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[The Collector by John Fowles, First Edition, Hardcover – AbeBooks

 
This, the author’s debut, was adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar in A beautiful inscribed copy of the author’s scarce first book. Very Good dust jacket. Boldly signed in black ink on the title page “John Fowles.

 
 

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Is located in Bumpass, Virginia. We specialize in used, out-of-print and rare aviation books. The books are arranged in catalogs for convenience in browsing your area of interest. We also have a good stock of military history and nautical books. Established in , specialties include first edition Caldecott and Newbery award winners, signed first editions, and various beloved, vintage children’s books in first printings.

Founded in by David and Natalie Bauman, is one of the world’s largest and best-known rare book companies, with a street-level gallery on Madison Avenue in New York and main offices in Center City Philadelphia. Bauman Rare Books offers an extraordinary selection of fine books and autographs dating from the 15th through the 20th centuries, including first editions in all fields, signed and inscribed volumes, splendid color-plate books, handsomely framed autographed letters and beautifully bound leather sets.

With a reputation for meticulous research, an exceptional inventory, and an expert staff, Bauman Rare Books offers an exceptional range of client services. We have built some of the finest collections in the country and we offer expert gift services to both individuals and corporations. Whatever your interests-whether you are completing a collection decades in the making or searching for a unique gift item-you are sure to find the right book at Bauman Rare Books.

We have sold rare books with great success to countries on every continent and in twenty years have only had one rare book sent back, I guess you can’t please everybody. We also work with drawings, paintings, letters and manuscripts from well known authors. Specializes in Modern First Editions of fiction, literature and mysteries. We offer a unique lifetime guarantee on all our collectible books. Any book can be returned at any time for a full refund.

Is located in Nottingham, UK and specializes in rare and antiquarian books, and good quality and out of print used books, with a particular focus on art and antiques. Since its founding, the firm has served a large International and Australian clientele in creating both private and public rare book collections. It contains over , books, maps, prints, manuscripts and historical ephemera. Regular catalogues are issued and sent worldwide to collectors as well as both private and public institutions.

We are happy to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects in response to requests. Bernett Books specializes in rare and out-of-print scholarly books on the History of Art and Architecture from antiquity to the present.

Since , we have been helping institutional libraries and individuals build their collections. Please feel free to contact us and, should you happen to be in Boston, we welcome visitors. Is located in London, Greater London and their specialties are Travel, Colour plate books, European literature, Natural history, Children’s and illustrated, English literature, Modern first editions and Baedeker Guides. Is located in Derry, New Hampshire.

We specialize in first editions of modern literature – mainly American and British, poetry, poetry broadsides, limited editions and small press publications, most books being signed. We are happy to carry out valuations for purposes of sale, insurance, or probate and are always keen to buy single books of importance, collections of first editions, scholarly works on history or literature, or entire libraries. We are also interested in original manuscripts, corrected proofs and typescripts, historic and literary autographs, and portraits or drawings of literary interest.

We are open from 9. We also welcome mail order and internet customers. Many of our regular clients are based overseas and we have an excellent history of shipping books abroad speedily and fully insured. Located in Bozeman, Montana, U. I have been selling books for about 10 years both online and at antique malls in Southern Ontario.

We deal in rare and collectable books and in particular, detective fiction, modern first editions travel, childrens, illustrated, literature. Is a very large secondhand and antiquarian bookshop situated in the heart of merrie Carlisle between the castle and the cathedral. Our extensive stock covers all subjects in depth, but we have particularly good selections of Cumbrian books, music including four rooms of sheet music , classical lps, literature, theology and history.

Our antiquarian and rare bookroom is also worthy of close inspection. Is located in rural Amador County in Northern California. Booksellers since , with an inventory of over 50, items including over 17, listed on AbeBooks. Within the general specialities, the focus is on authors less frequently collected, and on books signed or inscribed by the author. Publication dates for the inventory range from to Has been operated by Gregory and Beverly Gamradt since We are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

We retain a stock of 7, books on every conceivable subject in these areas including strong emphasis on books concerning Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam. We provide expert packaging and customer service. Rare, autographed, and out-of-print books, hand-crafted bindings in fine leather and first editions.

