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    You: Now a Major Netflix series

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    *** NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES ***

    'Thriller of the Year'     Daily Mail 
    'Hypnotic and scary' Stephen King
    'Examines the fine line between seduction and stalking . . . Ludicrously readable' Guardian

    When aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the bookstore where Joe works, he is instantly smitten.

    But there's more to Joe than Beck realises and much more to Beck than her perfect facade. And the obsessive relationship quickly spirals into a whirlwind of deadly consequences...

    A chilling account of unrelenting, terrifying deceit, Caroline Kepnes' You is a thriller more perversely clever and dangerously twisted than any YOU have ever read.

    'I am RIVETED, AGHAST, AROUSED, you name it. The rare instance when prose and plot are equally delicious' Lena Dunham 

    ‘Brilliant thriller with attitude, guts and true insight into the nature of obsession' Sophie Hannah

    'A fantastically creepy thriller... The kind of book you put your life on hold for' Glamour

    'Clever and chilling' Elle

    'A brilliant tale… It's Gone Girl meets a sinister version of Girls' Marie Claire

    'An addictive thriller!' Closer
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
    Release dateSep 25, 2014
    ISBN9781471137389
    Author

    Caroline Kepnes

    Caroline Kepnes is the author of You, Hidden Bodies, Providence and numerous short stories. Her work has been translated into a multitude of languages and inspired a television series adaptation of You, currently on Netflix. Kepnes graduated from Brown University and previously worked as a pop culture journalist for Entertainment Weekly and a TV writer for 7th Heaven and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She grew up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and now lives in Los Angeles.

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    • 3/5
      I must say I was intrigued by this with the Netflix movie out and I'm glad I read the book. While the language in it is definitely not for the faint of heart, I liked reading with the stalker/killer's POV and what drove him to his madness/obsession. Yes Joe is crazy, stalker and obsessed with Beck. He kills people that are not good for her, he steals her stuff, he knows everything about her. Basically a straightforward story, no twists and you know what is going to happen at the end. No surprises and I'm okay with that. I really need to know what happens next with him so I'll more than likely read the next book.
    • 2/5
      Occasionally I’ll stumble upon a book with a very deceptive synopsis. Caroline Kepnes’ novel, You, is primarily marketed as suspense, and while that is not entirely misleading, readers should be aware that it borders heavily on erotica. While Kepnes makes some bold choices in her narration, too much focus on extreme violence and sex significantly detracts from plot and character.

      The protagonist, Joe, a twenty-something bookseller, immediately falls in lust with Guinevere, a young woman who walks into his bookstore. Despite being complete strangers, Joe creates an entire backstory for her in his head, and in the process immediately establishes himself as an unreliable narrator. Joe’s use of second person perspective fascinates, but while his voice is consistent, sometimes his highly passionate narration feels forced. As a result, many of the other main characters’ personality traits and quirks come off as exaggerated and shallow.

      To make matters worse, the plot jumps from strange to outlandishly bizarre in mere pages. Kepnes presents every character in the novel, including some who only appear for a few chapters, as the absolute worst of humanity. I have never been a proponent of disliking a book because the protagonist is unpleasant, but when all of the characters are off-the-wall insane, it becomes exceedingly difficult to find the will to continue reading.

      The heavily descriptive scenes of sex and violence, some real and many imagined, occur far too often. Joe’s obsession with Guinevere’s body not only verges on the obscene, but ends up annoying the reader with its repetition. Some scenes are so over-the-top, it would be laughable if it were not so disturbing. Moderation is often vital when it comes to making somewhat taboo topics believable, and moderation is what this book severely lacks.

