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“Intense and deeply disturbing, You is a dark story told in a fresh voice, and an addictive read from beginning to end. Being inside Joe Goldberg’s head was both a thrill and a nightmare, and yet I didn’t want to wake up. I look forward to more from the very talented Caroline Kepnes.” (Jennifer Hillier, author of THE BUTCHER)
“Chilling...[Kepnes' YOU] will have readers looking over their shoulders.” (Publisher's Weekly)
"Chilling...unrelenting." (USAToday.com)
“A deeply dark yet mesmerizing first novel of two people caught in a romantic tangle with an ever-tightening knot.” (Booklist)
"Both original and compelling. If you only read one new thriller this year, make it this one. It will stay with you long after you have put it down." (Geoffrey Wansell Daily Mail (UK))
"You think you know the story: girl meets boy, boy turns out to be a murderous stalker. US journalist Kepnes' debut is a fantastically creepy thriller...the kind of book you put your life on hold for." (Glamour)
"A page turner...clever and chilling." (Elle (UK))
"A brilliant tale of obsessive love...it's GONE GIRL meets a sinister version of GIRLS." (Marie Claire (UK))
"Is Caroline Kepnes’ 'You' the next GONE GIRL? It'll take you inside a psychopath’s head... and might even make you like him. A mad and macabre love story." (TimeOut Australia)
"Could be the next GONE GIRL...a perverse suspense romance about obsession, sex, and secrets." (PopSugar.com)
“All-consuming – a book that will not release its hold on you, even when you are not actively reading it.” (BoloBooks.com)
“You…had the page-turning quality of classic (Stephen) King at his peak.” (The Devil's Advocate)
“Kepnes’debut novel is gripping in both substance and style.” (Closer Magazine)
“You is a deliciously terrifying stalker tale that grabbed hold of me on page one and kept me captivated right until the very end…Utterly unputdownable.” (Kathryn's Inbox)
“If you like twisted psychological horror with a liberal dose of hip and more than a dollop of perversion, this one’s for you!” (Pages Podcast)
“If you liked GONE GIRL’S portrayal of a marriage in decline, the demented love story at the heart of YOU will have you gripped….This book will give you Stockholm syndrome." (Harpers Bazaar (UK))
"An impending sense of dread hangs over Kepnes' cleverly claustrophobic debut, in which love takes on a whole new meaning...Kepnes keeps the reader guessing." (Kirkus Reviews)
“You by Caroline Kepnes completely blew me away…It’s an exceptional thriller that is chillingly passionate, dangerous, and quite often left me speechless.” (The Book Ramblings)
“Dark and disturbed,You is definitely a must read.” (That's What She Read)
“You was addicting and compelling.” (Books with Cass)
“Chilling...[Kepnes' YOU] will have readers looking over their shoulders.” (Publisher's Weekly)
"Chilling...unrelenting." (USAToday.com)
“A deeply dark yet mesmerizing first novel of two people caught in a romantic tangle with an ever-tightening knot.” (Booklist)
"Both original and compelling. If you only read one new thriller this year, make it this one. It will stay with you long after you have put it down." (Geoffrey Wansell Daily Mail (UK))
"You think you know the story: girl meets boy, boy turns out to be a murderous stalker. US journalist Kepnes' debut is a fantastically creepy thriller...the kind of book you put your life on hold for." (Glamour)
"A page turner...clever and chilling." (Elle (UK))
"A brilliant tale of obsessive love...it's GONE GIRL meets a sinister version of GIRLS." (Marie Claire (UK))
"Is Caroline Kepnes’ 'You' the next GONE GIRL? It'll take you inside a psychopath’s head... and might even make you like him. A mad and macabre love story." (TimeOut Australia)
"Could be the next GONE GIRL...a perverse suspense romance about obsession, sex, and secrets." (PopSugar.com)
“All-consuming – a book that will not release its hold on you, even when you are not actively reading it.” (BoloBooks.com)
“You…had the page-turning quality of classic (Stephen) King at his peak.” (The Devil's Advocate)
“Kepnes’debut novel is gripping in both substance and style.” (Closer Magazine)
“You is a deliciously terrifying stalker tale that grabbed hold of me on page one and kept me captivated right until the very end…Utterly unputdownable.” (Kathryn's Inbox)
“If you like twisted psychological horror with a liberal dose of hip and more than a dollop of perversion, this one’s for you!” (Pages Podcast)
“If you liked GONE GIRL’S portrayal of a marriage in decline, the demented love story at the heart of YOU will have you gripped….This book will give you Stockholm syndrome." (Harpers Bazaar (UK))
"An impending sense of dread hangs over Kepnes' cleverly claustrophobic debut, in which love takes on a whole new meaning...Kepnes keeps the reader guessing." (Kirkus Reviews)
“You by Caroline Kepnes completely blew me away…It’s an exceptional thriller that is chillingly passionate, dangerous, and quite often left me speechless.” (The Book Ramblings)
“Dark and disturbed,You is definitely a must read.” (That's What She Read)
“You was addicting and compelling.” (Books with Cass)
About the Author
Caroline Kepnes is a native of Cape Cod and the author of many published short stories. She has also covered pop culture for Entertainment Weekly, Tiger Beat, E! Online, and Yahoo. And she has also written for television shows, including 7th Heaven and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Her directorial debut short film Miles Away premiered at the Woods Hole Film Festival. Caroline is a Brown University graduate now residing in Los Angeles in the same building that the Hillside Strangler once called home. She spends a lot of time on Cape Cod.