Extensive selections of landmark books for the discerning collector. Is one of London’s oldest and last remaining second-hand bookshops. The shop was extensively refurbished in Spring and we now offer a pleasant, relaxing atmosphere in which to browse through a wide variety of enticing stock. The Boston Book Company, established in , is a general antiquarian bookshop selling rare books and manuscripts to private collectors and institutions.

Besides selling books on line, we operate a retail shop in Boston, MA, that is open to the public and issue catalogs of books about Japan and East Asia, with an emphasis on Japanese woodblock books. I have been selling rare books since , specializing in illustrated books from the 16th to the 20th century, fine and decorative arts and design, architecture and landscape, fine press books and printing, and Judaica.

Catalogues issued. Visitors by appointment. Antiquarian and secondhand booksellers, also dealing in autograph letters and historical documents; established Brooklyn Books has been operating since We specialize in a wide range collection of signed, inscribed, and unique books.

Our select inventory turns over quickly, and our contacts from private sources and public auctions enables us to keep our clients always pleasantly surprised. We, annually display at rare book venues from Boston, MA to St. Petersburg, FL. Is located in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, with an additional location in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana.

Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.

CeruleanDay Books is located in the historic village of Newtown, Pennsylvania. We focus on rare, out-of-print, modern first editions, and collectible books. Our specialty is Travel, with one of the largest catalogues of 19th and 20th Century travel guidebooks in North America. Please feel free to contact us with any wants or offerings. Is based in London, England.

They specialize in books published before , including antiquarian Bibles, early cookery books and manuscripts, travel, topography, the arts, architecture, the classics and miniature books.

The advance warning ensures we are at home and that coffee and tea are ready to serve. I have listed on abebooks for seven years, and I do five or six bookshows a year. I don’t have an open store. There are high spots in every category, and what I enjoy most is the hunt for them. Are based in Ludlow, England. We are established specialist booksellers of rare, signed, and collectors’ quality, modern 1st editions in all genres. Books laced with contemporary and long-term appeal, distinguished by fine condition and the touch of the unique.

We buy and sell affordable used and rare military history books. Numerous un-catalogued titles are always available so please inquire. We are members of the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and hold ourselves to high standards.

Call for an appointment the next time you are in our area. Books from a few years ago to many centuries ago. Happy Reading. Is a small, independant bookseller in Northumberland, specialising in rare books pre Main specialisms are natural history, travels, topography, science, history, literature and illustrated, but this seller stocks a range of other works eg early cookery.

Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for over thirty six years. His book stock includes over 40, volumes in all fields. The Fine Books Company, which began purchasing rare and collectible items in and selling same in , is located everywhere a computer may be accessed. A near 20 year member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, we have travelled to, purchased and sold books on, every continent save Antarctica as we are unaware of any commercial book activity there.

Although we may be biased towards the fields of creativity, namely all genres of fiction in first edition, we have branched out to include many areas of non-fiction as well so that our stock of over 40, items, which includes books, periodicals, letters and manuscripts, is now more balanced than it has ever been before. We issue occasional virtual catalogues which only reveal a small portion of our newest inventory , quickly reply to all inquiries, do appraisals upon request and somehow have managed to publish 18 books along the way.

A “Heritage” member of AbeBooks, our specialty is service. You can write us in English, French, German or Dutch. Offers a carefully chosen selection of rare, scarce, and out-of-print books in collectible condition. We are experienced, professional booksellers, members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, specializing in first printings of literary novels, mysteries, memoirs, plays, and poetry.

Our inventory always features a good number of signed or inscribed copies including first books by established authors and promising newcomers. We issue catalogues and exhibit at many major East Coast book fairs and at the yearly Bouchercon mystery convention. We take pride in our stock and guarantee our customers complete satisfaction or a full refund of purchase price and shipping costs. Antiquarian bookshop was born in thanks to Alfredo Gilibert, great bibliophile and collector of every kind of art on paper during his entire life.