      Besides the unique choice of narrative voice, Caroline Kepnes’ You is just another run-of-the-mill erotic thriller with page after page of predictable reveals, senseless violence, and exaggerated sensuality. While I wouldn’t recommend it, if you do find it absolutely necessary to check out the hype, at least it’s a quick read.
    • 4/5
      Such a unique reading experience! It was a little predictable, but honestly I didn't mind it because the 2nd person writing was so unique and different. This book was very creepy. It will have you looking out your window and checking over your shoulder. Very unique!
    • 2/5
      A friend loaned me this book with the disclaimer that she bought it based on the back cover blurb alone. As soon as you start reading, the language is pretty brutal and it’s VERY creepy. Overall I couldn't put it down and have already sought out the follow-up, so what does that say about me? Ha. It was very twisted but I think a lot of the language was over-the-top, and while it didn’t seem out of character for Joe, it could have been taken out and he would come off just as creepy and horrible.
    • 3/5
      I actually forgot I owned this book until I started watching the show on Netflix. I got about three episodes into the show before I stopped watching so I could read the book. I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand the characters were frustrating annoying but on the other hand, it was like I was under a spell and I could not stop reading. I read an article where women were obsessed by Joe. They wanted him to "stalk" them. The actor who plays Joe in the Netflix show of course discourages this obsession. I do too. It is not flattering that someone is so obsessed by someone else that they will follow their every move and find a way to incorporate themselves into that person's life. Although, in a way, if you think about how Facebook, Instagram, or any other social media outlet is today. It is really an easy platform for people to "stalk" others online without getting too close. Beck I found the most annoying. She was not that interesting. She was almost as shallow as her friend, Peach. She suffered from low self esteem. Thus the reason that it was so easy for Joe to find his way into her life. I got the concept of the book and the factor of the use of the word "you". However, after a while, it did grow old. Again, back to my original feelings about the book. This is where I had the mixed feelings. While, I found the characters not to have the best endearing qualities; I as "obsessed" to keep reading this book as Joe did have a good storytelling voice.
    • 3/5
      Biggest takeaway: I felt that the the author was preparing the way for a turn, a surprise, but it never happened. Credit, for writing in second person POV but the main character and his obsession are never quite convincing. Both probably contribute to the feeling that I had of an unreliable narrator but apparently that was unintended by the author.
    • 4/5
      You by Caroline Kepnes is a thriller story about an obsessive stalker who poses as a Manhattan bookstore employee but is really living as a predator, hunting and tracking his victim. The book is unusual in that it is told entirely from the stalker’s point of view. The reader gets deep into Joe’s thoughts which are all involving the “You” of his current stalk. He meets Beck when she comes into the bookstore, but something about her attracts him and then they bond over literature.Joe sees Beck as his perfect match, but his way of worming into her life, leaves no doubt that this is not a romance, but deeply disturbing psychological behavior that is going to eventually implode. Joe uses technology to stalk Beck, and I don’t mean that he follows her on Twitter. He hacks into her e-mail, lifts her cellphone and monitors her text messages. He methodically removes anything or anyone that he sees is an obstacle all the while telling himself this is for her own good.The author excels at placing the reader firmly into Joe’s head and as he works through various situations the sense of impending doom heightens. You is a dark, twisted story that kept me totally engrossed and reading well past my bedtime.
    • 3/5
      Als sie seine Buchhandlung betritt, ist es um Joe Goldberg geschehen. Doch Guinevere Beck, die alle nur mit ihrem Nachnamen anreden, hat Amors Pfeil nicht so tief getroffen, weshalb er ein wenig nachhelfen muss. Erst beobachtet er die Studentin nur, dann nutzt er eine Gelegenheit, um mit ihr wieder in Kontakt zu treten. Nun sitzt sie in der Falle. Beck entwickelt tatsächlich Gefühle für ihn, aber andere Dinge, vor allem andere Männer, beschäftigen sie ebenfalls. Also muss Joe diese nach und nach aus dem Weg räumen. Den anderen Typen, die Freundin, den Therapeuten. Da er ihre Mails mitliest, ist er ihr immer einen Schritt voraus und er ist sich sicher, sie wird am Ende schon erkennen, was gut für sie ist.Die Geschichte um den besessenen Bücherfreak, der eine junge Frau stalkt, um sie für sich zu gewinnen, klingt in der Grundanlage spannend. Tatsächlich fand ich den Anfang auch sehr überzeugend, die Dialoge sind hier lebendig und Joes Verhalten zwar übergriffig, aber doch nachvollziehbar. Es ist offenkundig, dass er sich zum Psychopaten entwickeln wird und die Situation sich zuspitzen muss, aber dies geschieht nur mit sehr vielen Schleifen und Längen, was leider der Spannung nicht zuträglich ist.Natürlich ist Joe besessen und krank, die Leichtigkeit, mit der er mordet, ist ohne Frage auch jenseits des normalen Verhaltensrahmens. Allerdings sind die anderen Figuren auch weit davon entfernt, was zum Teil aber auch an der nicht ganz stimmigen Figurenzeichnung liegt. Vor allem Beck ist in sich nicht glaubwürdig, von der talentierten und ehrgeizigen Studentin, die ein Stipendium für eine der besten Universitäten erhalten hat, ist gar nichts zu spüren. Sie ist dümmlich, naiv, völlig desinteressiert an ihrem Studium und scheint außer für den nächsten Mann, den sie aufreißen kann, keine Gedanken zu haben. Auch ihren Freundinnen rangieren in jeder Hinsicht auf dem geistigen Niveau von 13-Jährigen Dorfproletinnen, was den wohlhabenden und intellektuellen Hintergrund, den sie angeblich haben, in keiner Weise widerspiegelt.Das ewige Hin und Her zwischen Joe und Beck, die ja irgendwie mag, aber dann doch nicht, soll vermeintlich das große Finale hinauszögern und die Spannung steigern. Allerdings wird es irgendwann sehr müßig herauszufinden, warum Beck jetzt gerade doch wieder nicht will oder was ihre Freundin ihr nun serviert. Die Schleife ist leider auch so wiederholend und vorhersehbar, dass keinerlei Überraschung kommt. Joes Informationsbeschaffung und Überwachungssystem ist clever, auch sein Charakter in sich völlig stimmig – aber das ist zu wenig, um den ganzen Roman durch zu tragen.
