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    Me Before You: A Novel

    Written by Jojo Moyes

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    The New York Times bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture; US release on June 3, 2016.

    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 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, 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?

    Cast of Narrators:
    Susan Lyons
    Anna Bentink
    Steven Crossley
    Alex Tregear
    Andrew Wincott
    Owen Lindsay

    From the Compact Disc edition.

    Editor's Note

    Keep tissues handy…

    If you need a cathartic cry or a touching reminder of what makes life worth living, look no further than Moyes’ massive hit, turned into a movie full of captivating chemistry between actors Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateDec 31, 2012
    ISBN9781101604991
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    Me Before You: A Novel
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    Jojo Moyes

    Jojo Moyes is a British novelist and journalist. She is one of only a few authors to have twice won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association and has been translated into eleven different languages.

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    • 2/5
      I can see why people love this book, but I really wish it had been written by someone else. Every character was such a stereotype; cold-bitter-mother, former fatty gym rat boyfriend, cheating dad, beautiful-but-insecure-and-selfish-former girlfriend, beautiful-but-hiding-under-weird-clothes-waiting-to-be rescued-from-meaningless-life-shopgirl, and finally, selfish king of the universe-fallen hero-turned bitter angry proud hero....I mean the author doesn't even trust us to think of MyFair Lady, I mean Pygmallion, she has to put it on the page for us!

      The topic of an individual's right to die, with dignity, is so important and deserves a better book, however, most people seem to love this one, and so for that reason only I am happy it is being read and recommended, and look forward to the movie, where hopefully a great director will give the characters a bit more nuance!
    • 5/5
      Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick.
      What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane.
      Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that.
      What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time.

      I’m not an especially picky reader, but I tend to avoid romance and erotica books. It’s probably because I don’t yearn for that one great love (I already have it) and I don’t find erotica especially sexy (nothing beats the real thing). So, romance and erotica often don’t make it onto my must-read list. I have a few love stories I enjoy, and some I really want to read, like: Wuthering Heights, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Gone with the Wind, and yes I do love me some Outlander. But in general, I’m not naïve enough (anymore) to be fooled into reading epic love stories.
      That said, after I watched the movie trailer for Me Before You, starring Emilia Clark and Sam Claflin, I was uncharacteristically eager to see what the fuss was about. I mean, my book club (The Secret Book Club) has been praising this book for ages, and the trailer looked pretty sweet, so why not? I needed a good cry, you know?
      The book took fourteen days to arrive, and by then I’d already watched the trailer a few (hundred) times. I’ve built up the story in my head, hoping the actual book wouldn’t let me down. There is, after all, nothing worse than spending hours upon hours reading a book you hate. And I was worried, because it’s a more contemporary love story, like: The Notebook and P.S. I Love You (both films I loved, but I avoided the books). So, I had no idea what to expect.
      Imagine my surprise when I finished Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and found myself bawling my eyes out on the bed, feeling somehow robbed. It felt as though my whole world had crumbled, and why? WHY? Jojo Moyes built up this extraordinary, albeit unconventional, love story and we loved the characters and then BAM! She broke us apart, brick by brick. Honestly, I can’t remember the last time I felt so incredibly helpless thanks to a book. What’s more, I’m the most cynical person I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet – especially when it comes to love. I’m that practical a-hole who’s far more suited for being alone than being with someone … well, someone normal. So just imagine how this logical, cynical person just broke down over a book! I still struggle to believe it.
      Me Before You is a must-read to any and all. The story is beautiful and tragic and memorable. The characters are beautiful and tragic and memorable. Actually, the whole book is beautiful and tragic and memorable. *sigh* One suggestion, though: Keep the Kleenex close when you’re reading, because you’re in for a world of big, fat, ugly tears.
    • 4/5
      I'm hooked! Story flows well. I've watched the movie prior to reading, but now I want to watch it again since it's been a while. One time read for me.
    • 5/5
      Honestly, it was just as enchanting, moving, and heartbreaking as the film...and that's saying something because Hollywood does not always get it right!

      I had high hopes for this one after my love affair with the film. I mean, I couldn't really see it being any better than it already was, but feeling the magic of the story, the connection of the characters, and weight of decisions made long ago by those that would forever stand firm...why, it was like reading a play by play of the theatrical production and yet still something more. Author Jojo Moyes does a wonderful job of giving the everything such intense emotional depth. When I read this one, it was so long after the storm-that-shall-not-be-named paused by rabid reading appetite. My mood had been down, life certainly not as rosy, but I actually laughed out loud when I was reading this one...most unexpectedly. There's a scene on page 67 that's really of no big consequence, but it just struck me as immensely funny and I just started laughing...it was my first since the storm, and a moment I won't forget. If you have a copy of this one, turn to that page and have yourself a giggle. Go ahead...

