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azileotulp's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
There were a lot of things in general I liked about the book. I really liked Louisa and Will, and even if I found both of them frustrating at times, I also had sympathy for both. My biggest issue throughout the book was definitely the other characters, specifically Louisa's family. I could not stand Katrina at all, and the same thing with Patrick. I'm fine with characters being bad people, but they were both just so unnecessarily annoying and I thought it was frustrating how there was never really any justice. They were just bad people who got to do bad things without consequences. I didn't really like Louisa's dad either (not a fan of constantly calling your kid fat). I was mostly okay with Louisa's mom, and felt pretty bad for her at times, but she really bothered me at the end. Her grandpa and Thomas are honestly fine, but that's not really a compliment since they don't do that much anyway.
I did really like Camilla. Like I said before, I'm fine with characters being bad people, and while I don't think Camilla is totally awful, I can definitely see how she could be perceived that way. I feel like she had a lot more depth than Katrina or Patrick, and definitely a more tragic life, so I felt a lot more sympathy for her acting the way she did.
Overall, I did enjoy the book. There were times where I felt like the plot halted a bit, but those moments usually had nice character moments, so I can forgive it.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Suicide, Ableism, Death, Suicide attempt, and Medical content
Moderate: Blood, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, and Sexual assault
Minor: Classism, Grief, and Fatphobia
vanesst's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Ableism, and Death
Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Sexual violence
Minor: Alcohol and Blood
readers_syndrome's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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
So frankly put , this book broke me , like a " sobbing at 1 am trying to keep quiet " broke me , before we get into this further , let me discuss the synopsis of this entrancing novel . me before you revolves around Louisa Clark , who happens to be in the right circumstance at the right time . She is appointed by the Traynors who need someone to tend to the care of their only son Will Traynor , who is paralyzed from the neck down. . Will and Lou's peculiar relationship picks up all the way in the book and Lou is dawned to make a hard choice . When i say , this book is so well written , it makes you feel a certain type of way . Jojo moyes has done a good job in making it clear to the readers how hard it is to live Will's kind of life . Me before you makes you face reality and makes you accept the things that are there and are real . It is a perfect mixture of humour , angst , romance and most of all , reality . I give this book a 5/5 and i cant recommend it to romance readers enough because this is one of those books that truly touched me and made me wonder to no extents.
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
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