Me Before You A Novel

I beautiful love story of two people who never suspected they’d meet.

Very sweet. Louisa is a lovable character with believable trauma and seemingly normal reactions to things (I assume because I’ve never been in her position). I love her quirkiness and Will’s sarcasm- very nicely set against each other.

I couldn't put this down once I'd started it. It's the story of a man who is a quadraplegic after a road accident, and a girl who is employed, by his parents, to be his companion on a six month contract. I will say no more, other than - read it.

There's a lot of unwarranted hype surrounding this book. Louisa and Will's relationship is far-fetched and insulting — I can't look past the whole Girl Needs a Man to Realize Her Dreams ploy. I'm not really convinced by any of the people in Lou's life, quite frankly. Why does she have to support her entire family so her sister can pursue her dreams? Nonetheless, I will most likely read the second book. I'm a finisher.

feeling like i am somewhat made worse after reading this and will of course beeline straight to the movie. sam claflin emilia clarke i kind of need to see how this plays out. also they are very british and it shows.

Great Read This is a great book. Honestly the romance aspect of the story is a bit lackluster, but this story’s take on the ethics of assisted suicide is very powerful. I did not expect the story to go the way it did. It’s well down, and it’s a great philosophical read.

Whoo. Okay. So, a while ago, around when the movie came out, a friend of mine on Facebook posted an article about the movie/book. The article said something along the lines of "this is an ableist story because it's about an able bodies man who becomes disabled and decides his life isn't worth living anymore." Like, okay, sure, fair plot description, but if that's the point you take away from the book (or the movie, IMO) I think you're missing a lot of nuance.

It wasn't what I expected. It wasn't as romantic or as sad as I thought it would be. I blame watching the trailer before reading it.

Me before you : A must read book I borrowed the book from the library,started reading it after dinner yesterday and finished it well into the midnight.I have never cried after reading the book,the way JoJo Moyes expresses love between a working woman and a quadriplegic living in a mansion.I found this story to be a constant effort needed to bring the character back to the path after being pushed off course.After Erich Sehgal's Love Story this holds a definite place in the Romance genre. So I came across the movie adaptation of Me before you directed by a debutante (a bold decision) starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claffin. I saw it this morning and just loved it. I vouch for the book.💖 Inspirational words from this book , "Push yourself, Don't settle, Just Live well" #favoritenovel #favoritemovie

Hands down one of the sweetest and saddest love stories I have ever read. Maybe I cried more than I would have due to the fact I'm 6 months pregnant lol but even that aside it was truly touching. Finding a love that is so pure yet so intense is what everyone should strive to find.

I don't believe I have ever been so emotionally effected by a novel before. This book made me sob. This book tore my heart out. The last two chapters I had blurry vision and snot running down my face. I've cried at books before but never like this. This book was a whole new experience. Honestly, I started out not really enjoying this story. I found the characters ok, and the situation different but nothing was really holding my attention. There's so much hype around this book and I kept thinking "Oh, great. I'm not going to like this." But I kept reading and suddenly, without me even really noticing, I got invested. COMPLETELY invested. It became harder and harder to put the book down and it was consuming. I knew how it was going to end (I think most people do) but I had to read for myself. The way Jojo just effortlessly weaved this story together with such amazingly real and different characters is incredible. This is one of the best love stories I've ever read. And it makes you think about so many different things. What a love story. GO READ THIS.

Absolutely shattered me.

Although I thought this could have been a lot deeper, I still liked it. And, will I be judged if I confess that the trailer seems better than the book? :) http://worncorners.com/2016/02/11/me-...

** spoiler alert ** One of my favorite books under romance. I can see a bit of Will's reasoning behind his decision. I've been sick before and it sucks. It affects not only your physical but mental as well. That constant pain, and constant worry of what comes next wears a person down. My sickness wasn't even in any percent of what a man like him who ended up as a quadriplegic would feel. It only feels remotely better again when one shows signs of recovery or the doctor says "great news!" But there will never be no great news for Will. He was only getting worse. But still, I hurt for Louisa so bad. How draining and anxiety-inducing were those six months? She was stronger and way persevering than she'll ever give herself credit. My mind sometimes drift to what ifs. What if they met when Will didn't get the accident, or if somehow recovered? or.. and then I stop myself because I feel like they wouldn't have loved as fiercely and be so connectedly entertwined if they didn't meet at such circumstance and at such timing. As Will had said, he was "an arse" back then. And Louisa have always closed herself to feel safe after her traumatic experience at the maze. Their lives, albeit being almost neighbors their entire lives, were continents apart. But so long as I've read their enigmatic chemistry, I will always be on that tightrope between What ifs and what already happened. I just want to see them both in Paris... My score is around 4 to 4.5 just because sometimes, Jojo Moyes's writing can be too much. This is regards with how she describes so many things in between dialogues. I don't know... I just feel like that bit could've been more polished. Till we meet again, Louisa Clark. And Will Traynor, I know you are now at peace.

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** spoiler alert ** oh my god i don’t even know where to start. i honestly didn’t like 85% of the book. i liked the parts when will and clark went on outings and when they were happy, but i didn’t enjoy the other parts. i felt as if a lot of the characters & their issues were literally just there to fill space … conversations and entire chapters about things that didn’t really matter. me before you is about will + clark, but i actually felt like i didn’t get enough of them. i wanted more of them together. the author did give us chapters that were in other character povs, but i think it would’ve been nice to have one in wills point of view. i want to know what he thought while he was with clark, what he thought about the situation with his parents, just more about his feelings. 2.5 stars because, like i said, i didn’t enjoy most of it! although i didn’t love most of the book, the last 60ish pages were perfect. it was an awfully sad ending but i honestly wouldn’t change a thing. i knew that will was going to die before i started reading but i still hoped that something would magically change … the part where clark confessed her love made me cry so hard. will’s reaction was heartbreaking. he was so soft & gentle with clark after all that happened and it just made me even more sad when he died. the epilogue made me smile and cry too. will made sure he’d take care of clark and that he’d be with her even after his death :,)

3.5 ⭐️

one of the best books I've ever read.

i don’t know why but i didn’t cry. i was really into it for a while and was addicted to reading it, but idk i just wasn’t so emotionally connected to anyone ?

Loved this book. Had me from the minute I picked it up.

an easy read, first person pov, wasn’t really that emotional (at least) for me.

Well written and captivating book. It will definitely try your emotions. Will Traymor was an energetic, successful businessman, thrill seeking and live life to the fullest until a tragic accident leaves him a quadriplegic. Loui said a small town girl content with her uneventful, small town life. She she works for him as a caregiver, both of their lives change dramatically. Trigger warnings: some language, suicide and rape.

What an emotional rollercoaster. ♡ I can definitely see this being a book that stays with me for awhile. The feels, the journey, the growth... just 🙌🙌🙌