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Você by Caroline Kepnes

37 reviews

newkgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Joe Goldberg is the type of character that you love to hate and hate to love. His inner monologue takes you on a wild ride of absolute delusion, pretension, and a complete lack of self awareness.

And Joe is in love with Guinevere Beck, or rather the idea of her he’s created in his head while stalking her. 

Joe is a completely unreliable narrator as he takes us through his world, giving everyone but Beck the least amount of thought and consideration. No one but her is as deep or emotionally mature as him. No one is as well read as him and her, no one matters but her. 

When obstacles to their love pop up; a boyfriend here, a friend who wants her for herself there, and a therapist who becomes obsessed as well, Joe will do anything to “protect” Beck and keep them together. What’s a little murder in the name of love? 

“You are a monster, deathly, solipsistic to the bone and you’re blasphemous because all you want is You.” 

Caroline Kepnes’ ability to create a character such as Joe Goldberg is, to me, truly astounding and at the same time, quite unnerving. Caroline, are you okay? Did someone hurt you? Do you need help?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

matty254's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

chrysanthxmum's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Blood and Car accident

jessw17's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

dark fast-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

3.5

I really loved listening to this book as an audiobook, it made the whole experience a lot more immersive and visceral. I really liked how distinctive Joe’s voice was and thought the author did a great job of characterizing him. I thought some of the tangents and plot points were unnecessary and the ending was definitely predictable but I still really enjoyed the reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Car accident

kstericker's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

mariaviola's review against another edition

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: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

kr_gr's review against another edition

dark funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

oceanvuongist's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Death, Homophobia, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

taelights's review against another edition

dark tense 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

3.5

As a big fan of the show I loved getting to listen to the audiobook version. Joe is somehow even worse in the book than in the Netflix show which shocked me a bit because I didn't realize he could get any worse lol. I look forward to reading more of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail