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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
Oh, so heartbreaking, but such an incredible story. A must read!
A great tale of the moral dilemma of the right to die.
A great tale of the moral dilemma of the right to die.
emotional
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:
Yes
Was it predictable? Yes. Did I still BAWL like a baby in the end? Absolutely.
DON'T BE FOOLED by the bubbly lettering on the cover and the "romance" genre listed on this book's main page. This is not a romance novel. I repeat: this is not a romance novel.
Does it have two people falling in love? Well, yes. But there is no bodice ripping, or insta-love, or any of the other tropes the romance genre usually get tangled up in. This is a book about two people lost in life, and the choices they make, and how important the simple act of just making the choice is.
Will Traynor is a wealthy CEO adrenaline-junkie who becomes a quadriplegic through a motorway accident. Louise Clark is an eccentric twenty-something who has always lived in the same town, in the same bedroom, is in a deadend relationship with a man she doesn't love, and is forced to search for a job to support her financially struggling family when the café in which she waitresses closes. She is hired as a caretaker for Will - and neither of them really like the other.
I'm sure you can tell where this book ends up - but this is truly a story where it's the journey that matters, not the destination. It explores the choices we all must make when it comes to our health and wellbeing, how our history can define us or refine us, and the dangers in letting other people make choices for us - whether we are bound to a wheelchair or not. The fault lines and quicksand of family relationships play major roles, and yes - love is found in unlikely places, but it feels natural, not forced.
Oh - and it's funny! Louise is one of those people who fight their way out of awkward situations with inappropriate humor - and it made me giggle more than once. The banter between her and Will was priceless.
I sobbed through the last 20% of this book, my husband checking on me halfway through to make sure I was ok, rolling his eyes when he saw it was just about a book (he's not a reader--- love in unexpected places, ok?). My biggest fault with this one is the change in narrators for brief episodes throughout. With the exception of the small segment narrated by Will's mother, in which we get to see behind her stoic and cold façade to the struggles she is facing - they broke the flow of the novel and provided no real character insight or additional information to the story. But this is a small complaint - I still enjoyed this one.
Four stars.
Does it have two people falling in love? Well, yes. But there is no bodice ripping, or insta-love, or any of the other tropes the romance genre usually get tangled up in. This is a book about two people lost in life, and the choices they make, and how important the simple act of just making the choice is.
Will Traynor is a wealthy CEO adrenaline-junkie who becomes a quadriplegic through a motorway accident. Louise Clark is an eccentric twenty-something who has always lived in the same town, in the same bedroom, is in a deadend relationship with a man she doesn't love, and is forced to search for a job to support her financially struggling family when the café in which she waitresses closes. She is hired as a caretaker for Will - and neither of them really like the other.
I'm sure you can tell where this book ends up - but this is truly a story where it's the journey that matters, not the destination. It explores the choices we all must make when it comes to our health and wellbeing, how our history can define us or refine us, and the dangers in letting other people make choices for us - whether we are bound to a wheelchair or not. The fault lines and quicksand of family relationships play major roles, and yes - love is found in unlikely places, but it feels natural, not forced.
Oh - and it's funny! Louise is one of those people who fight their way out of awkward situations with inappropriate humor - and it made me giggle more than once. The banter between her and Will was priceless.
I sobbed through the last 20% of this book, my husband checking on me halfway through to make sure I was ok, rolling his eyes when he saw it was just about a book (he's not a reader--- love in unexpected places, ok?). My biggest fault with this one is the change in narrators for brief episodes throughout. With the exception of the small segment narrated by Will's mother, in which we get to see behind her stoic and cold façade to the struggles she is facing - they broke the flow of the novel and provided no real character insight or additional information to the story. But this is a small complaint - I still enjoyed this one.
Four stars.
Unique story, but I was never very invested in it. Weird overall message at the end. Reads very British-y.
La historia me hizo derramar tantas lagrimas, es hermoso...
Mi pequeño corazón no puede con tanto dolor. Qué libro tan hermoso.
Lo he terminado hace una hora y todavía sigo emocionada.
El libro es simplemente maravilloso. Me ha encantado poder conocer a Lou, a Will y a su familia, son todos unos personajes increíblemente reales, lo que ha hecho que disfrute más de la historia.
Este libro me ha hecho pensar en miles de cosas que en el día a día ni se nos ocurriría preguntarnos.
La eutanasia, lo que puede llegar a sufrir una persona discapacitada cuando lo tratan de forma diferente a una persona normal, lo poco habilitados que están algunos lugares para sillas de ruedas...
El final ha sido arrollador. He tenido que estar los últimos capítulos parando para respirar y tranquilizarse de vez en cuando, y para limpiarme las lágrimas de los ojos, pero creo que ha sido la única manera en la que podía terminar la historia.
Increíble.
El libro es simplemente maravilloso. Me ha encantado poder conocer a Lou, a Will y a su familia, son todos unos personajes increíblemente reales, lo que ha hecho que disfrute más de la historia.
Este libro me ha hecho pensar en miles de cosas que en el día a día ni se nos ocurriría preguntarnos.
La eutanasia, lo que puede llegar a sufrir una persona discapacitada cuando lo tratan de forma diferente a una persona normal, lo poco habilitados que están algunos lugares para sillas de ruedas...
El final ha sido arrollador. He tenido que estar los últimos capítulos parando para respirar y tranquilizarse de vez en cuando, y para limpiarme las lágrimas de los ojos, pero creo que ha sido la única manera en la que podía terminar la historia.
Increíble.
I have read this book many times and there will always be a special place for the beauty of this story and how it captures life.
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
OUCH