    • 3/5
      I listened to this on audiobook, which just made it that much more creepy.I think this was so different since it was from the stalkers POV. It was also very disturbing since the characters start dating. I thought it was going to get very intense, but I found myself losing interest. This could have been a little shorter as some stuff that happened did not bring anything extra/special to the storyline. This had so much more potential to be intense and “on the edge of your seat.” Great concept, but fell a little short.
    • 3/5
      A copy of this book was received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This did not influence my review in any way.Do you like a creepy read? Don’t mind staying up all night with the lights on? Don’t get too squeamish? Or like to read books that make you uncomfortable? This one just might be for you.You is written in second person, which is such an awesome and different way to read. It’s unsettling cause it will make you feel like you’re being directly addressed, but get used to it. This book goes way past unsettling and clears disturbing by a country mile. Joe works in a bookshop and the day Guinevere Beck walks in to buy a book for a friend, he immediately becomes hooked. Obsessed. They exchange a few words, flirt a little, and that’s all Joe needs. Before long, he’s tracked her down. He knows where she lives, what she’s studying, where she goes. He can see their future together and when they begin a friendship and later a relationship off another ‘chance’ encounter, she has no idea what she’s in for. But neither does he…When I read thrillers, I normally read them either from the perspective of the police/FBI/whoever that are tracking the criminals or I read them from maybe a victim or a dual perspective. I have never read them from the perspective of the bad dude and this is truly what a spine tingling, bone chilling thriller is. As readers, we know exactly what’s being done (the obsessive stalking) and how (stealing her phone, tracking her email, breaking into her apartment, watching her) and also the fact that he has no conception that what he’s doing is wrong. All he can see is how perfect and wonderful and amazing she is, even when she isn’t, how her on again, off again boyfriend is standing in the way of their love and so is her overprotective best friend. And of course, how completely and utterly in love with her he is and once they are together, all will be right in the world. Even as dark things start to happen to the people around her, Beck has no idea that Joe is involved.But Beck’s not all she appears to be either, and the two of them find themselves spiralling further and further into an obsessive relationship, and you just know there’s only one way it can end and it won’t be pretty…Despite the thrilling factor, I got kind of bored in the middle. I don’t really know why, it felt like the story went a bit stagnant and I was waiting for something more exciting to happen. It felt dragged out and I was waiting for a bigger twist, I wanted to be shocked. But the inevitable inevitably happened, although I did realise Joe’s not exactly a reliable narrator so I started to look at it all a bit differently. But overall this becomes only a three star read for me.Definitely not for the faint of heart! A thrilling read that will keep you up at night. 
    • 3/5
      Guinevere Beck walks into a small bookstore and encounters and flirts with Joe, the man who runs the store. They have a conversation about books and flirt a little. Joe becomes obsessed with wanting to know more about "Beck". He finds her on social media, finds out where she lives and really begins stalking her. This is scary. What is even scarier than the story is that you kind of like Joe. This is written in second person perspective, so Joe is the guy. Obsession is his game. He goes a little far in some cases. Well written and pulls you right in with the writing.
    • 4/5
      YOU wasn’t exactly what I was expecting, but in a perverse way, I did enjoy it. The narrator is a very disturbed character named Joe, and he’s telling his deranged “love” story to you, you as in Beck, the young woman he becomes obsessed with. OMG, the characters in this book! Each one seemed more egotistical, narcissistic, and pretentious than the last, but none could top Joe.So, Joe sees Beck as the be-all, end-all of women. I have no idea why, because she’s about as deep as a puddle, but that’s beside the point. A precarious relationship forms between them, but of course, Beck is not the perfect girlfriend he’s created in his mind. She disappoints him over and over, and things get ugly.I thought YOU was a very well written novel, suspenseful, and heavy on the pop culture references, though it lacked the big “gotcha” twist that I was anticipating at the end. A big reason why I enjoyed this book so much was the audio performance by Santino Fontana. His narration was brilliant, one of my all-time favorites on audiobook. He brought Joe and his sociopathic behavior to life, which is actually a terrifying thought!After reading YOU, I’ll never think of Hannah and Her Sisters, Ikea, or Dan Brown the same way again.Disclosure: I received a copy of this audiobook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      Wow this one was a crazy read. I probably would have finished it a lot faster if it wasn't our busy summer month. Still insanely interesting to read from that perspective.
    • 2/5
      Not my cup of tea.
    • 4/5
      Beck comes into the bookstore where Joe Goldberg works and instantly he is in love. He Googles the name on the credit card she used to pay for the books she wanted. Her Facebook and Twitter tell Joe everything he needs to know - who she is, where she lives, and where she's going to be so that they run into each other (coincidentally, of course)

