The novel that I read for the first quarter of SSR was Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. Honestly, this book was a pretty interesting story that I would recommend to anyone looking to read a cute romantic novel. The story was much different than the usual cliche love stories that have been used so many times that they actually get quite annoying and boring. I am grateful that there were moments of humor included into it because it gives the story a more lighthearted mood which contradicts the circumstances of the characters. Overall, I enjoyed the book and hope that other people will end up reading it someday because it gives the reader insight on many aspects of life that we take for granted by integrating these lessons into an intriguing story.
The genre of the book is romance. The main characters are Louisa Clark, the poor twenty six year- old caregiver, and Will Traynor, the 30 year- old patient who was paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury from a motorcycle collision. The two encounter eachother when Lou gets hired as Will's fulltime caregiver. At first, they are very apprehensive of eachother, but after a while, they develop a close relationship. Lou and Will go many places together because Lou is hoping to change his mind about an important decision by showing him that life doesn't have to end just because he's disabled. The story is basically just about her trying to make will change his mind by giving him reasons to wake up in the morning again. A theme present is that life isn't fair and that even if you don't know whether your actions will make a difference or if a situation is so messed up it seems impossible to fix, continue to put your heart into everything that you do because all that matters is that you give effort to try and make things right.
The vocabulary used in this book is not too complex, and the writing style is casual given that the two characters are still young. however, there are many unusual expressions used, given that the story takes place in England. This helps make the story more comprehensible while still including different aspects of culture in England.
You gave a well-detailed summary of the novel. I've looked into this novel prior to your summary and I'm quite honestly impressed. I may have to look into it.
ReplyDeleteI love how this book introduces hope and journey for those who are still disabled. It gives the chance to inspire and innovate disabled people to still go out there and enjoy the wonders of life even though they may have an unresponsive limb.
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