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These are the Discussion Questions that are listed in the back of the book and... I thought I'd answer them here! Spoilers! 1) "Discuss the Structure of You. What's the effect of hearing about Beck from Joe's point of view? As you get to know Joe better, do you trust his narration? Why or why not?"  Joe was too biased and idealized his relationship with Beck and Beck's feelings and interest in him. She uses her credit card to pay and Joe assumes its just because she wants him to know her name... when I'm pretty sure it was just because Beck had no cash. It's an interesting approach to see how he talks about beck... but we definitely learn more about Joe from the narration than we learn about Beck. 2) " Before Caroline Kepnes wrote You she worked as a writer on several television series, including The Secret Life of The American Teenager and Seventh Heaven. How do you think Kepnes's previous work influenced her writing? Did any scenes in ...

Yesterday I had a very lighthearted review of the fun movie Always Be My Maybe... this review is a lot different. This is a very dark book... possibly one of the most disturbing books I've ever read. First off... this book is written in the second person... meaning that Joe Goldberg the narrator is talking to "You." Who is you? Guinevere Beck- an aspiring writer who is currently attending Brown University who wonders into the book store Joe works at an instantly becomes obsessed with her. This book is very voyeuristic because basically you are following Beck through Joe's eyes. If he's watching her in her apartment- so are you... and you only really see Beck from Joe who is kind of an unreliable narrator because really he doesn't know much about her other than the person he thinks she is by watching her. He doesn't know how she thinks about him or how she feels at any point in the book really. This book also had some dark humor in it. Compared to som...