      Beck loves attention, especially from other men and the more negative attention, the better. But Joe is patient. He does what needs to be done to insert himself in the role of boyfriend and to ensure that she ends up loving him as much as he loves her.

      I didn't care for this book starting off, not because it was second-person narrative but because it seemed like Joe took one breath and away he went. But I came to really enjoy his candor and humour.
    • 4/5
      Joe Goldberg works in a bookstore in New York. One day, a gorgeous girl walks into his store, and Joe is immediately transfixed. She charms Joe in their brief encounter and so he searches for the name he saw when he swiped her credit card. He lucks out, easily finding Guinevere Beck all over the Internet. In fact, she seems to live a great deal of her life publicly on Facebook and Twitter, allowing Joe to digitally watch her from afar. But quickly, Joe begins to actually watch "Beck," as he learns she is called: hiding outside her apartment and eventually arranging a chance encounter. Beck and Joe's lives quickly become entwined, as Joe becomes more and more obsessed with his perfect girl. Beck thinks Joe could be the ideal boyfriend, and he's determined to be just that: no matter what it takes.

      Oh my, I have some mixed feelings about this book, but ultimately wound up rating it 4 stars simply because I just couldn't put it down, and I don't think I will stop thinking about it anytime soon. I actually found myself feeling suspicious of other people during and after reading it, as if being watched -- that's how good Kepnes was at weaving her tale of stalking and obsession. Joe is a fascinating character, and you become almost immediately sucked into his delusions. The book is told from his point of view, and it's written as if he's speaking directly to Beck. Once you become used to that, it's compulsively readable.

      This is not a book full of characters with whom you will love and empathize. Now I admit that there were times that Joe felt so normal that you forgot he's basically batshit insane, and sometimes Beck herself (the victim, you have to remind yourself) is pretty terrible, too. This is a book about awful people doing terrible things to everyone in their lives. It's dirty (Joe's brain is not a pretty place) and dark, so dark. It dragged a little bit for me about 3/4 through (it's a pretty long book), but picked up very quickly as it neared the end.

      In the end, I found this book to be amazingly intense. I continued to have complicated feelings for Joe up until the last pages. The novel is certainly a warning about our digital age and how easy it is to have your digital footprint (and subsequent actual life) invaded. It's also a twisted story of obsession. It will keep you turning the pages late into the night (with the curtains CLOSED).
    • 5/5
      You is one excellent book. We follow Joe Goldberg, the creepy stalker, in his pursuit to inject himself into Beck's life. In the process of such, to the outside world, he seems like such a normal person. However his internal monologue (and hidden actions) reveal him to be a sociopathic serial killer. The story unfolds in a manner which makes it extremely difficult to feel sympathy for the people he's killing and the events within the novel slowly unfold to the very last page.It's well written and a pleasure to read, very much looking forward to the next instalment.
    • 4/5
      Joe works in a bookstore. One day in walks Beck. Joe is instantly attracted and wants Beck. He not only wants her he wants to know everything about her and what she does, where she goes and who she speaks to. I saw this book recommend on You Tube and thought it sounded really good. I found the book very different to most thrillers I have read. Joe is a stalker and he will do anything to get what he wants. The book is told from Joe's point of view but also told in the second person. I found it different to hear from Joe, what he sees and feels whilst he is stalking Beck. Normally the narrative would have been from the victims point of view.This book is compelling and I wanted to see how it was going to pan out. Joe is one creepy character but I'm not sure if evetything he did is realistic. Beck I found quite annoying and her friend Peach. This however all added to the book.What I didn't enjoy was the constant sex. I'm not a prude and do enjoy sexy books but this book was quite crude at times. There was also a lot of use of the C word in different contexts.I'm not sure if I enjoyed this book. It had something that kept my interest but at times I just wanted it to conclude. It is clear at the end that Joe will be at it again in the next book. For me once was enough and I don't think that I would want to go through it all again.Recommend for something different but did become a little too much at times.
    • 4/5
      I love a good stalker book. A book that is so creepy you begin to wonder what’s wrong in your own head that you enjoy this type of entertainment. Nonetheless, I love a good stalker book.