      For fans of the author, this is definitely a book for you. For fans of the film, run out right now and grab yourself a copy. For newbies to this author's work, do yourself the favor and get acquainted because the heart that beats here is true, the feelings more complicated than you'd expect, and the outcome so much greater than the painful loss endured. Oh yes, there will be tears, but there is still the potential for love to come again.
    • 5/5


      Exclaimer: If you have not yet read this book and like the same books as I do, read this book but make sure you do not read what it is about, so do not read my review! I loved this book.


      Never read anything by this author but this book has A: good reviews and B: it is in the top of the best books of 2013 by goodread readers (Not that that says that much when Allegiant is also in it but that is Young Adult so I blame the young for that and have faith in the best fiction voters ;)

      I think I was right in having faith cause at first I though yawn girl go's to work in expensive house where she falls in love with rich son, but this one is very different and so far I am very much enjoying it. I always try not to know what a book is about which is not easy but I like the surprise.
      17 % read and liking it a lot.

      Update November 28 2013
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      What a fantastic book and I even liked the way it ended.
      I did not know beforehand what this book was about which is the best way to read a book in my opinion.
      Well as I mentioned above I was very much surprised. I think this was the first time I've read a book where the love interest was a quadriplegic. So quite daring as that was she then dared to go even further with subjects as assisted suicide.

      Normally when I read a book especially women's fiction you mostly know a bit how the story will go but not so in this case.

      First I thought it would go like this. Will would find out that Clark was conspiring with his mum behind his back and he would kick her to the curb and after something happened they would rekindle and realize they were in love and blablabla happy ending. Kind of.

      When that was not the case I still did not think Will would really go ahead and die but I am glad she had the courage, she as in the author, to write the most realistic ending.

      There is still a lot unclear about people in wheelchairs. Confession: When I was already an adult, 19/20 years old, I thought that disabled people that were suffering from spastic movements, were mentally retarded. It never came up in my stupid mind (Maybe I was the retarded one!) that they were just as sane and probably saner than I was.




      I also know that 80% of people still do not know where to look when they pass a disabled person on the streets.

      Maybe we should be more educated. Anyway I highly recommend this book.


      October 23 2015.
      Read again. Still loved it and still was on the verge of tears but in between those two reads I lost my sister Tosca to cancer where of her last month she stayed in a hospice in my hometown so we could visit her much more
      So reading about dying now hits home more.

    • 5/5
      If I had more stars to give the book I absolutely would. Jojo Moyes created such believable and relatable characters that I wanted to be best friends with almost all of them (I still hate Patrick). And even though I suspected the ending since I just watched the movie a few weeks ago (I really hoped the movie strayed from the book), I still let myself fall in love with Lou & Will. I had actually put off the movie for years because I really wanted to read the book first but my TBR pile is long so when it popped up on Hulu last month I decided to just go ahead and watch the movie. It was not what I expected at all and normally I might skip reading the book after all, but I loved the movie so much, even with the wretched ending, that I decided to move the novel up my TBR list.

