USA Today’s top 100 books to read while stuck at home social distancing From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . . Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady … to lose . . .
Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely 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 an 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 and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, 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?
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What a wonderful book.
It was sad,but romantic. I got personally involved with the characters.
I love this author. I usually don’t like books about romance, but her books have so much more to them than romance. A great, easy, enjoyable read.
I LOVED this book, characters are well developed and their interaction and relationship development is so real and so moving. As difficult the story line could be a I found myself hoping for a better outcome.
I watched the movie before I read the book, therefore, I knew what was coming. I must say that while there were a few artistic liberties taken for the sake of the movie, they did a very good job in regard to staying true to JoJo Moyes beautiful book, Me Before You. I loved both, which is rare…*spoiler alert, you will need tissues.
Louisa Clark is a 26 year old woman, recently let go from her job at the cafe due to its closing. Where she lacks job skills for much of the jobs posted at the Job Center, she makes up with her quirky love of bold and brash clothes and chatty character. With little job offers on the horizon, the employment consultant suggest a 6-month caregiver position for a quadriplegic man at the castle. Lou balks at the idea, but anything is better than the chicken factory.
As it turns out, Louisa’s job is basically to be Will Traynor’s companion with a few house keeping duties to attend to each day. The job in and of itself isn’t necessarily difficult, except for the fact that Will is a bit rude and bossy, and clearly doesn’t want Lou there. But Lou’s family desperately needs the income, so despite her desire to flee, Lou trudges on…until one day, she realizes that she quite likes being around Will.
Will’s icy attitude begins to melt when Louisa is about, and the chemistry between the two is apparent, even if they don’t see it. But, their’s is a love story that is not meant to be….
Book club selection. Has left the group with many things to discuss.
I’m a bit schizophrenic about this book. The writing is some of the most brilliant and original I’ve seen in decades. Ms. Moyes captures a scene or with exceptional clarity. The story is fast-paced. The characters stand out as individuals.
Everybody seemed to dump on main character Lou Clark. I never treated my kids (of comparable age) the way her family, in particular, treated her. From practically the beginning I wanted only to hug and tell her it would be alright. Still do.
Will Traynor made perfect sense starting out as a perfect ass. And with good reason. The problem I have is how the author tricked the reader. For three hundred pages we see Lou gradually winning Will over, turning him into someone better. Then, just when he admits he’s become a better person, someone he never thought would be possible, when the book seems to be lined up for a soft pleasant landing, a hurricane-sized wind shear blows everything to hell. Out of nowhere, without warning, he drops the bomb on Lou. Either he’s a sadist or was lying. To me, given everything before, his decision appears illogical. There was more than enough reason for him to decide to live.
This is what I think. The author had a different ending in mind, but for commercial reasons, someone convinced her to change it. Instead of going back and resetting from the beginning, she flipped everything around (still with excellent writing] in the last five (Of twenty-seven) chapters The result was what could have become a classic was diminished in order to pile on two inferior sequels with derivative and repetitive plots.
This book was amazing
i read this years ago and enmohed the family dynamics and the dog l
Great read but hated the ending. A whole life was thrown away at the end. Even though there was suffering, there was much love still to be shared
So good!!!! Did not want to stop reading….5stars!!!
I liked it as 2nd book in trilogy loved the third book
Loved it
I’ve read two of the trilogy. Great books, couldn’t put them down
Annoying chick lit that didn’t take into account many of the realities of being parapalegic
This was one of my favorite books of all time, although the ending was sad!
I. Did not like it at all
Despairing.
Favorite book of all time!!!!!
Her books are great!!!