a facility in six months. Louisa decides to convince him to stay alive with a series of adventures. Meanwhile, Will, who senses something in her past has made Louisa fearful of adventure, is trying to broaden her experience through classical music and books. Their feelings for each other deepen. But Louisa is not Jane Eyre, and Will is not Mr. Rochester in a wheelchair, so don?t expect an easy romantic ending.Despite some obviousness in the storyline, this is uplift fiction at its best, with fully drawn characters making difficult choices.
It’s a curious phenomenon that in this digital age — in which thoughts that once emerged quietly and gradually on paper have been overtaken by instantaneous visual and audio impressions that are swiftly taken in without really being absorbed — the rapt viewer sometimes needs to be jarred, slowed down and forced to look inward. In “Me Before You,” circumstances lead noncontemplative people to contemplation...Moyes’s heroine, if Lou can be so styled, may not be heroic; her male counterpart may be nobody’s idea of a leading man — and yet with Lou and Will she has created an affair to remember. Is contained inHas the adaptationAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
"They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life--steady boyfriend, close family--who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident. Will has always lived a huge life--big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel--and now he's pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. Will is acerbic, moody, bossy--but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living. A Love Story for this generation, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn't have less in common--a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart? "-- No library descriptions found. |
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