More About the Author
Caroline Kepnes's debut novel You (Atria/Emily Bestler Books September 30, 2014) is a tale of obsession that begins in a Manhattan bookstore. Caroline is a native of Cape Cod and the author of many published short stories. She has covered pop culture for Entertainment Weekly, Tiger Beat, E! Online and Yahoo. She wrote episodes of 7th Heaven and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Her directorial debut short film Miles Away premiered at the Woods Hole Film Festival and took third place in the Audience Award for Comedy Short. Caroline is a Brown University graduate who splits her time between Los Angeles and Cape Cod. Her favorite beverages are vanilla latte and root beer flavored vodka. She doesn't do well with flies, needles or freeways.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Ionia Martin
TOP 500 REVIEWER on September 30, 2014
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If you like books that go for shock value with the reader, then you will surely be all in with this quickly evolving and yet, somewhat strange novel.
This novel is written in second person and that was a bit of a change. I haven't read many books written in that style that I found appealing, and although I think it worked to get inside the mind of the main character in this story, it was still a bit of a struggle for me.
To be honest, I'm still not sure what to think about this book. The intellect of the author gleams brightly in her writing, with her ability to cite rare literature and create characters that really stand out from the crowd, but truly, I didn't like any of the characters in this book. I feel like there needs to be a hero, or at least some type of protagonist that you feel you can somewhat support in order to care what happens in a story. I couldn't find anyone I wanted to support.
Without giving too much away, I couldn't decide in this book who the villain was. Both of the main characters have rather annoying personalities and both of them seem like a threat to the world at large. I like quirky characters, but these two were over the top.
What I did like about this book was the often funny moments of self absorption in the main character and the way he displayed his neurotic tendencies. If you are going to read a book where the main character is less than loveable, then it is a good thing if the author gives you clear reasons to dislike them. At least I didn't have to spend time wondering if I was supposed to like him, as the author's intent was relatively clear on that point.
Overall, this was different. I'm sure there will be a lot of people who love it, but I found myself somewhere in the middle.Read more ›
This novel is written in second person and that was a bit of a change. I haven't read many books written in that style that I found appealing, and although I think it worked to get inside the mind of the main character in this story, it was still a bit of a struggle for me.
To be honest, I'm still not sure what to think about this book. The intellect of the author gleams brightly in her writing, with her ability to cite rare literature and create characters that really stand out from the crowd, but truly, I didn't like any of the characters in this book. I feel like there needs to be a hero, or at least some type of protagonist that you feel you can somewhat support in order to care what happens in a story. I couldn't find anyone I wanted to support.
Without giving too much away, I couldn't decide in this book who the villain was. Both of the main characters have rather annoying personalities and both of them seem like a threat to the world at large. I like quirky characters, but these two were over the top.
What I did like about this book was the often funny moments of self absorption in the main character and the way he displayed his neurotic tendencies. If you are going to read a book where the main character is less than loveable, then it is a good thing if the author gives you clear reasons to dislike them. At least I didn't have to spend time wondering if I was supposed to like him, as the author's intent was relatively clear on that point.
