You
Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic combination of picaresque novel and folk epic mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking tale. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies.
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On a fall afternoon at the East Village bookstore Mooney Rare and Used, manager Joe Goldberg falls for MFA student Guinevere Beck the moment she walks in to buy a paperback.
Yes. The Joe Goldberg series includes You, Hidden Bodies, You Love Me, and For You and Only You, with a fifth book planned.
It follows the broad arc of the first novel but diverges significantly across the show's run, especially after season two. The book ending and the show ending are not the same.
It contains explicit sex scenes throughout. Kepnes writes Joe's narration with deliberate intimacy and discomfort.
It contains explicit sex scenes throughout. Kepnes writes Joe's narration with deliberate intimacy and discomfort.
You was written by Wu Cheng'en, published in 1900 by Bo ya.
You is 563 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, You takes most readers 8 to 12 hours to finish.
You is a standalone novel by Wu Cheng'en, not part of a series.
You is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
