Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Blurb (on back of book):
The beloved New York Times bestseller—with more than five million copies sold—by the author of One Plus One and The Girl You Left Behind
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 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, 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?
MY OPINION: *****
I'm going to try to make this short but I can't make any promises. :)
I just want to say that I absolutely loved this book, every part of it. It made me laugh and as much as I would like to deny it, it made me cry. I try not to get too emotional in books, especially depressing books, but this book was so sad and the ending tore me apart.
I just want to say that I did know exactly what was going to happen because I have already watched the film version twice. However, it still was wildly emotional and depressing and I loved it. I did also like how it was very close to the movie because I like to have similarities rather than differences in book-movie adaptations, and I'm sure many would agree.
Louisa was such a quirky character with little impeccable things about her that made her that much more believable and realistic. She had great taste in clothing. Kind of. She was different and her stripy tights just warmed my heart though I cannot honestly say I would ever wear them. Lou was very determined and kindhearted and I absolutely loved her personality.
Will was very cynical and pessimistic and you honestly cannot blame him. He was stubborn and determined to end his life and nothing was ever going to change his mind. He used to have an amazing life before he ended up in a wheelchair after a car accident (wasn't his fault). He's a quadriplegic and he can't move his arms and legs basically. Before the accident, he was a daredevil, doing crazy things like climbing mountains and such. He was a financial genius and he's rich and he was living it. But then everything changed for him and I can only imagine how horrible it must be to realize that your previous life is over and you're forced to start over like that.
Will and Louisa were such different characters that I loved their relationship. Will comes from the richer side of town and Louisa and her family struggle to make ends meet (which is why she took the job in the first place). Will treats money like nothing and Louisa thinks everything is really expensive. Will is also sarcastic and snarky while Louisa is more kind and ordinary.
Will pushes Louisa up. He forces her to try new things and live her life by going out and doing crazy things with her life that she wouldn't have done without him. This shows that Will and Louisa helped each other not just Louisa helping Will as you would think.
Patrick and Louisa had no relationship whatsoever which is probably why she had no horrid emotions after their breakup (dating for seven years should cause some pain). He's obsessed with marathons and running and I just didn't like his character in general.
I just want to say that I really loved this book. It was much longer than I expected it to be but it was fairly lengthy. I really enjoyed the entire thing and I definitely plan on reading the next spinoffs of the book.
I liked the dual perspectives which really helped me to see into the other characters' minds.
The ending was scarring and SO sad but I like to see closure. It was good but it was bad. However, it was inevitable. It's an accurate representation of real life to be honest. Love can't heal everything.
I know this was a badly written review but there is so much about this book and I can't justify it or give it enough credit. I would recommend to readers who are looking for a serious book.
Main Character: Louisa
Sidekick(s): Will, Nathan, Katrina, etc
Villain(s): Accidents, death, etc
Realistic Fiction Elements: This could all happen in real life.
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