Sunday, March 14, 2021

January 2021 Host:  Megan

You by Caroline Kepnes

Summary

This story is told in the first person and is narrated by the villain; Joe.  When Beck walks into the bookstore that Joe works in, he sets out to become her perfect boyfriend, no matter what it takes.  He breaks into her apartment and steals her possessions and also steals her phone where he can stalk her online as well as in person.  He also manages to get rid of her boyfriend and best friend.   He is completely obsessed, deranged, and becomes even more unhinged with every chapter but Joe thinks he is acting completely normal.   Despite being a psychopath, Joe is strangely likeable and the reader may at times (accidentally) root for him.  Stephen King described this book as hypnotic and scary.  I found some hated this book and some loved it.  I personally liked it as I had never read anything quite like it and enjoyed the series on Netflix. 

 


 

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