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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I was weeping by the end.
Listened via Libby/Overdrive. It was just as good as the movie with details that were missing. I always say, books are better.
It is an amazing book because you really fall in love with the character and if you are reading this book then you might want to grab a tissue near the end
I loved this book!
If you want to laugh and cry and take your frustrations out on a book, then this is the read. The two main characters are lovable and funny and even though their evolving relationship plays out in a predictable way it’s still very entertaining to go through it with them. Finding eachother brings out parts of themselves they weren’t aware of. Could any of us take care of a paraplegic with a big bad attitude and you have absolutely zero experience. And the ex girlfriend is with the ex best friend. And the patient’s parents are extremely rich. The mother is a helicopter parent and the father is an absent father who is doing his own extra curricular activities. And your own family relies on you for everything. Oh, and your own ex boyfriend doesn’t understand why you left him when his whole life is centered around running. This is such a fun read. Bring a tissue or two though.
This first book in the Louisa Clark series of three book kicks off a wonderful story of a delightful, warm and resourceful young woman and her relationship with a disabled man she cares for. JoJo Moyes has the ability to see deep inside the human heart and mine it’s many complexities.
Really enjoyed this book.
This book would have gotten 5 stars because it was so good, but I hated the ending, so it lost a star.
I loved it.
I loved the characters and the romance. I also loved the movie.
I’d put off reading this book because I knew it would be a tear-jerker, and boy, was I right. It was beautiful and tragic and wonderful. Heartbreaking and yet amazing.
“Will gazed at me steadily. He said nothing at first, but his smile was slow
and wide. ‘I don’t know, Clark. Some people just won’t be told.'”
Me Before You is a book you pick up if you want a good cry. I truly connected to the main character Clark. She’s a bit lost, a little self-conscious, and hiding her self in plain sight. Clark feigns confidence and uses quirkiness to keep others at bay and protect herself.
Will is a former adrenaline junky that met a horrible accident and ended up a paraplegic. Before we meet him, he has decided that he can’t live any longer.
Clark is hired to be his companion and at first their relationship is rough. But soon Clark and Will form a friendship of sorts and Will becomes a safe haven for her. Clark and Will find love with each other, he opens life up to her, and she gives him a sense of peace and happiness.
Clark has to accept that love isn’t always enough to keep someone going. Sometimes all you can do is hold their hand and support them in their decisions.
If you need a good cathartic cry, read it and if not, read it anyway.
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This book fully engaged your heart.
A great book for a book club. It brings up the topic of assisted suicide and the morals and choices for those that love the person making a choice to end it all. Very good to open up a discussion on this important end of life topic.
Sends the wrong message!
Not a fan.
A page-turning book spurred on by great writing and interesting characters. It builds to a bitter-sweet ending.
Wow! What a book! It’s a real tear-jerker, but absolutely a powerful and wonderful story to read. I highly recommend it!
I was enchanted by this book from the very beginning. I found the voice of Louisa to be so authentic and beguiling, I had no trouble being instantly transported to a small tourist village in rural England. Though the telling of the story is essentially upbeat, it has plenty of drama in the form of Will Traynor, a quadriplegic who is tormented by the loss of his brilliant life.
Besides creating two opposite personalities and unleashing them on one another, the author is so adept at dialog, she hooked me and kept me hooked throughout the book, which to be honest, I didn’t want to see end. Fortunately for me, there are other offerings by this very talented writer that can’t wait to dig into. Bravo for a truly engaging, thought-provoking and heartbreaking journey into the perils of love.
It was recommended to me because I deal with disabilities in my work. It was an easy read and a sweet story.
OMG!!! NOOoooooo how do I get over this