Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Me Before You (Me Before You Trilogy, #1)

by Jojo Moyes

Discover the love story that captured 21 million hearts . . . The No. 1 bestselling international phenomenon and major film adaptation.

'One of the most memorable books of the last decade' Woman & Home

'A timeless love story' Red
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Will needed Lou as much as she needed him, but will her love be enough to save his life?

Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun teashop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick.

What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane.

Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that.

What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time.

If you fell in love with Lou Clark, find out what she does next in After You and Still Me - out now!
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'You simply have to read it' Closer

'Magical and heartbreaking . . . Waterproof mascara essential' Marie Claire

'A triumph' Elle

Reviewed by boghunden on

4 of 5 stars

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Bogen bliver fremstillet som en super romantisk chick-lit bog og intet kunne være mere forkert! Bevares, der er da romantik, men det spiller en overraskende lille rolle. Det handler mere om livet, når man er bundet til en kørestol, fordi man er paralyseret (frit oversat fra “quadriplegic”). Om de små glæder man har, om at gøre tingene, før det er for sent. Ja, tænk i PS. Jeg elsker dig. Det er lidt derhen af. Der bliver behandlet en masse forskellige temaer: søskendeproblemer, kæresteproblemer, problemer med at bo ved sine forældre som 26-årig, problemet når man vil redde verden, at bestemme over sit eget liv og sidst men ikke mindst at udvikle sig som menneske.
Bogen er hovedsageligt fortalt gennem Lous synspunkt, men enkelte kapitler bliver fortalt fra andre karakterer og det giver et dejligt break i bogen. Sproget der bliver brugt, er let som vi kender det fra chick-lit, men jeg må krybe til korset og indrømme, jeg ikke fik 100% fat i de medicinske terminologier, men det var ikke noget, der var forstyrrende for forståelsen.
Persongalleriet var herligt og let at finde rundt i. Jeg kunne dog godt have brugt lidt mindre pasager omkring Lous liv hos forældrene. Det føltes ikke altid lige relevant for historien.
Og lad mig sige det med det samme: Jeg græd. Gennem 25 sider sad jeg med papir og prøvede at undgå at søbe bogen til i salte tårer. Nøj, det er svært at læse når man græder så meget. Jeg kunne bare ikke lade vær’. Hvis I ikke vil kigges mærkeligt på, så skal I nok ikke læse bogen offentligt ;o) Så er det i hvert fald slået fast!

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