His son Massimo is the owner today, responsible for keeping on the family tradition. The bookshop is on two floors in the magnificent liberty gallery Galleria Subalpina, in the heart of Turin, between two important squares: Piazza Castello and Piazza Carlo Alberto.

The Gilibert gallery publishes two catalogues each year with a selection of rare books: please ask to receive them for free. In Gilibert antiquarian bookshop opened a new specialized department with XX century rare books and posters.

The second shop offers XX cent. Located in Denver, CO, specializes in rare, out of print, unusual books. We are always interested in acquiring individual items and collections of any size. When you’re in Denver stop by our open shop at S.

Broadway, 6 blocks south of I, and you will enjoy perusing the wonderful antique cast iron bookshelves for that special book in a friendly comfortable setting.

Is located in Vianen, near Utrecht, The Netherlands. We are member of the ILAB, and have been in business since Please contact us for further details. We issue catalogues. Browse or search our stock. I am increasingly trying to focus on pre and genuinely antiquarian works.

A background as an academic historian of Psychology and familiarity with broader history of science and medicine often helps me spot the obscure but interesting or important item. I have a full set of subject catalogues to facilitate easy browsing.

German, French and a few other non-English publications are also given separate subject catalogues though not for ‘Language and Linguistics’. I am happy to answer any queries. Is an online bookstore specializing in works by and about Charles Dickens. We stock first editions, fine bindings and select and rare secondary and scholarly works. Lifelong bibliophiles and second generation book dealers located in Wooster, Ohio.

We list rare and out of print books in all areas and disciplines, but tend to specialize in scholarly non-fiction titles, particularly those published by University Presses.

We strive to describe our books accurately, answer inquiries promptly, package carefully, and ship within 1 business day to all corners of the globe. Harry E. Bagley, owner, has been in the antiquarian book business since in both the United States and Canada. Specialties include, Canadiana, Americana, Travel and Photography. Today the company maintains a small inventory of carefully selected books from all categories.

And as is the case with all book dealers some of the books are rare. Has been in business for nearly 20 years, initially through a shop in the Peak District but, from , in private premises in Sheffield, UK. We deal in fine and antiquarian books, specialising in natural history, particularly ornithology, but also books on a wide range of subjects.

Our current stock comprises nearly volumes, all in very good condition and offered at competitive prices. We pride ourselves on quick responses to queries, prompt shipping and a personal service. For further information visit our website at www. Customers are welcome to visit and view our stock by prior arrangement. In Zaragoza, Spain. Founded in , our stock includes rare antiquarian books, along with hard to find monographs of the recent past. Karen is especially apt at helping clients develop collections at every level.

While particularly keen on sporting and children’s libraries, new challenges are also welcomed with enthusiasm. If you would like to sell a single volume or an entire library, we will offer discreet and candid advice to ensure that you get the most out of your investment or cherished family heirloom.

Since has specialized in Latin Americana. Our offices provide a constant flow of material about Latin America. Is located in London and specialises in rare and out of print books and periodicals in the field of architecture, architectural history and the allied arts.

We also offer books on town planning, building construction, interior decoration and ornament, furniture, sculpture, landscape gardening and other related subjects. Illustrated catalogues are issued regularly. Holsten, Jr. We do not have an open shop. Our own website. Are sellers of modern first editions. We specialise in primarily speculative fiction but have expertise in all areas of fiction, including children’s books. Dick and Stephen King. We are associate members of the A. Located in Weymouth, Dorset, UK.

We have all sorts, from Mark Twain to Mrs Beeton. Sign – for posting can be arranged.. Our inventory of collectibles includes hundreds of scarce “oddities” as well as actually rare volumes.

We operate a climate controlled warehouse and workshop. We currently stabilize books, and will eventually repair and restore them. In , Island Books celebrates their 35th anniversary. Is located in Paddington, a couple of minutes from the station and Heathrow Express. We welcome visitors but it is necessary to make an appointment. Located in the historic district of downtown Omaha, Nebraska, is an open shop housing over , scholarly titles in all fields. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, close to the Twin Cities.