Overall, this was different. I'm sure there will be a lot of people who love it, but I found myself somewhere in the middle.Read more ›
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I’m not even sure where to begin. I have to say this book isn’t exactly what I thought it was going to be. I’m not upset, but I guess I’m not thrilled either. While half the time I didn’t know how I felt about this book, I couldn’t put it down. I had to know what was going to happen next, to whom it would happen to, and why. Everything about this book is intense. I honestly still think I’m a little shocked by the happenings inside the story. YOU was definitely a different kind of story, while being funny and absolutely bizarre, it was suspenseful and kept you yearning for more.
The character development was phenomenal and I couldn’t help but route for the bad guy. Or was he the bad guy? I mean I guess he was… but was he really? I’m so conflicted about my feelings towards the main character of Joe. I wanted him to get his love. I thoroughly enjoyed his point of views on society, and life. The second person narration threw me off a little, since I’m not really into it. I found it hard to follow along a few times as I got confused as to who was speaking. Joe may have been psychotic, but he was adorable at the same time. I got a Dexter type vibe from him, and I LOVE me some Dexter. You just can’t help but get involved with the characters on a deeper level. While loving Joe and having a love/hate relationship with Beck, I pretty much disliked all of the supporting characters. Not because they were bad characters either, I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to like them. Although I did feel bad for Karen, and Ethan was adorable.
Now, I have to admit… most of the time I didn’t like the character of Beck. While she was with Joe and making him happy, I adored her. When she wasn’t with Joe and just disappeared on him with no explanation I seriously loathed her.Read more ›
The character development was phenomenal and I couldn’t help but route for the bad guy. Or was he the bad guy? I mean I guess he was… but was he really? I’m so conflicted about my feelings towards the main character of Joe. I wanted him to get his love. I thoroughly enjoyed his point of views on society, and life. The second person narration threw me off a little, since I’m not really into it. I found it hard to follow along a few times as I got confused as to who was speaking. Joe may have been psychotic, but he was adorable at the same time. I got a Dexter type vibe from him, and I LOVE me some Dexter. You just can’t help but get involved with the characters on a deeper level. While loving Joe and having a love/hate relationship with Beck, I pretty much disliked all of the supporting characters. Not because they were bad characters either, I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to like them. Although I did feel bad for Karen, and Ethan was adorable.
Now, I have to admit… most of the time I didn’t like the character of Beck. While she was with Joe and making him happy, I adored her. When she wasn’t with Joe and just disappeared on him with no explanation I seriously loathed her.Read more ›
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Luan Gaines
HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on September 30, 2014
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Is this a cautionary tale, a foray into the mind of a stalker? Or a reminder of the explosive nature of social media? The type of novel that becomes a guilty secret, You is compulsively readable until the great flood of voyeurism turns brackish and tainted, as irritating as a young woman’s careless neglect of her personal belongings or obliviousness to the smell of the garbage in the shoebox-sized apartment in which she lives, everything strewn with the detritus of a shamelessly narcissistic existence. This is the world of Guinevere Beck (who prefers to be called “Beck”), a college graduate living in school-sponsored housing while she pursues a writing program in New York City.
It all begins when Beck walks into an East Village bookstore managed by Joe Goldberg, an attractive autodidact who has never gone to college, but easily holds his own in a literate, bantering conversation with Beck. Joe is an unapologetic sociopath who fixates on Beck, a flirt thriving on the attention of men that can’t help but flaunt her sexuality before a willing audience. Just another encounter with an attractive man becomes the catalyst of an obsession for Joe, whose interest, at first innocent, escalates into a pattern of behavior that grows from voyeurism to the infiltration of Beck’s social media, emails, tweets, Face Book posts, every aspect of her life available to the insatiably curious would-be lover. Joe knows they belong together, that it is just a matter of time, and carefully managed synchronicity, that will turn them into a couple.Read more ›
It all begins when Beck walks into an East Village bookstore managed by Joe Goldberg, an attractive autodidact who has never gone to college, but easily holds his own in a literate, bantering conversation with Beck. Joe is an unapologetic sociopath who fixates on Beck, a flirt thriving on the attention of men that can’t help but flaunt her sexuality before a willing audience. Just another encounter with an attractive man becomes the catalyst of an obsession for Joe, whose interest, at first innocent, escalates into a pattern of behavior that grows from voyeurism to the infiltration of Beck’s social media, emails, tweets, Face Book posts, every aspect of her life available to the insatiably curious would-be lover. Joe knows they belong together, that it is just a matter of time, and carefully managed synchronicity, that will turn them into a couple.Read more ›
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