Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

You by Caroline Kepnes

241 reviews

denijaaa_s's review

this book makes me sick, ļoti apnicīgi un neesmu pārliecināta, ka vēlos turpināt lasīt no šī varoņa skatupunkta. protams, seriālu skatījos ļoti sen, bet šķiet, ka tas bija krietni vien labāks nekā grāmata (vismaz 1. sezona).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

jgruman's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

bookswithmari's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Classism

karalyndawn's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

cinnanins's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, and Murder

lavloveslit's review

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

dudley16's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Sexual harassment

lecheeese's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

xxmaydayxx's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cursing

tyronedcj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’ve had You and Hidden Bodies sitting on my shelf for years after watching the first season. Now with the show coming to an end and knowing that the following three books go their own way from the tv adaptation I’ve decided to dive into the books. Let me just say, I don’t like a single character in this book. But that’s what I love most about it. They are flawed and difficult to like. Primarily Joe and his delusional perception of love. But the more you get to know Beck, the more you see how flawed she is. Maybe not as flawed as Joe, but in some odd ways they are mirrors. Joe is desperate and obsessive while Beck is desperate for attention. I won’t spend my entire review on screen to page comparisons but I must say that Joe is so much harder to wrap your head around in the book. You are going on a journey with him since this book is told through first person (or the odd second person format I guess). There are no B-Plots to focus on, just Joe. And spending that much time in the head of a deranged stalker can be… a lot. However, I like the way he’s written. If Joe had been written by a man I would not say this.  Kepnes gives us a dark and twisted peak inside the mind of the self-proclaim “Nice Guy” and while as dark and twisted as it is, there is so much commentary on the dangers of living in a digital age, self indulgence, feminism, misogyny and the upper class. I loved every minute of this book while also being so uneasy by Joe’s thoughts and behavior. I do believe there are books in which the protagonist is not meant to be liked and there are parts where Ken’s almost makes you forget who Joe is as he and Beck seemingly fall in love, but then you are very quickly reminded. I could go on about this book and it’s beautiful complexity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, and Murder