Still me – Jojo Moyes

“I had started to understand New York a little bit more and, in return, it had started to accommodate me.” (Quotation page 88)

Content

Louisa Clark has arrived in New York and is now working as personal assistant to Mrs Gopnik, wife of multimillionaire Mr Leonard Gopnik. The new employment includes a small staff room in the famous building “The Lavery”, address Fifth Avenue. She is missing her family and boyfriend Sam back in the UK, but buzzling New York is waiting for her, with daily new experiences. Then she meets Josh and long-distance relationships are sometimes tough.

Theme and Genre

This third novel of the series about Lou Clark is settled in New York. Important topics are family, friendship, love, changes, new opportunities and choices to be made during lifetime. It is also about feeling at home in different countries.

Characters

Lou Clark, although almost thirty, still has not found out, who she really wants to be, and what she wants to do with her life. She tries to adjust herself to the needs of others, until unforeseen events completely confuse her life and raise her self-esteem, forcing her to think about her own hopes and wishes for the future.

Plot and Writing

The story is entertaining and includes exciting moments, especially when Lou begins to behave and act like an adult. There are also funny scenes, sad ones, interesting descriptions of New York and its very different lifestyles. The book is well written and enjoyable to read.

Conclusion

An entertaining, loveable story, especially for readers who have read the first two novels, Me Before You and After You. Personally, I really liked Me Before You, was quite disappointed about After You, but I like this third book of the series.F