Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Me Before You

Author: Jojo Moyes

One-sentence summary: A young woman takes a much needed job taking care of a quadriplegic man who changes her views on life, love, and compassion.

B.A.D. Girls Book Rating: 8 (unanimous rating)

Our favorite thing about it: Compelling, well-written story.

Our least favorite thing about it: Maybe (we’re reaching) that it’s a challenging subject-matter (but we kind of liked that too).

Main Topics of Discussion: Selflessness, Relationships, Compassion, Disability, Grief

Our favorite quote: “Some mistakes... Just have greater consequences than others. But you don't have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you.”

Notes: We really loved this book. The story was interesting and kept us wanting to read more. The characters were relatable and well-developed. The subject matter, while difficult, doesn't shy away from realistic emotions, etc. The dialogue was well-written and interesting and we felt the ending was authentic.

The author really did a great job of getting us inside the mind of a quadriplegic, which was insightful and emotional. We also really related well to the mother character. Although she was not likable, her emotions and actions were mostly realistic to us.

Despite the heavy subject matter, we found ourselves laughing out loud in places as we read. The fact that the author could balance humor like that with life and death questions made the book that much better. Overall, we thought this was a quick, easy, engaging, and really well-done novel.

Memorable Meeting Moments: Poor Stephanie drove to the wrong house at first. We celebrated Dara’s birthday month. And Amberly managed to pick our next book on the fly!

What We Ate: Cornbread, Chili Tortellini Soup, Green Salad, Pumpkin Cream Cheese Brownies with Chocolate Ganache


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