{"id":954,"date":"2016-05-25T19:22:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T23:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/?p=954"},"modified":"2016-05-25T19:22:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T23:22:25","slug":"jojo-moyes-me-before-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/25\/jojo-moyes-me-before-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Jojo Moyes &#8220;Me Before You&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/t1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSxsrTTexIS2e6vWoR7t6ZcgKbz0NotjsyRGwd_42wUdBv2Ryna\" width=\"296\" height=\"447\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since my last few books have been rather &#8211; intense &#8211; I decided a chick lit read would be a good idea. Well. This book just broke my heart, so I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s good.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the heartbreaking feel, what a lovely read that messed with my feelings and thoughts. We should be living boldly, trying new things. Thank you Will Traynor for pushing us as readers to realize this.<\/p>\n<p>Quotes I am quite fond of:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Thing about being catapulted into a whole new life &#8211; or at least, shoved up so hard against someone else&#8217;s life that you might as well have your face pressed against their window &#8211; is that it forces you to rethink your idea of who you are. Or how you might seem to other people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<strong>&#8220;But to live boldly. Push yourself. Don&#8217;t settle.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h6>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-954\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/25\/jojo-moyes-me-before-you\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-954\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/25\/jojo-moyes-me-before-you\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/25\/jojo-moyes-me-before-you\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since my last few books have been rather &#8211; intense &#8211; I decided a chick lit read would be a good idea. Well. This book just broke my heart, so I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s good. Besides the heartbreaking feel, what a lovely read that messed with my feelings and thoughts. We should be living boldly,&hellip;<a href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/25\/jojo-moyes-me-before-you\/\" class=\"button\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jojo Moyes &#8220;Me Before You&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-954\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/25\/jojo-moyes-me-before-you\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-954\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/25\/jojo-moyes-me-before-you\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/25\/jojo-moyes-me-before-you\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"There's a movie around the corner, so of course I had to read #MeBeforeYou before it came out! 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