Me Before You vs Remember Me: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Me Before You
Louisa Clark is an ordinary young woman living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of…
1 film adaptation
vs
Remember Me
SHE WON'T LET THEM FORGET. Shari Cooper wakes up dead. The last thing she can remember is falling from a balcony during her friend's party. Her death has been ruled a suicide, but Shari knows she was murdered - and her…
The verdict
- Readers rate Me Before You highest: Me Before You 4.3 · Remember Me 3.8.
- Remember Me is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Me Before You.
- Me Before You has the widest readership — 1843072 ratings behind its score.
- Remember Me runs the darker storyline; Me Before You stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Remember Me
≈ 4h vs 9h for Me Before You
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Me Before You
1843072 ratings vs 268278 for Remember Me
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Me Before You
4.3 vs 3.8 from readers
New to the genre?
Remember Me
Light vs Moderate for Me Before You
In the mood for something dark?
Remember Me
a darker storyline than Me Before You
Scores by source
| Me Before You | Remember Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (1843072) | 3.8 (268278) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (788) | 3.7 (24) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (6896) | — |
Reception
| Me Before You | Remember Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1843072 | 268278 |
| Editions | 47 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 987644 | 10860 |
| Reading it now | 37040 | 195 |
| Written reviews | 104823 | 847 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7906 | 522 |
| Pages | 512 | 238 |