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Me Before You

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

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Not my cup of tea

I found myself really irritated by the vapidness and selfishness of Luisa. It is distracted me from what I think is an important topic and dialogue that this story breeches. Overall, disappointing.

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He should have lived

All characters well portraited. Will is a beautiful man...however, completely disagree with his ending his life.

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Just can't get into the story

What would have made Me Before You better?

It seems to obvouse a premise. I didn't care for the English narrator, but I don't think it would have mattered.

Has Me Before You turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

What three words best describe the narrators’s performance?

Ok, but no inflections

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Wow. Exceptional.

Unusual and unpredictable story with richly drawn characters. Funny poignant and satisfying. I will definitely put this author on my list of favorites.

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Wonderful emotional story

Touching story about the influence we have on others. It's about selflessness and selfishness. It is set in the UK so the narration has a British accent, which I don't mind at all. It's fairly modern, I think 2009. I really liked the narration and the story itself. It kept my interest, it wasn't slow at all. It's a book I will think about for a long time. It had some deep issues, about things most of us don't ever think about. I like a book that is different and not like others. I highly recommend it.

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I do not usually cry from books

This was such a poignant story. Will and Clark were so like able . The story was well developed and the end broke my heart. I hope there is a sequel to this story. It deserves one . It has been a very long time since a story has touched me as much as this one.

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Underwhelming

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

No. Sadly, it was a waste of time. I kept waiting for the book to get going and it never did. The characters are very surface level, and a significant amount of time goes by before the author introduces a second narrator (then a third, then a fourth...). I was blindsided and confused by her choice. Is she not a strong enough writer to handle the narrative? It seemed like a cheap cop out to haphazardly throw in multiple narrators so far into the book. It made the story seem choppy and contrived.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Not sure yet

Which scene was your favorite?

None

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Maybe.

Any additional comments?

I have no idea why everyone is in love with this book.

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Meh

The narrator was probably good for most folks but I do not prefer an English accent.
I think most could see the end coming.
Despite the subject I thought it a bit shallow. The characters were not well developed and I never really got to a point where I cared tremendously. It was depressing.

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Sooo predictable

The narrators were great but I didn't like the predictable story line.

It ended exactly the way I expected it to end. It was kind of boring.

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took me quite some time to finish this...

It took me a year to finish this...the last few chapters are much better than the majority of the books. I am not a big fan of the main narrator; I like the one who narrates her sister's part better.

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