Reviews tagging 'Death'

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

99 reviews

alyssar's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Self harm, Ableism, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident

beccksss's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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? No

5.0

I decided to read this book after watching the film a couple of years ago. It has absolutely torn me into pieces and I think it will always leave a scar on my heart.

I hated Lou’s family, especially at the beginning where she was made to feel bad for not wanting to work in certain places etc. However, Treena managed to redeem herself at the end and the others weren’t too involved. 

I now need to buy the second and third on payday!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism and Death

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

zoe_archambault'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

2.0

not sure how or why this has so much widespread praise when its just the manifestation of the author's ableist thoughts. this could have been a decent tragic love story if there wasn't so much pity and hatred for people in wheelchairs as subverse 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Ableism, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, and Stalking

the book itself is ableist, not just the characters, awful to read

also graphic descriptions of Medical Assistance In Dying

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

rebeka_tokovic's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Without a doubt the most heart-wrenching book I have ever read, I already knew the ending as I watched the movie first but the book added so much more depth to the characters, allowing for them and their choices to be better understood. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Rape

kellypower_17's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

I loved this book so much that I couldn’t stop reading. The characters are beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Self harm, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

menomica's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

Je me souviens que ce livre est sorti il y a des années. Tout le monde en parlait; sur l’homme riche et tétraplégique qui se tombe amoureux de la femme typique  et régulière chargée de prendre soin de lui. J’avais lu le livre pendant cette période, et récemment j’ai décidé de le relire. Et, honnêtement? Ce livre me semblait un peu ennuyeux. Les personnages, sauf le petit Thomas, n’était ni aimables ni insupportables. Ils avaient tous ses moments bons et ses moments mauvais. C’est essentiellement une autre histoire de l’amour hétérosexuel. D’ailleurs, il y avait des passages pas nécessaires, et Louisa avait des temps où elle était un peu trop mélodramatique. Donc, je crois que je peux dire que l’histoire en elle-même n’est pas si intéressante. 
Mais, clairement, je crois que la raison pour laquelle tout le monde a aimé ce livre, c’est pour la conversation qu’il a invoqué sur la Dignitas et sur les handicaps, bien que c’était clair que l’auteure est pas handicapée. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Death

Minor: Ableism, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Self harm, and Religious bigotry

faizoo's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Ableism and Car accident