Me Before YouBy Jojo Moyes
Genre: Fiction
Personal Rating: 8/10
When Louisa Clark looses her job at a cafe, she accepts the position of caretaker will a quadriplegic man, Will Traynor. When Will was in a motorcycle accident that left him unable to do anything by himself, he lost all desire to live. But then his mother hires bright and eccentric Louisa, and both their lives are changed forever.
This is a very difficult book to review. I have never read anything like this story before, and it was really emotional. I would have loved to give this book a 10/10, but I had an issue with the ending. There are two prominent themes I got from this book: the first is to live boldly, or to live life to it's fullest. And second, anyone can do whatever they want to themselves, no matter who it hurts. It's this second theme that really bothered me. I felt like this idea contradicted the whole idea of living life to it's fullest, no matter your circumstances. I don't want to say too much and ruin the ending or anyone, but this is a tricky book to talk about. There are people who would love this book and others who would hate it. I was in between. I will say, though, that this is a book that stays with you for a long time after you've finished reading it.
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