Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

98 reviews

a_augustine12's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was beautiful. It was beautifully written, everything. I’d already seen the movie about a dozen times, so I wanted to try the book. As most people say, “The book is usually better.” That is an understatement here. If you haven’t read this book, you are seriously missing out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Self harm, Medical content, and Mental illness

user8432's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Sexual assault

annadrinksmilk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

4.5

so i think this is the only book that’s ever made me cry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

justinareads's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Ableism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

jg34's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

I felt icky after this one. A few issues I take with this book:
1) the message repeated through this book is “live your life to the fullest!!!  No limits!!!!” But the ending contradicts that
2) sexual assault thrown in there a bit flippantly in my opinion. Just used as a way to explain why mc doesn’t like to travel? And someone says “it’s not your fault” and boom she’s cured and it’s never brought up again? Really she could just be a homebody it didn’t need an explanation 
3) quirky main character. Just a personal dislike of mine it always seems like the author is trying too hard to make a character weird and they don’t feel genuine anymore
4) unnecessary pov changes. They didn’t add anything to the story that couldn’t have been shown from the mc. I much prefer one pov for the whole book but if you’re going to change perspective let it be for a reason

All that being said the book was obviously interesting enough to keep my attention. The representation of disability in this felt a bit gross to me but I am able bodied so don’t take my word for it. The book could have had one of two endings and either one would have been controversial and leave a sort of bad message. I was really hoping there would somehow be a third option but alas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Ableism

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Medical content

loyloy_bluesky's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

i don't think I've devoured book as insistently as this one in a very long time. truly couldn't put it down and when i had to it was all i could think about. amazing and i sobbed at the end and i just want to read it again for the first time it was so amazing and devastating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Car accident

itsbumley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

bookworm_sarah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault

sarinasaysso's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

_mallika_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment