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keikoalisha's review against another edition
4.0
Tell me why I knew the ending but I STILL was crying when I finished. This is a great romance novel. It might keep you up boohooing all night, but still great. I was fighting for the two MCs so very hard. My dreams for them and what could have been are the saddest part of it all. I loveloveLOVED this <3
hbchan's review against another edition
5.0
Enjoyed this book enough for me to want to read the other books that she has written . happy to have discovered this author. I am now a fan :)
gwynn_sky's review against another edition
5.0
It is so meaningful, kind and painful. I loved and i cried.
evaribaker's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars--very well written and a beautiful, thought-provoking story.
lizzielou356's review against another edition
3.0
Didn’t love as much as I thought. Bugged me that Will did not narrate anywhere in the story. His shouted complaint throughout was that he didn’t have control. Would’ve liked the author to give him a voice.
yazmin_ali's review against another edition
4.0
After hearing a lot of hype about this book, I picked it up and absolutely adored it, finishing it in two days.
I loved this book, with Louisa being really relatable from the off and despite the heavy themes in this book regarding euthanasia, it came off as a deceptively light read so I devoured it. Like a lot of people, I picked it up expecting it to be a romance, but this was so much more. There was social commentary weaved throughout regarding accessibility and I was moved to tears at multiple points.
I know there's some controversy regarding Will's right to die but at the core of it, the book has a message of Will's right to make his own choices regarding his life. Would I have made the same choice in his position? It's hard to say - because I don't live the life he did, and I can't imagine the struggle of going from the athletic and fulfilled life he had, to be in his chair. Would I have reacted like Louisa did? Perhaps at first, because she did love him, and she couldn't imagine living without him. But, unlike some people who read this book, she understands that at the end of it, Will's choice to end his life - is his choice.
A definite recommendation and one I'll be glad to pick up again
I loved this book, with Louisa being really relatable from the off and despite the heavy themes in this book regarding euthanasia, it came off as a deceptively light read so I devoured it. Like a lot of people, I picked it up expecting it to be a romance, but this was so much more. There was social commentary weaved throughout regarding accessibility and I was moved to tears at multiple points.
I know there's some controversy regarding Will's right to die but at the core of it, the book has a message of Will's right to make his own choices regarding his life. Would I have made the same choice in his position? It's hard to say - because I don't live the life he did, and I can't imagine the struggle of going from the athletic and fulfilled life he had, to be in his chair. Would I have reacted like Louisa did? Perhaps at first, because she did love him, and she couldn't imagine living without him. But, unlike some people who read this book, she understands that at the end of it, Will's choice to end his life - is his choice.
A definite recommendation and one I'll be glad to pick up again
elsaaaqazi's review against another edition
5.0
4.75 stars
Me Before You left me numb to this world. That is honestly the best way I can describe the way I felt after I was done crying over Will Traynor. I finished this book late last night and I just lay on my bed staring at the dark ceiling thinking about what Will had done.
To begin with I thought the book was off to a slow start. But that slow start was the story just building up so I say sorry for that.
I seriously hated Will for what he was doing to Lou. And as I cried because of him I think I don't need to explain just how much I love Will Traynor. That is what I call some seriously good character development.
The most evident character development though I think was Louisa Clark's. She started out as a girl content with her small life, by the end of the book she was a girl with broadened horizons.
The brilliant thing though was the fact that in the beginning I thought Mrs Traynor was a monster for letting her son die. I thought it was ethically wrong. But Will, or rather Jojo Meyes using Will, made me realize that it was not me who had to decide whether it was morally long or not. It was Will's decision. He wanted to end his suffering and spare himself any further pain.
Me Before You left me numb to this world. That is honestly the best way I can describe the way I felt after I was done crying over Will Traynor. I finished this book late last night and I just lay on my bed staring at the dark ceiling thinking about what Will had done.
To begin with I thought the book was off to a slow start. But that slow start was the story just building up so I say sorry for that.
I seriously hated Will for what he was doing to Lou. And as I cried because of him I think I don't need to explain just how much I love Will Traynor. That is what I call some seriously good character development.
The most evident character development though I think was Louisa Clark's. She started out as a girl content with her small life, by the end of the book she was a girl with broadened horizons.
The brilliant thing though was the fact that in the beginning I thought Mrs Traynor was a monster for letting her son die. I thought it was ethically wrong. But Will, or rather Jojo Meyes using Will, made me realize that it was not me who had to decide whether it was morally long or not. It was Will's decision. He wanted to end his suffering and spare himself any further pain.
akikorye's review against another edition
4.0
Had to read this after seeing a preview for the movie a while back. Pretty much everything everywhere (preview included) already gave away the ending, but it didn't ruin the book for me, and I was still hoping for a different ending, even knowing what it was going to be. I still liked it a lot, even though it was such a different kind of book for me. I feel like it ended so fulfilling-ly that I'm not sure I'll read the sequel.
lnocita's review against another edition
3.0
A twist on the girl meets boy story that will have you grabbing for Kleenex as you ponder end of life issues.