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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Wonderfully written wrong likeable characters. Beautiful story of how far we will go for the ones we love.
Did not like this book, went against everything I believe.
A great book from a great author. Very difficult situation and decision making in this book/.
You never want this book to end.
A must read book. Superbly written
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes is the first book in her series, Me Before You . This is the story of Louisa Clark and Will Traynor. It is powerfully emotional, quite heartbreaking but also leaves you with a sad but wistful happiness at the end (read as: Not a TOTAL tragedy, but grab your tissues!) If you have seen the movie, you already know. If not – be prepared for the emotional wringer.
Lou is a bit of a mess when we first meet her. She is in denial about the standstill that her life is at and is happy in that denial. Taking the caregiver job out of sheer desperation, she finds herself in a unique and uncomfortable position but when she finally breaks down Will’s surly resistance we see that even he cannot resist her charm.
Will is a heartbreaking leading character. His quadriplegia has taken away from him every single one of the pleasures he enjoyed in life prior to the accident and left him in pain and with the need to rely on someone 24-7 for help with even the smallest of tasks. Lou absolutely charms the surliness right out of him but her contract is only for six months and there is a reason for that.
As I watched the movie before I read the book, the entire time I was able to envision the actors while reading. The movie follow closely while, obviously, not containing all the intricacies that was Lou & Will’s relationship. I am beyond pleased that I read the book and will be diving into the next too right away… After You and Still Me. Enjoy!
The characters were likable and drew you into their story and relationship. It had a sad theme, but the author kept the story from ever getting maudlin.
Love all of Jojos books
Loved the book, but the ending ripped my heart out and tore it into a million pieces. Not for those who adore happy endings :’(
Beautifully written
Enjoyed this series of books.
Very readable. Very sad.
Engaging story line
One of my all time favorite books!!!!
I just loved it, but you need tissues.
This is definitely not my usual choice in books. I like to escape in books and I don’t like sad endings. This book was truly excellent, in spite of it being a sad ending. I like this author.
Tragic story made readable with excellent character development. The reader feels the joy and tragedy as if they were part of your family. Loved the quirkiness and tenderness. Also, an excellent movie!
This book was a sweet book about seeing past outward appearances. Also, a heart wrenching story about life and death.
this really makes you wonder what would you do, given the same circumstances
What wonderful characters. Loved getting to know each of them and understanding them. Watched the movie and it didn’t have enough time to explore the characters or get you vested in the story. It’s why I love certain books, this one was great. The