''You'' is a thriller novel by

Caroline Kepnes Caroline Kepnes (born 10 November 1976) is an American writer, screenwriter, author, and former entertainment reporter. She is best known for her novel series ''You'', consisting of ''You'' (2014), ''Hidden Bodies'' (2016), '' You Love Me'' (2021) ...

, published in September 2014. The novel has been translated into 19 languages, and was adapted into a television series of the same name. Kepnes published sequels, ''

Hidden Bodies ''Hidden Bodies'' is a Thriller (genre), thriller novel by Caroline Kepnes, published in February 2016. It is the sequel to her 2014 novel, ''You (Kepnes novel), You''. It was loosely adapted in the You (season 2), second season and third season o ...

'', in 2016 and '' You Love Me'' in 2021.

Synopsis

Guinevere Beck '' You'' is an American psychological thriller novel series, written by Caroline Kepnes, and television series, developed by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble, following bookshop owner Joe Goldberg in a satire of romantic comedies, as he struggles ...

, an aspiring writer, is employed as a teaching assistant while simultaneously working on her thesis. When she strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he is instantly smitten with her. Beck is everything that Joe thinks he has ever wanted: gorgeous, tough, razor-smart, and as sexy as his wildest dreams. But there is more to Goldberg than Beck realizes, and much more to Beck than her oh-so-perfect facade. Their mutual obsession quickly spirals into a whirlwind of deadly consequences.

Reception

Jennifer Selway of the ''

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'' described the suspense of the narrative: "What you don’t know, and this clever, chilling, teasing tale keeps you hanging on by your fingertips, is exactly what sort of bad ending is coming up." Emma Oulton from ''

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'' praised the novel, stating that it "is one of the most unsettling books I’ve read this year, but despite being thoroughly creeped out, I couldn’t put it down even for a second."

TV adaptation

In February 2015, it was announced that

Greg Berlanti Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director of film and television. He is known for his work on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''Everwood'', '' Political Animals'', ...

and

Sera Gamble Sera may refer to: People * Ryu Sera (born 1987), South Korean singer * Sera Cahoone (born 1975), Seattle-based singer and musician Places * Sera, Hiroshima, a town in Japan * Sera District, Hiroshima * Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet Me ...

would develop a television series based on the novel at

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. Two years later, it was announced that the series was purchased by Lifetime and put on fast-track development. ''

You In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto- ...

'' premiered on September 9, 2018.

References

{{Authority control 2014 American novels American novels adapted into television shows American satirical novels American thriller novels Novels by Caroline Kepnes Novels set in New York City Atria Publishing Group books