      I stayed up late and got up early to finish reading this and it's too fresh in my mind to write a coherent review right now-I have a tendency of claiming I will update with a full, real review and then never coming back but if nothing else I wanted to say how much i LOVED the book and have to buy the physical book since I borrowed mine from the library.
    • 5/5
      Okay, I'll admit it - I love a good, soppy romance once in a while and "Me Before You" suited me perfectly. I only chose to read this book as the movie has just been released, but I loved it! I laughed, I cried, and I fell in love with both Will and Lou. The writing was beautiful, the sentiment heartfelt and the characters painfully realistic. I am certainly going to find other books by this author, but I refuse to read the sequel to this one. A wonderful read.
    • 5/5
      This book was recommended to me, so I got a library copy. The cover did not appeal to me and there was a big Romance sticker on the binding. I almost put it back into the drop box, because I was seeing a sappy Nicholas Sparks. NO AT ALL! But it is a story of love. Five stars in my opinion.
      My Review:
      Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes is a novel about a vibrant and energetic and yes wealthy young man who lives in the United Kingdom and has most of his life still ahead of him. He lives it with enthusiasm, both in business and in his personal time, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, scaling the cliffs in Yosemite, California, and trekking through exotic locations like Kenya, China, and even recreating in Mauritius. Will never lacks for the affections of beautiful women.
      Will Traynor is a go-getter in every sense of the word until a motorcycle hits him as he is about to get into a taxi. The result leaves him a quadriplegic. For two years, he endures physiotherapy, uncounted doctor’s visits, bouts of pneumonia and constant pain. He stoically puts up with the indignities that surround his new life in which every action requires someone else's help. He loses much more than his mobility. Unable to live alone, he moves from his own home and back to his mother and father’s house with a medical care giver. He loses his girlfriend, and of all things, he loses her to a friend he had in his life before the accident. Finally, resigned to the new circumstances of his life, he tells his parents that he would like to schedule an appointment with Dignities in Switzerland to enlist the help of a specialist to put an end to his non-stop suffering. His condition, the doctors have stated will continue to deteriorate and pain and suffering will not end. At first horrified, his parents fight his decision, but when Will tries to take his own life by making use of a nail sticking out and scraping it across his wrists until they are in ribbons, they reluctantly relent, but only on the condition that he give them an addition six months. He agrees.
      Enter Louisa:
      Soon after, his mother hires a second caregiver to help with Will when his primary caregiver, Nathan is not there. Louisa Clark is recently unemployed, from a diner called The Buttered Bun. She is only twenty six years old, and has never been more than a bus ride away from the home she lives in with her mother and father. Louisa has no experience in this field, but she enters into the interview with Will’s mother, Mrs. Traynor with her pleasant and bubbly human self bearing a positive attitude. Camilla Traynor is praying that she will get through to her son when no one else has been able. Of course, when Louisa accepts the position as care giver, she has no idea that her primary job description is to keep him from attempting suicide again. In the beginning, but she inadvertently overhears a conversation that reveals the truth and devastates her. In fact, the news is so disturbing to her that she gives her notice effective immediately. Camilla begs her to return, and she does but only under one condition. She asks that they support whatever she is willing to attempt to do to change Will's mind, providing it doesn't adversely affect his health. The Traynor's agree. What follows is a learning curve for Louisa as she discovers how difficult it is to do most everything as a quadriplegic. This girl is determined to be successful, therefore she soldiers on, taking Will on short outings at first, and culminating in a paradise vacation to Mauritius where she confesses she loves him and tells him that they can have a good life together. It is a job that almost appears to take more than it gives, and although she wouldn't trade knowing Will for anything else. In the process of becoming devoted to Will Louisa loses her boyfriend of 7 years, Patrick, she finds herself unemployed and later rejected by her parents... Still, what she gains is an eye opener as well, and she comes away from her experience stronger, more confident, and more adventurous.
      I am not normally one who cries over a book, but this left me with some strong emotions.

    • 5/5
      Better than I had anticipated!

      JoJo Moyes writes in a beautiful way that allows me to feel for both Louisa and Will. Love hurts. It's complicated. We want it to last forever but that's not always feasible. Love hurts because love also means letting go of someone. The interaction between Will and Louisa is fiery in the beginning, but the passion is wonderful. I just wish they could have had a happy ending.
    • 5/5
      Read this book. Seriously, you must read it. I don't want to give this book the short end of the stick when it comes to writing a review, but I don't actually think there's much that can be said about it. Or, more accurately, there's so much that can be said about it, once you encounter someone else who has read it. I think it's best to open the cover knowing as little as possible about the subject matter. Let yourself go in with no expectations and be overcome with the characters and the story. One of those books where you read it as quickly as you can, savoring the prose while needing to know what happens, though you don't actually want to reach the end.
    • 5/5
      If you’re looking for a light and fluffy romance, Me Before You by Jojo Moyes is not your book. Moyes constructs a narrative with far more depth and controversy than the summary on the back cover would lead you to believe. She also effortlessly weaves humor and despair together in astounding ways. While a quick read, the book expands upon many important issues of the day, as well as provides a fascinating glimpse into how a young man and woman with two very different paths before them find a way to impact each other’s lives.

      Louisa (Lou) Clark spends her average twenty-something life in a tiny town in England. She lives somewhat comfortably in her parents’ home and holds a job at the local bakery shop. Her life has welcomed little to no adventure thus far, and it doesn’t seem to bother her one bit. When Lou’s employer leaves town, she finds herself in her first major predicament in quite some time: the dreaded job hunt. After a slew of terrible fits at the local job center, Lou is reluctantly thrust into the life of Will Traynor.