      YOU is a good stalker book!!!

      Do you see the inevitable coming? Yes. Is it predictable? Yes…..but the fun is getting there. Being in Joe’s mind is a fabulous (though sick) place to be!!! You can guess what will happen throughout most of the book…..but you don’t care!! All you care about is continuing the journey with Joe---wherever he chooses to take you.

      This is a great thriller and highly recommended-----but PLEASE! For the love of Joe….if you don’t want to read vile, psychotic, disgusting thoughts and deeds from the mind of a stalker….don’t bother picking this book up! If you’re looking for something G rated (why are you looking at stalker books anyway?) let me save you the trouble and tell you to look elsewhere and pass on YOU. For the rest of us….Enjoy!!!!
    • 4/5
      YOU is a tale of, primarily, two mentally unstable people, one more dangerously so than the other. While I normally would skip a book with as much sex in it as this one has, the story of these two main characters and the extreme obsession the one has for the other kept me turning the pages.The APPARENTLY normal Joe works at a bookstore and is well read, intelligent, and funny. He meets (Guinevere) Beck, referred to as Beck. Joe is attracted to her so learns where she lives. After he observes her strutting about her apartment, windows uncovered, naked, he becomes obsessed with her, DANGEROUSLY obsessed. Joe stalks Beck and, as the story continues, he becomes more and more dangerous and more and more obsessed.I’m not going to describe more of the story. That would be doing the reader a disservice. I resent most other book reviews, even the book flap, that say more. Readers enjoy the story more when they do not anticipate what someone already told them is going to happen.However, I will say that the last two chapters of YOU are a bore. Don’t worry, they’re only a few pages. But they should have been shorter.
    • 5/5
      When a beautiful, aspiring writer walks into the bookstore where Joe works, he knows that things are about to take a turn for the better. So he does what any reasonable person would do: he Googled the name on her credit card. It helps that she has the most unique name in the world; there is only one Guinevere Beck in New York City. And with her overactive Facebook and Twitter account, it is child's play for Joe to find out everything about her - where she lives, where she went to school, and where she will be hanging out tonight. As Joe becomes more and more obsessed with Beck, he will make sure that he is the only person she will turn to - no matter what it takes.

      I knew this book was going to be creepy, with a premise like that. But I did not expect it to be THIS creepy (and I mean this in the best way possible). Joe is definitely a girl's worst nightmare and his obsessive personality gave me chills. His exploits were so incredibly disturbing and detailed that I could not put the book down. There were even times when I was rooting for him to get Beck! If you have read any of my other psychological thriller posts, then you know that I am always looking for the next "Gillian Flynn style" novel. Well, this is it. It had me scared and riveted throughout and I had a hard time sleeping that night. I can definitely see why Stephen King praised this book because it deserves it! Looking for your next psychological thriller? LOOK NO FURTHER! This book is worth every second!
    • 5/5
      Joe Goldberg is living an average New York life, working at a book story in the East Village tending to customers who pretend to be well versed in the classics, when in reality they're just there for the latest Dan Brown or Stephen King. His attentions are immediately peaked when a stunning, aspiring author breezes through the store one day. Wanting to know more about this perfect woman, Joe does what anyone in today's times would do and Googles her. Sure he only knows her full name because he read it on her credit card, but what's the harm in that? As luck would have it, there's only one Guinevere Beck living in New York City and her life is an open book across her social media accounts. Through her public Facebook profile and active Twitter account, Joe learns that Beck is a student at Brown University, living in a house paid for by the school through a contest she won, and that she's going to be reading some of her work at a local bar. What could make for a better spot to bump back in to each other? Joe's plan is a success and soon he is a part of Beck's world, but his role isn't quite as he would like to have it and in order to make their relationship perfect Joe starts stalking Beck. Joe's motivation is simply to become the perfect boyfriend for Beck, but things soon spiral out of control. Just how far will Joe go to have Beck in his life? Caroline Kepnes blew my socks of with YOU! The minute I opened the pages and stepped in to Joe's mind, I knew I was going to be hooked. Joe is one of the most fascinating characters I have ever had the pleasure of getting to know. He might be a crazy stalker, but the guy has some valid points on the way society works. I found myself more disturbed at times with Beck's behavior than Joe's, which is not to say I in any way condone stalking! It's hard to go in to too many details for this one because I want the reader to go in as blindly and unassuming as I did. Just know that Joe is waiting, he's plotting, and he's about to make you say "Did he really just do that?". I cannot wait to get back in Joe's world and will be adding the follow up, HIDDEN BODIES, to my summer TBR. Caroline Kepnes, you are a genius!
    • 5/5
      Let's talk about the book that left me feeling like I was slowly, seductively, and intricately mind f*cked.

