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Destined to be the novel that friends press upon each other more than any other next year, it is a tremendous example of what commercial fiction can do when in the hands of an expert. Moyes does a majestic job of conjuring a cast of characters who are charismatic, credible and utterly compelling; Lou and Will are a couple who readers will take to their hearts as they did One Day's Emma and Dex (The Independent )
Poignant and beautifully written, this book will stay with you long after you've put it down (Star Magazine )
Funny, believable and heartbreaking, this is sure to be the weepy of 2012 (Woman's Own )
A compelling portrait of an unlikely couple (The Independent )
This truly beautiful story made us laugh, smile and sob like a baby - you simply have to read it (Closer )
Compelling, moving and absorbing. It's also a real weepie (Daily Express )
A perceptive and moving tale (The Independent )
Beautifully written (The Sun )
Another powerful love story. A deftly plotted narrative populated with likeable engaging characters . . . a bittersweet story about love, learning and letting go. It's a tremendous read and I loved it (Daily Mail )
Heartbreaking, soul-searching and utterly compelling (Easy Living )
Keep the tissues close as Jojo Moyes returns with Me Before You, a heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting tale about the relationship between an embittered quadriplegic man and the carer who is trying to give him a reason to live (Good Housekeeping )
Jojo Moyes has done it again with this funny, touching tale that is impossible to put down. Make sure you have a box of tissues to hand! (Candis )
At last, a new Moyes novel - and it's a triumph. Her story of love blossoming in the most unlikely of ways packs such an emotional punch, you'll need a box of tissues (Elle )
Jojo Moyes's poignantly romantic tales have readers streaming their way through boxes of Kleenex . . . Me Before You is compelling reading...a profound, fundamental, thought-provoking conundrum lies at the heart of the story, a huge moral dilemma, explored with great fictional finesse. Devotees of Jojo Moyes and newcomers alike will settle into this entertaining book with gusto (Sunday Express )
A compelling novel of life and death decisions and unlikely affections. It's magical and heartbreaking, but doesn't shy away from difficult emotional realities. Waterproof mascara essential (Marie Claire )
Poignant . . . heartfelt . . . Me Before You, at it's heart, is about two people who properly listen to each other; it is something good (The Independent on Sunday )
Romantic, thought-provoking tear-jerker than you won't be able to put down (Woman & Home )
Poignant and beautifully written, this book will stay with you long after you've put it down (Star Magazine )
Funny, believable and heartbreaking, this is sure to be the weepy of 2012 (Woman's Own )
A compelling portrait of an unlikely couple (The Independent )
This truly beautiful story made us laugh, smile and sob like a baby - you simply have to read it (Closer )
Compelling, moving and absorbing. It's also a real weepie (Daily Express )
A perceptive and moving tale (The Independent )
Beautifully written (The Sun )
Another powerful love story. A deftly plotted narrative populated with likeable engaging characters . . . a bittersweet story about love, learning and letting go. It's a tremendous read and I loved it (Daily Mail )
Heartbreaking, soul-searching and utterly compelling (Easy Living )
Keep the tissues close as Jojo Moyes returns with Me Before You, a heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting tale about the relationship between an embittered quadriplegic man and the carer who is trying to give him a reason to live (Good Housekeeping )
Jojo Moyes has done it again with this funny, touching tale that is impossible to put down. Make sure you have a box of tissues to hand! (Candis )
At last, a new Moyes novel - and it's a triumph. Her story of love blossoming in the most unlikely of ways packs such an emotional punch, you'll need a box of tissues (Elle )
Jojo Moyes's poignantly romantic tales have readers streaming their way through boxes of Kleenex . . . Me Before You is compelling reading...a profound, fundamental, thought-provoking conundrum lies at the heart of the story, a huge moral dilemma, explored with great fictional finesse. Devotees of Jojo Moyes and newcomers alike will settle into this entertaining book with gusto (Sunday Express )
A compelling novel of life and death decisions and unlikely affections. It's magical and heartbreaking, but doesn't shy away from difficult emotional realities. Waterproof mascara essential (Marie Claire )
Poignant . . . heartfelt . . . Me Before You, at it's heart, is about two people who properly listen to each other; it is something good (The Independent on Sunday )
