Me Before You
by Jojo Moyes
★ Top 10 book of 2012 · #7 on Best Books of 2012
Louisa, whose life has stayed small and ordinary, takes a job caring for Will, a once-adventurous man now using a wheelchair. Her refusal to pamper him grows into deep feeling, and she tries to prove that life still holds joy.
Best for: Readers wanting an emotional love story with heartbreak and a tough question at its center
Me Before You is #7 on BookWard's Best Books of 2012, out of 58 2012 books that cleared our data bar.
What Me Before You is about
Louisa Clark leads an ordinary life with a steady boyfriend and a close family, and she has never travelled beyond her small village. When she badly needs work, she takes a job caring for Will Traynor, a once-adventurous high-flyer who now uses a wheelchair after an accident. Will is sharp-tongued, moody and bossy, and Lou refuses to tiptoe around him. Gradually his happiness begins to matter to her far more than she expected. Then she learns that Will has startling plans of his own, and she sets out to prove that life is still worth living. A bittersweet, heartfelt story about two people with almost nothing in common, it explores love, choice and what we are willing to give up for each other.
Me Before You on the Best Books of 2012
Me Before You came out in 2012. Of the 58 books first published in 2012 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #7 on our Best Books of 2012 list.
Why it made the list: 1,971 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (70 ratings); 159 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Being read right now.
Nearby on the 2012 list
- Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, #5
- The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, #6
- Keeper of the Lost Cities Shannon Messenger, #8
- Quiet Susan Cain, #9
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 1,697 want to read it, 159 are reading it now and 114 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 70 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 93 | 55% |
| Reader love | 53 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 97 | 20% |
Questions about Me Before You
When was Me Before You published?
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes was first published in 2012.
Was Me Before You one of the best books of 2012?
Me Before You is #7 on BookWard's Best Books of 2012, out of 58 2012 books that cleared our data bar. 1,971 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (70 ratings); 159 are reading it right now.
Why is Me Before You on the Best Books of 2012 list?
1,971 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (70 ratings); 159 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2012
- Wonder R. J. Palacio, #1
- The Fault in Our Stars John Green, #2
- The Selection (the Selection #1) Kiera Cass, #3
- Drama Raina Telgemeier, #4
- Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, #5
- The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, #6
See the full Best Books of 2012, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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