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2025 Review:
When I first read this years ago, I found it to be uplifting and sad all at the same time, and though it still rings true, this time around it felt a lot more tense. I guess it’s because I’m older and can understand more deeply how each side feels about the matter at hand and how its outcome could affect them all for life. It’s not an easy situation to be in for anyone; and so unfair that it has to happen at all.
2014 Review:
It's been a long while since I've read the perfect blend of sad and uplifting. Me Before You delivers just that.
A once corporate hot shot who loved loads of physical activities, travel, and women becomes a quadriplegic due to freak accident in which a guy in a motorbike rams into him. Two years pass, and Will cannot live with the physical and emotional pain anymore. He contemplates making arrangements for assisted suicide. The story brings forth a most uncomfortable topic in a sensitive yet straightforward manner. Will, and those who care for him, all share their points of view on the subject. The author does a magnificent job of not sugar-coating or pointing the finger at any of the points of view depicted.
It's a shame that the title and cover have a “chick-lit” feel to it because I think a lot of men would enjoy this read as well. Though it is infused with some humor, I did not find it to be a romantic comedy. The publisher should really rethink the blurbs and cover for the next reprint. Give it a shot, fellas.
2025 Review:
When I first read this years ago, I found it to be uplifting and sad all at the same time, and though it still rings true, this time around it felt a lot more tense. I guess it’s because I’m older and can understand more deeply how each side feels about the matter at hand and how its outcome could affect them all for life. It’s not an easy situation to be in for anyone; and so unfair that it has to happen at all.
2014 Review:
It's been a long while since I've read the perfect blend of sad and uplifting. Me Before You delivers just that.
A once corporate hot shot who loved loads of physical activities, travel, and women becomes a quadriplegic due to freak accident in which a guy in a motorbike rams into him. Two years pass, and Will cannot live with the physical and emotional pain anymore. He contemplates making arrangements for assisted suicide. The story brings forth a most uncomfortable topic in a sensitive yet straightforward manner. Will, and those who care for him, all share their points of view on the subject. The author does a magnificent job of not sugar-coating or pointing the finger at any of the points of view depicted.
It's a shame that the title and cover have a “chick-lit” feel to it because I think a lot of men would enjoy this read as well. Though it is infused with some humor, I did not find it to be a romantic comedy. The publisher should really rethink the blurbs and cover for the next reprint. Give it a shot, fellas.