Romantic, thought-provoking tear-jerker than you won't be able to put down (Woman & Home )
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Made me laugh, made me cry ... loved it,
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I've read a few of Jojo Moyes' previous books - Ship of Brides (loved), The Last Letter From Your Lover (adored) and The Peacock Emporium (meh) - but I think she's moved onto a whole new level with her latest offering.Me Before You features Lou Clark, a bright but directionless young woman who drifts between dead-end jobs until she eventually (rather reluctantly) takes a post as a carer to a young man who has been left in a quadriplegic state following a road accident two years earlier. Will Traynor had a high-profile, well paid career and a very active lifestyle, until it was all taken away from him in the blink of an eye as he crossed the road to hail a taxi. To say he's bitter and angry about the hand life has dealt him would be an understatement. His family are at the end of their tether, and shortly after Lou is hired she hatches a desperate plan to try to convince Will that his life is worth living. Sounds a bit grim and depressing? Well think again. I've never noticed much in the way of comedy in Moyes's novels before, but this book had me alternating between laughing out loud and smiling wryly (oh and crying - more of that later), and I was reminded very much of Marian Keyes in her prime. I loved the affectionate banter between Lou and her family and the not-so-affectionate (at first) verbal sparring between Lou and Will. (Their first meeting when he plays a particularly wicked trick on her is absolutely priceless.) And now for the serious stuff. The subjects of quadriplegia and the rights of disabled people to determine their own futures are dealt with sensitively and compassionately. The descriptions of Will's day to day existence, which involves relying on others for almost every aspect of his personal care, really hit home. I saved the last 50 pages to read at home rather than on the train because I knew I was going to blub - and I was right. It's not often that I become so emotionally involved in a storyline and the memory of this thought-provoking book and the wonderfully engaging characters Jojo Moyes has created will stay with me for a long time.
51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unforgettable.,
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Please buy and read this book!! It is literally amazing in so many ways! I bought this book for an 8 hour flight to New York and not only did I finish it in one sitting but I cried for the last couple of chapters.I am really not a fan of silly chick lit and please do not think this book falls into this category. It is a true classic and even though I never reread books, I will always keep this book in a special place on my book shelf. Me Before You is the perfect story, it's a story that you have not read before. This book will make you feel both comforted and cosy but also on edge and unsure what is going to happen next. In short, I loved this book so much I wish I hadn't finished it.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Me before You,
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Having lost her job at a tea shop when the owner decides to close it, Louisa Clark (Lou) is told about a temporary vacancy for a carer. Although she has no experience, other than occasionally helping out at home, Lou goes for an interview with Mrs Traynor, the mother of Will, the person needing care. Lou would be required to look after the non-medical aspects of Will's life as they already employ Nathan, a nurse, for those needs.Will was a highly successful,active and wealthy City executive who, following an accident, is now quadriplegic and confined to a wheelchair. He has told his parents that he does not want to live his life this way and that he has made arrangements to go to Dignitas. They persuade him to wait for 6 months before doing anything and Mrs Traynor hopes that Lou can change Will's mind and show him that life is still worth living. From the outset I found Lou very likeable. She has her own problems - she'd lost the job which she enjoyed; she has a fitness fanatic, selfish boyfriend and, a home which is overcrowded as her sister and small nephew live there with her parents. To top it all they are reliant on Lou as the only wage earner in the family. "Me before You" is the best book I have read in a very long time and I finished it in two sittings. Jojo Moyes deals with the subjects of disability, assisted suicide, love and life in a sensitive yet credible manner. I was hooked from the first chapter and the book made me smile, laugh, think and cry. Thoroughly recommended and very worthy of 5*.
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