![]() I have been involved in feeding her, taking her out, and that kind of thing. The thing that really informed it was a member of my family who suffers from a progressive disease. ![]() ![]() In an interview about the book (available here), Moyes was asked whether she knew a quadriplegic before she wrote the book. Worse, it’s a book that presumes that suicide is the only rational response to the experience of living with quadriplegia. He was, after all, as rich as is a bottle of fine whiskey, and could have afforded any number of compensations to manage life with a disability– unlike most quadriplegics who are poor, but still choose to live. To borrow Moyes own summary, “the book is about a quadriplegic who wants to die.” Actually, the book is about a quadriplegic who wants to die, and at the end of the book chooses to do so – despite the fact that he found love and had a loving and supporting family, and so had an amazing opportunity to live a full and flourishing life. But I begrudge anyone spending money that might find its way into the author’s pocket. ![]() Spoiler alert: I need to discuss the ending to explain my hatred, so stop now if you (God forbid) want to read it yourself. It is the story of a romance between a wealthy play boy become quadriplegic and his carer, although it’s a romance with a twist. It’s hard for me to convey how much I hate Jojo Moyes’ supposedly romantic novel Me Before You, and dread the movie that is due out later this year. ![]()
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