Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

19 reviews

geneav21's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

My favorite romance book, even though I’m not a romance girlie; this book broke my heart but still has a place there. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Deadnaming, Mental illness, and Suicide

a_augustine12's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was beautiful. It was beautifully written, everything. I’d already seen the movie about a dozen times, so I wanted to try the book. As most people say, “The book is usually better.” That is an understatement here. If you haven’t read this book, you are seriously missing out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Self harm, Medical content, and Mental illness

at806's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

lpendergran's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Vomit, and Suicide

abitofapoet's review against another edition

sad

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I’m sad lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Ableism, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Vomit

bee2006's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

flowerowl's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

A boek with the perfect mix between story and reality, sadness and happiness, love and not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual assault and Mental illness

geje94's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Car accident, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

thekiwibibliophile's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

alyssa_tauber's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 "Me Before You" is not the book it is marketed as.
I had very little expectation for "Me" when I picked up the audiobook from the library. It sounded like a fairly typical chick-lit romance with a disabled love interest. It is not that. Yes, Lou does fall for Will, but the story really circles around the issue of

Spoiler

euthanasia

. This is a pretty devisive issue, and it is treated as such in the book. Characters have many different opinions on it. Will wants it. Lou's mom thinks it is murder. Some of the chatters on the quad page are for it, others against. I could see how this would be an equally devisive for readers, but, to me, Moyes doesn't treat it as a one-size fits all issue, and that adds complexity to the book that I did not expect.
Overall, "Me Before You" could be a love it or hate it book, but it's not the trite romance the blurb suggests. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Chronic illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Medical content