      Will Traynor used to spend his life in London where he was a highly successful associate in a large corporate firm. In his free time, he traveled all over the world, enjoyed his fair share of women, and spent oodles of cash on exciting exploits like rock climbing and motorcycling. He loved his life and had a bright future ahead of him. Two years later, he’s back in his hometown, confined to a wheelchair, and paralyzed from the chest down. When Will’s mother decides he needs another caregiver, he remains taciturn and belligerent, permanent states since the accident. Enter Louisa Clark.

      As a pair, Lou and Will are both loveable and infuriating. They each have a very distinct sense of sarcastic humor and eventually get along with each other well, despite their flaws. Moyes excellently portrays the progression of their relationship from caregiver and charge to two equals struggling to find their way in an often cruel, but still beautiful world.

      While Lou narrates most of the story, every so often a chapter or two comes from the perspective of a secondary character, usually a member of Will’s or Lou’s family. I wasn’t particularly fond of this choice, as it occasionally upset the arc of the plot, but it wasn’t confusing, just a bit jarring. Moyes also intermittently employs a different, more modern format of storytelling, as Lou befriends an online community of quadriplegics and Will begins to use voice-activated software to write. This format pops up just enough to place the book in the present day, but not so much to irritate the reader.

      While the main conflict of the novel affects Will most directly, Lou becomes caught up in it, as she takes it upon herself to help him overcome it. Their journey is equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, but most importantly, it makes you think. I was swept away by the struggles Will and Lou dealt with and how often their lives felt so out of their control. I felt so connected to them both that it physically pained me to finish. But just like life, everything must eventually end.

      Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You is a whirlwind of a reading experience. It’s deeply emotional and intellectual and touches on many fascinating, sometimes disturbing topics. Moyes doesn’t shy away from controversy, and neither do her characters. You will come away from this novel with a newfound respect for the caregiving community, and a deeper understanding of one man’s attempts to take back control over his life.
    • 4/5
      Not the sort of book I would normally pick up, I was expecting something chick-litty and insubstantial, probably with a fair amount of emotional manipulation on the side. It’s supposed to be the sort of story that has the reader crying buckets, but I remained steadfastly dry-eyed until practically the very end. To give the book its due, it kept me reading, and I did feel emotionally invested in the characters. But there did seem a lot of bellyaching over what sort of (for example) outings couldn’t be considered (with the narrative going as far as to give us a numbered schedule of these) only for these to be thrown out of the window when it was convenient plot-wise (“hey, let’s go to California!”). So I did feel emotionally manipulated a bit, but the end was not what I was expecting.
    • 4/5
      This book is about Louisa and Will. Will is a quadriplegic and Louisa is hired to watch him during the day. He's from a super rich English family who own a castle, she is from a family who are barely getting by. She is 27 and still lives at home helping her family financially. Her younger sister and her son are also living at home. Will doesn't want her around but slowly they start to get to know each other and start to care for each other. This is a love story that will pull at your heart. It also made me wonder, if I was in Will's situation, would I want to do that same thing? Do pick this book up and read it, it's worth the read.
    • 5/5
      For this review and more check out Southern Bred, Southern Read!

      Me Before You follows Lou, a 26 year old gal, living in England and living with her parents. She has a pretty normal, if not boring, life. She works at a local cafe and has a boyfriend of six years. Nothing is special about her to day-to-day life. All that changes when the cafe she works out goes out of business forcing Lou to seek help from the local Job Center to get a new job. After a series of unfortunate jobs, Lou is offered a spot as a care giver for an adult male who is quadriplegic. With zero care giving experience (unless you count taking care of her nephew or looking after her granddad who has had a stroke), she goes into the interview with little hope, but her bringing home a paycheck is vital to her family keeping their head above water. Lou interviews with Mrs. Traynor, the mother of the man needing care, and even though she thinks Mrs. Traynor hates her, she is offered the job based on her cheery outlook on life.

