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Violence
A lot
Multiple murders; violence is a casual tool for the protagonist
Language
A lot
Strong language throughout
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content; Joe's sexual obsession as a weapon of control
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drug and alcohol use in the LA social scene
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Psychopathic narrator normalizing murder and stalking; the reader's complicity is the novel's dark joke
What this book is about
Continuing from You, Joe Goldberg tracks his ex-girlfriend to Los Angeles but becomes enchanted by a new woman and begins building a life—one that requires burying a growing collection of bodies and lies. Kepnes's sequel expands Joe's world to Hollywood while maintaining the original's disturbing second-person intimacy and sharp satire of contemporary culture. Joe's self-justifying inner monologue remains as chilling and darkly funny as ever.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Multiple murders
Explicit sexual content
Psychopathic narrator normalizing violence
Stalking and obsession
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