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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
This book is so beautiful, I loved it. I cried, I laughed, it was wonderfull to read and I had trouble putting it down.
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Having watched the movie version of Me Before You last summer, I was curious to see whether the book was going to be any better than the movie. After all, a lot of the hype surrounding last year's movie seemed to be from fans of the book! And I have to say that the book was heaps better than the movie, a lot of the plot points made more sense and the characters were a lot more lovable because I understood them better.
Lou Clark has been content with her small life in her little town. She enjoys her job in The Buttered Bun tea shop, knowing each of the customers personally. She loves her tight-knit family, with her boisterous family all cooped up in a tiny house. There are times when she hates and loves her sister in equal measure, but that's what a sibling relationship is like. However, when she is unexpectedly fired from her job, her family isn't able to cope with the loss of her income and she has to find a new job. That's when she meets Will Grayson.
Will Grayson is resentful and angry, because his life now is so totally different from his past adventures. His life now is small, all cooped up in a tiny room. His life feels empty and joyless, because he's unable to do any of the things that he used to. He's angry and hurt that all choices that he has made in life has led to this particular situation. When he meets Lou, he is hostile and lashing out at everyone.
The chemistry between Lou and Will is palpable and I think what I enjoyed more about the book than the movie was simply that there's more time for characterisation. I understand better why Lou stayed in her village her entire life, because of a terrible thing that happened to her before she was about to leave. I also understand better about why Will pressed Lou to leave the village so much; because he was tired of being cooped up in this tiny little existence and cannot understand why Lou would willingly stay in the village.
Their relationship was better explained, in general, and the ending was absolutely every bit as heartbreaking as it was in the movie. I'm not going to make any ethical judgments about whether the decision that Will made was appropriate.
Lou Clark has been content with her small life in her little town. She enjoys her job in The Buttered Bun tea shop, knowing each of the customers personally. She loves her tight-knit family, with her boisterous family all cooped up in a tiny house. There are times when she hates and loves her sister in equal measure, but that's what a sibling relationship is like. However, when she is unexpectedly fired from her job, her family isn't able to cope with the loss of her income and she has to find a new job. That's when she meets Will Grayson.
Will Grayson is resentful and angry, because his life now is so totally different from his past adventures. His life now is small, all cooped up in a tiny room. His life feels empty and joyless, because he's unable to do any of the things that he used to. He's angry and hurt that all choices that he has made in life has led to this particular situation. When he meets Lou, he is hostile and lashing out at everyone.
The chemistry between Lou and Will is palpable and I think what I enjoyed more about the book than the movie was simply that there's more time for characterisation. I understand better why Lou stayed in her village her entire life, because of a terrible thing that happened to her before she was about to leave.
Spoiler
I'm not sure why that was left out of the movie. It explains a lot more about Lou's fear and trepidation about leaving; since she was sexually assaulted just before she was going to leave.Their relationship was better explained, in general, and the ending was absolutely every bit as heartbreaking as it was in the movie. I'm not going to make any ethical judgments about whether the decision that Will made was appropriate.
Spoiler
The decision about whether he should end his life because his situation was never going to change is not an easy one to make and I don't want to make any judgments about it.
Weirdly romanticized. If you’ve experience medical trauma, this book is not for you.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