      When Lou finally gets to meet Will, they instantly clash. He is cold and sarcastic and has no interest in having a care giver (aside from his male nurse, Nathan). The harder Lou tries to get Will to warm up to her, the more he tries to frost her out. Over time, Lou learns about the man Will was before he was on the receiving end of a motorcycle accident. His life was full of adventure and he was a powerful business man. Now being confined to a wheelchair and having no use of any of his limbs has drained all will to live from him. The big headline in the news lately is Dignitas, a place where one can go to end their life with dignity. Will decides that the life he leads now is not what he wants and has made the decision to go forward with the assisted suicide. His family is devastated and wants to do anything and everything to change his mind. Will compromises and gives his family six months and then he will make the trip to Dignitas. Lou comes to learn about this family secret soon after starting her job and puts two and two together about why her employment contract is only or six months. Lou makes it her mission to change Will's mind and show him that even if his life isn't what he planned, it is still worth living. Somewhere along the way, they end up changing each other in ways they never expected. They end up feeling things for each other that they would never have guessed. Now with the six months coming to an end, Lou hopes that her love for Will and a promise of a future is enough to change his mind.

      This book absolutely destroyed me. You know how it is going to end. You KNOW and it still doesn't matter because when it happens it is so, so awful that you don't want it to be true. The whole last ~70something pages were so gut wrenchingly sad that I kept having to stop because I was crying so hard. By the time I finished, I was beyond crying. I was to the point of sobbing. Embarrassing ugly sobs that one shouldn't feel over a book. It was that intense.

      Scenes that I LOVED
      -Bumble bee tights
      -The wedding
      -Hair cut
      -The castle
      -Nathan
      -The ending



      Things that I didn't love
      -Lou's family. Seriously, they treat her terribly.
      -Will's family. SAME.
      -Patrick
      -THE ENDING.

      If you follow anything book or movie related, you have heard about this book. It has been out for several years, but it is now becoming a movie that will be released in June. Books are flying off the self (seriosuly, it is backordered on Amazon!!) because everyone wants to see what this is about after watching the beautiful trailer for the movie. I will admit, I was a hater on this at first. Angela read the book last year sometime and I made fun of her for being so sad about it. I even read the last chapter or so to see what was going on and I still didn't get why she was so sad. I decided that I would give it a go when I saw the movie trailer and saw how amazing Emilia Clark and Sam Claflin are together. Even vaguely remembering how the ending went, it still didn't change how sad it is. I can't wait for the movie to come out. This is the type of movie that you want to wear you grossest comfy clothes, no make up, sunglasses, and bring a pint of ice cream and tissues with you. It's going to be so, so bad. Like sit in your car for twenty minutes after the movie ends crying your eyes out sad. I can't wait.
    • 5/5
      I read this book because it has been on my TBR list for a while and I was challenged to read it this month by a friend. I also just saw the movie trailer and I definitely wanted to read it before I saw the movie. Well OMG, I am so happy I read it. It cause so many emotions in me during the reading, from love, happiness, giggles to sadness and despair.

      I do not want to give away this story to anyone so will just give a short synopsis without too many details. Louisa Clark is a bubbly, talkative young woman who has never ventured out of her small town in England. When the cafe she works at closes, she loses her job. She needs to find another quickly to help her family financially, but there is not much in the small town. She is finally hired as a carer for a quadriplegic man who needs to be watched so he will not do something to end his life. Lou and Will become fast friends and Lou decides it is up to her to show Will that his life is worth living and there are still a lot of things he can enjoy. As Lou's plan unfolds it turns out that Will opens the world up for her and inspires her to do more with her life and try new things. Lou and Will are good for each other and they both learn more about themselves and each other through their adventures. A must read!
    • 4/5
      I would have to say this book was both over-hyped and remarkably good. I was interested the whole way through, and all of the characters were fascinating. The concept was sad, but the way the story was told made it less so in a way. This was my first JoJo Moyes book and I would definitely read more of her work.
    • 4/5
      They should have been together. Totally understand Will. It is a death to go through that day and night .
    • 5/5
      Pardon me while I dry my tears. This might have been the most heartbreaking, soul-baring, touching, thought-provoking, and unexpected love story I've ever read. Me Before you is a beautifully and charmingly written love story. And with such a controversial topic it still captivated me and made me fall in love with it's characters and wanted to see their pain and sorrow heal.

      This book has all the facets needed to make a versatile story, there were the usual and unique tribulations for the people in the story; a bit of sibling rivalry, secrets, lies, quirky characters, some unthoughtful blokes, humor, and of course love.

      I liked Louisa and William and thought they were characters who it was easy to fall in love with and invest in. One of the things I loved about this book is that it almost seems to anticipate your thoughts and feelings as it progresses. For example, at one point I had this need to hear from some of the other characters, I really wanted to know what were their thoughts on whats happening between Lou and Will, and bam, I got my wish. Getting to hear from other characters made the progression of the story more solid.

