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Jojo Moyes has often been labelled a chick-lit writer. However, I think she is anything but the producer of fluffy, inconsequential romances. Moyes does write love stories... but her tales are able to combine controversial topics, emotion, hilarity, and intense drama.
Moyes explores the everyday life of individuals with severe physical disabilities within her work
Me Before You. The story centers around Will, a quadriplegic young man who was once highly active, and his budding relationship with Lou, his caretaker. Readers are introduced to each character before they meet - thus we are able to view Will as a young athletic business man at the top of his world and Lou as a recently laid of cafe employee supporting her parents and sister on minimum wage. Moyes does an excellent job of developing the characters and portraying the tensions in each one's life which ultimately bring them together.
