Me Before You

A Novel

By: Jojo Moyes

Narrated by: Susan Lyons, Anna Bentink, Steven Crossley, Alex Tregear, Andrew Wincott, Owen Lindsay

Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

Discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me.

They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose...

Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life - steady boyfriend, close family - who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life - big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel - and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.

Will is acerbic, moody, bossy - but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.

A Love Story for this generation, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common - a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?

Cast of Narrators:

• Susan Lyons
• Anna Bentink
• Steven Crossley
• Alex Tregear
• Andrew Wincott
• Owen Lindsay

©2012 Jojo Moyes (P)2012 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"A hilarious, heartbreaking, riveting novel.... I will stake my reputation on this book." (Anne Lamott, People Magazine)

"When I finished this novel, I didn’t want to review it: I wanted to reread it...an affair to remember." (New York Times Book Review, Liesl Schillinger)

"An unlikely love story.... To be devoured like candy, between tears." (O, The Oprah Magazine)

A Book Full of Emotions

Any additional comments?

I was a bit hesitant to listen to this audio book due to the nature of the story. I'm glad I did. From the get go the story had me. The story has a charm all it's own. Yes, it is somewhat predictable, but even at that, you still want to know exactly how everything went down. The narrators did a fine job capturing the characters personalities. I found Me Before You to be a five star listen, we'll worth spending a credit!

wonderful story full of emotion

great story left me coming back for more even to the end even though i was mad, sad, abs didn't want to hear the ending. it was wonderful

Great writing, engaging story line!

wonderful story, didn't want it to end and not so predictable -- loved this book!

Typical

This is a highly predictable love story. The entire plot can be summarized after the first few chapters.

I'm glad I read it

this story was a bit predictable but I'm glad it didn't follow all the way through with It's predictability .

Amazing Narrators

Would you consider the audio edition of Me Before You to be better than the print version?

YES! It was the audio version that finally allowed me to get through the book. The book was okay, but I could never really get into it. The narrators really made it come alive for me.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Me Before You?

I mean, of course, it was the beach scene at the end. Who wouldn't remember that?

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

I don't know...Who couldn't fall in love with Will? But I really related to Lou.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I mean, I listened to it separate and it was fine. But of course I wanted to devour it as often as I could. I listened to it on my commute, during my lunch, and even before bed.

Any additional comments?

Without the narrators for this book, I probably never would have gotten through the whole story. And they did just as great a job with only their voices as the actors did with video in the movie. I definitely even liked the book better because it provided more detail.

Love it

Jojo Moyes enthralls readers with this tale of two people from very different worlds. Falling in love with the characters is easy and the 29 chapter audiobook took me 3 days as I just could not stop listening.

5-Star Overall - 5-Star Performance

This is not a typical romance, but instead a gritty, character-building novel with a rich story line and wide spectrum of emotions. JoJo Moyes tackles a controversial subject no one wants to read about and turns it into a compassionate, witty, poignant, funny, captivating and inspiring tale of courage and love; reminding us of the amazing, magical gifts another bestows on us that can change our very being.

I loved the complexity and depth of the characters. Moyes paints the main characters—Louisa and Will—with such rich detail that I came away feeling like I knew them intimately. You will feel the struggle between two people who desperately want something they simply can’t have, and about differing perspectives that cannot be reconciled.

This book will open your eyes to the daily struggles faced by quadriplegics and their caregivers. The story delves into the details of living a life where one is totally dependent on others to do even the simplest of daily tasks; forcing you to put yourself in someone else's shoes.

This is a great read. A book you can't put down. The book has been made into a major motion picture and follows the outline of the book spot on. I highly recommend reading the book and seeing the movie.

Book rating is equivalent to TV-14+ due to the controversial subject of assisted suicide and language (L) British terms such as "arse" and "bloody" are used, as well as several uses of the F-bomb, s--t, bitch, piss, and d--k. (S) There's little sexual content beyond flirting and kissing. One character recalls being raped, but it's not described in detail.

Lou had me laughing out loud!

I listen to audio books on my 1 hour commute to and from work. Some days this book had me wishing I had a longer commute!

Loved it and hated it

I had so many emotions running through me as I read it. I found myself quite often muttering to the characters due to the emotions I felt. I did get swept into the story line though, I laughed, was a bit embarrassed at times, got angry and cried. Overall great book except for.......