      I didn't know what to expect when I picked up this book, but with all the hype around it, I had to give it a read. Boy am I glad that I did, because this story was like no other.
      Was it a romance? Kind of, but not really. It's basically a thriller that centers around obsession.

      There is a guy that is infatuated with a girl. He makes her life his. He steals her phone and begins to control her life from the outside. When he places himself in her life intimately things take a dangerous turn. Nothing will stop him from what he wants. He kills for her and eventually the danger spins out of control. The ending was not what I expected, but it was an ending that leaves you thinking "Damn, this Author is gooood."

      What I liked most about this book is the fact that it's not a one and done. You don't sit down and devour it in one day. It's a detailed, thought provoking book that makes you want to take your time to savor and comprehend all that's happening. It's a book that you do not skim. Each page has a purpose and each gritty word has meaning.

      I loved it and really hope that there is another book about Joe. Even though he was a messed up sicko... In some twisted way, I liked him. I enjoyed being in his cryptic mind and I devoured his story one murder at a time.

      I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a read that brings more than hearts and flowers to the table.
    • 2/5
      I really did not like this book at all. Poorly written smut thinly veiled as suspense.
    • 1/5
      Dark, masterful, and timely, debut novelist Caroline Kepnes' You is a perversely romantic thriller that's more dangerously clever than any you've read before. A chilling account of unrelenting passion, this tale of love, sex, and death will stay with you long past the final page.I saw a lot of people like YOU but this book is not for me. I would not call myself a prude but YOU is full of nothing but explicit sex and language - too much for me! I would not recommend this book to anyone but I would tell them to beware before reading it as it is about an obsessive stalker and is very intense.
    • 5/5
      Oh My God. This was the most disturbing book I've read till date.

      Joe Golberg was an amazingly well crafted character and also a complete creep.

      You kept me on my toes as I followed Joe as he literally followed Beck in order to be close to her.

      The creepiest fact about this book is that Joe never realizes what he did was wrong. It's unsettling.

      Though at the same time, I can't stop myself from giving it the 5 stars rating because it was that brilliantly written.

      If you're not afraid of stalkers, crazy -sickos (Beck's word, not mine) then go ahead and read this book! ;)
    • 5/5
      A little dirty, but surprisingly captivating. I liked it much more than I expected. Be warned: Not for the easily-offended or prudish.
    • 3/5
      I'm not sure how I feel. I need time to digest this book.
    • 5/5
      This book takes stalking to a whole new level. Extremely creepy but a worthwhile read. The reader wants to despise the main character yet comes
      to almost understand his reasoning for his actions. I wanted to be angry at the crimes that took place but honestly most of the characters were pretty unlikeable. Most of the characters were fairly shallow. The book gets bonus points for mentioning my hometown!
    • 4/5
      I was incredibly excited but also nervous about this book. I’ve been wanting to read it for a very long time because it sounded like something I would really like and I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about it. Everyone seems to love this book. I was so worried that the hype would kill it for me. I am so happy to say that it didn’t. I wasn’t disappointed at all.I knew going in that I might like Joe a bit. However, I wasn’t prepared for what actually happened. I kind of love Joe. He was the only character in the book that I actually liked. I couldn’t stand anyone else. There were so many times I just wanted to hop into the book and give him the biggest hug.Overall I really enjoyed You (wow that sounds so weird), and I can’t wait to pick up the next book, Hidden Bodies. I really hope it’s just as good.