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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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Self harm, Ableism, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Car accident
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
mrsharrell117's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Confinement, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Infidelity
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
veganecurrywurst's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
2.0
First things first: I did enjoy the writing style of the author and I look forward to reading a different book of hers.
However I will not be continuing the "me before you"-series. Although JoJo Moyes has made some points about how badly we as a society and as individuals often treat people with a disability, by excluding and forgetting about them, her writing and storyline in and of itself felt abelist. It also seems as though she has not done sufficient research on the topic.
I also found the topic of assisted suicide to be very important and interesting. However I found it mixing the topics (physical disability and assisted suicide) more than difficult. I could imagine this book being quite harmful to the disabled community, even though it is "only meant to represent Will's story". I also think readers should question themselves while reading this book. Will seems to be suffering from some form of depression (I am by no means an expert, so I am very sorry should I have gotten something wrong). Let's imagine he wasn't disabled and he was """"""just"""""" depressed. Would we be okay with him taking his own life ? Or are we okay with him committing assisted suicide, because he has a disability.
However I will not be continuing the "me before you"-series. Although JoJo Moyes has made some points about how badly we as a society and as individuals often treat people with a disability, by excluding and forgetting about them, her writing and storyline in and of itself felt abelist. It also seems as though she has not done sufficient research on the topic.
I also found the topic of assisted suicide to be very important and interesting. However I found it mixing the topics (physical disability and assisted suicide) more than difficult. I could imagine this book being quite harmful to the disabled community, even though it is "only meant to represent Will's story". I also think readers should question themselves while reading this book. Will seems to be suffering from some form of depression (I am by no means an expert, so I am very sorry should I have gotten something wrong). Let's imagine he wasn't disabled and he was """"""just"""""" depressed. Would we be okay with him taking his own life ? Or are we okay with him committing assisted suicide, because he has a disability.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Suicide
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
Minor: Car accident, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
laravo21's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Suicide
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Ableism and Car accident
hannahelizza556's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
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
4.5
A heart breaking story of two people brought together by a tragic, life changing accident.
It was raw, romantic and discusses themes such as the class system, the use of drugs, assisted suicide and the effect it has on families and friends. These are raw topics that some authors choose to shy away from, not Jojo Moyes. She moves towards these themes in the book and discusses them in a broad and open way.
It was raw, romantic and discusses themes such as the class system, the use of drugs, assisted suicide and the effect it has on families and friends. These are raw topics that some authors choose to shy away from, not Jojo Moyes. She moves towards these themes in the book and discusses them in a broad and open way.
Amazingly I didn't cry while reading the book although I was very, very close. It really did pull on the heartstrings.
This book was raw and romantic, the love story was amazing. The book was funny and endearing. It was also laugh out loud funny.
would highly recommend this book - already reading the next book, After You.
would highly recommend this book - already reading the next book, After You.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
knifewifestan's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
riannap3's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
5.0
Honestly, there’s no reason for this not to be worth 5 stars. I never felt like there was too much dialogue, this story and the characters were so well fleshed out. Some chapters were from different POVs, which added to this. I read this in two days. I couldn’t put it down once I started, laughing out loud several times at Will’s dry humour, Lou’s characterisation, and weeping at the tragic final few chapters. Sort of a love story, sort of not, this book focusses more on Lou becoming herself, learning to ‘live’ and ‘be bold.’ As she attempts to get Will to see the joy in life, she inadvertently forces herself out of her comfort zone and into the world. It captures her grief while still giving the reader an understanding of Will’s feelings, life and need for autonomy. Just incredible, and ultimately heartbreaking. Maybe thats why it’s not 5 stars.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
Nothing is described in a vividly gory way. A suicide attempt is described in a way that shocks and upsets the reader, and mentioned afterwards throughout the book as his scars are visible. The sexual assault or rape of a character is not explicitly stated or described, but is implied, and the character does have a panic attack reliving the event, which again is not described graphically.