Me Before You: A Novel (Movie Tie-In) Paperback – April 26, 2016

This writer, Jojo Moyes, has a true gift. I am an avid reader. I reader will read just about any book that is put in front of me. However, there has NEVER been a book that has affected me in the quite the way that this book did.When I first began reading this book I thought I had it all figured out from the start. Poor waitress looses her job in little cafe, goes to work for a rich man that is sick, they will fall in love. He will buy her cafe and they will live happily ever after. Boy was I wrong!!!! The author managed to take a very sensitive topic, assisted suicided, and talk about it through the eyes of different people that would really be experiencing it. Until reading this book I always believed that it was wrong and murder. After reading this story I don't know what to think anymore.A more beautiful love story could not have been written. I have never stayed up crying until 2:30 in the morning two nights in a row because of a book before. True sobbing, not just a little tear here and there.My fifteen year old daughter read this book before I did. When I was done I walked into her room sobbing. She said "I know mom" and we just stood there crying and hugging. I don't believe that there will ever be another book like this one. I don't want to see the movie. I don't want Hollywood to ruin what was written so beautifully.If you are considering reading this book, get a box of tissues, a glass of wine and be ready to begin a very emotional journey. I could barely read the last 40 pages I was crying so hard!

I went in knowing, just knowing this book would get to me. I picked it for a book club I run/facilitate so I get to pick all the books. We've had emotional choices but we hadn't done what would be more classified as also "romance". One member was not entirely on-board, these sorts are not her thing, but she did read it.I feel my job putting my book club through the emotional ringer has succeeded. I tend to read slow and drag out my reading but this book couldn't be put down. Except for the things I had to do all I did was read it. There was the briefest moment I worried it would be too Nicholas Sparks (I haven't actually read his books but the movies feel very manipulative, I don't like them, and I have no problem being dragged into emotional stuff. I cry easily and like sap but I haven't liked a single one of the movies based on his books).It quickly, or I quickly, recovered from any worries that would be the case here. Hell yes I cried, a lot throughout, but I wanted to cry - I cried over stuff most readers probably did not cry over. I enjoyed the feeling, I loved the laughs, and did not feel falsely manipulated. Someone out there probably did but not this gal. I thoroughly enjoyed the emotional ride and so very glad I took it. Can't wait for our book club meeting next week to find out what the group thought (my impression so far is they are all glad to have read it - including the reluctant one).Great for a beach/summer read - unless you are easily embarrassed crying in public.

It has been three days since I finished this book, and I still don't know what to say about it.I decided to read this book after viewing the movie trailer. It's not my normal pick, being that it is 1. a love story and 2. plausible.I loved Lou. She is a wonderful, quirky, lovable character. Will - now he was a great character for an entirely different reason. I loved his snarky remarks. Both characters had me laughing.I'm unsure if anyone has tackled the Death with Dignity topic in this format before, but I applaud Jojo Moyes for the courage to pen this novel.SPOILER ALERT!!...keep scrollingThis is not a story with a happy ending. It breaks your heart. This is not only because of Lou's heart breaking, but because as a reader one feels the loss of Will. These characters are very realistic.It is a story of love, respect, and loss. I don't know what else to say and I have no clue how to rate it.