      I can't communicate how much this story touched me, it is a definite tearjerker. Come prepared with your box of tissues. Even if you have your own opinions on the topic you will still be taken in by the lives of the folks living around the castle on the hill.
    • 5/5
      I hate this book. I hate that I read it. I hate that I guessed the ending and I hate that it still made me laugh and cry.

      Really though I loved this book and hated it for the things it managed to express so beautifully. It opens your eyes to things you may not have thought about before. I really think this is one of those books that sticks with you. Sometimes it's important to read something that makes you feel a wide expanse of emotions and this book does just that. I'm relieved to be done reading it and know I can continue to live my life and maybe even a little more boldly.

      The one thing that stuck with me most was the following quote:
      “Some mistakes... Just have greater consequences than others. But you don't have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you. You, Clark, have the choice not to let that happen.”
    • 5/5
      Well this book is heartbreaking. I read it all in one sitting in one night and cried through the last 20% of it. This one wounded me and I am sure I will be thinking of Will and Lou for a very long time.

      I have no opinions on Will's decision or Lou's decisions or anyone's decisions but I will say Ms. Moyes had a way of creating emotion with her characters. I felt the uncomfortable way Lou began her job and I felt Will fall in love with her. I felt all of these things and I think that is why after I have said goodnight to Will I am so torn with grief.

      I picked up this book because I enjoyed the movie trailer. I have a feeling the movie is going to break me.
    • 4/5
      I wanted it to be longer and get to know the characters together more, but.....
    • 4/5
      The social issues encountered by a disabled person and his carer are central to the theme. There is a need for strong characters in fiction dealing with real life problems that are too often sidelined.
    • 4/5
      Ok, I had to wait until I could get on the computer before I typed this one out. Usually I put a short review from my phone when I finish a book. This book was great and I understand the popularity. The main story-line and the characters were amazing. But the side story line of Louisa and her family. WHAT THE FUDGE! Her parents actually cherished her sister the "smart one" over her? I have a masters degree, so I am not against the smart one in the family (I am the smart one) but in this case, her sister was working a shit job supporting her son - (I have 2 kids I have raised myself working shit jobs) but Louisa is the one who is working to support the family and keep the lights on. So when Trina moved out to college OF COURSE LOUISA CAN HAVE THE BIGGER ROOM! Seriously? They made a stink over a flippin weekend arrangement? So picky! It's a work of fiction and a great one but that family of hers and that Boyfriend? 7 years and not even asking to live together? F you man! I would have left your ass at 2 years.
    • 5/5
      For some reason, I've passed this book over many times over the years. What a mistake. This was a funny, poignant book that made me contemplate the hardships faced by the disabled and grateful for the things we take for granted.
    • 4/5
      Tear jerker!!! I loved it.....what can I say.
    • 5/5
      This is a wonderful book! Lou and Will and wonderful and Lou's family really adds to the story. I laughed and cried. It broke my heart. You need to read this book!
    • 4/5
      Oh what a heartbreaker. I really enjoyed this book. It didn't end as I hoped but with the heartbreak came some solace and a glimps of happiness. I can't wait to see the movie.
    • 4/5
      A very easy read that is predictable when it comes to the romance. A nuanced treatment of death with dignity issues.
    • 4/5
      I'll just say as a Christian, I am not a supporter of assisted suicide. I understand how a person like Will, who was extremely active before his accident, couldn't bear to spend a life in a wheelchair, but like he told Louisa in his letter at the end, "you're going to feel uncomfortable in your new world for a bit. Just live well. Just live.", why didn't he take his own advice? I understand he thought that his life was already over, but it wasn't. Like his sister said, "It's not just about you". He left a loving family, and a woman who loved him and who was prepared to spend her life making him happy, which would in turn, make her happy. I hoped until the very end that he would change his mind and see that he still had something to live for. The fact that he told Louisa that she wasn't enough to change his mind was so extremely sad.

      There are a few books that keep you thinking about them long after you have read the last line. This is one of them.
    • 5/5
      "Push yourself, don't settle. Just live well, just live." This book is amazing, I read the book in two days, the end was beautiful and sad at the same time. The thing I like the most is that he did what he wanted to do, what he planned. Everyone seeks a good and happy ending, I like this book because it looks like a real story, not a love story. One of the best books I've ever read.