Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

37 reviews

mars_03's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

morganegrant's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Suicide

abigail_af's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

geje94's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Car accident, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

rubyyanne's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content

lydiasheneman's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Chronic illness

alyssa_tauber's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 "Me Before You" is not the book it is marketed as.
I had very little expectation for "Me" when I picked up the audiobook from the library. It sounded like a fairly typical chick-lit romance with a disabled love interest. It is not that. Yes, Lou does fall for Will, but the story really circles around the issue of

euthanasia

. This is a pretty devisive issue, and it is treated as such in the book. Characters have many different opinions on it. Will wants it. Lou's mom thinks it is murder. Some of the chatters on the quad page are for it, others against. I could see how this would be an equally devisive for readers, but, to me, Moyes doesn't treat it as a one-size fits all issue, and that adds complexity to the book that I did not expect.
Overall, "Me Before You" could be a love it or hate it book, but it's not the trite romance the blurb suggests. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Chronic illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Medical content

chandranolynne's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

veronicatabor's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicide, and Death

abbycummings13's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Self harm, and Suicide attempt