Large collection of published diaries, 19th Century, Emerson and Thoreau. We specialize in First Editions of 20th century photography, art, design, literature, drama, poetry, and signed books. Established in York, England, in We offer rare antiquarian books and collections in our specialist areas of economics, social history, social sciences, science, technology, education and early photography. We also offer a large stock of academic books on most subjects.

We can send stock lists direct to you on your areas of interest and, on request, send e-mail photographs of particular books. We also buy books from large collections to single rare items. The John Bale Book Company and Cafe, located in downtown Waterbury, is a 2-story shop with over 50, books and a wide range of ephemeral items, including maps and photographs. Our rare books, located on the second floor, are viewable by chance or appointment, so please call prior to visiting. John King began selling books in high school in the mid s.

By the early s, he had opened his bookstore, John K. Before the age of selling books online, King had published over 90 rare book catalogues that had been mailed to clients worldwide. Now, he has over 19, books from his rare book room online, including first editions by American and British writers such as Hemingway, Dickens, Sinclair Lewis, etc. Occasional catalogs issued.

Located in Cheltenham, UK, is a long-established dealer in autograph letters, historical documents and textual manuscripts, together with signed photographs and other related material having a close association with historical figures in all fields. Located in Royal Oak, Michigan, specializes in first editions of contemporary fiction modern firsts with emphasis on mystery and suspense.

Womens Studies and Feminism. Gureilla Movements. Is physically located in London but in reality is virtually located everywhere. Wants lists welcome. Is located in Dayton, Ohio. Established in , the firm specializes in theology, Roman Catholicism, history, and military history. Firm president Owen D. Kubik is a long-time member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and offers appraisals and consultations to collectors and institutions.

Specializes in antiquarian books dealing with all aspects of law and legal history. Founded in , we currently serve thousands of individuals and institutions worldwide. Established late last century, Leura Books is Australia’s largest second hand book dealer on the Internet, with a choice of over 40, titles, some rare and some not so rare.

Liber Antiqua has been established in as a purely internet antique bookshop, but is since early also available with a shop in the centre of Krems. We have book titles in all fields, but mainly professional books. However, we do try to specialize in books about the natural sciences, philosophy and politics. Offers antiquarian, old, and rare books and prints with strict specialization in the following areas: Military History, Militaria, and Uniformology; Holy Land and Palestine, with emphasis on illustrated works and accounts of early travellers, pilgrims, and researchers to the Holy Land; History of Economic Thought; Ancient Egyptian Archaeology, Egyptology, Ancient Near East, and Classics.

Operating from our newly renovated, 19th Century spacious Bookroom at the Old Centre of The Hague, we sell and buy internationally. Is located in Arezzo, Tuscany Italy. Our family has been collecting old and rare books for over a decade. All our descriptions are endowed with a broad bibliography. Slicker has been involved in the rare book business for nearly thirty-three years.

For twenty-nine of those years, he has been doing business as Lighthouse Books, in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is one of five active members in Florida of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, and he was the founding president in of the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association – of which he is still an active member and committee chairman.

He is also a member of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, more than a dozen state and local library groups, and is active in local historical societies.

Is located in NYC and specializes in rare children’s books, plays, poetry books, modern first editions, out of print and unusual books and signed books. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please inquire and I will try to find it for you.

We have been selling on ABE since Is located in Meriden, Connecticut and their specialties are Literary first editions, American, 20th century, British, 19th century and continental in translation.

Is located in Toronto, Canada doing business by appointment, and having an online presence selling rare books and manuscripts since Specializing in handwritten, historically significant books, manuscripts, diaries, documents and ephemera. A member of The Manuscript Society each treasure on offer is guaranteed authentic and as represented for life. Brunch, a meal invented by rich white chicks to rationalize day drinking and bingeing on French toast.

You are charisma, you are sick, and for some reason you are a magnet for weak, spineless people View all 23 comments. This was a re-read on audio and it went from 5 stars to 3 stars for me. And FYI: This book has explicit sexual situations and other stuff.

I wanted to kill everyone in this book this time around! I mean Joe the stalker is not the only nut job the girl he latched onto, I hated and I hated her friend! They were all bat shit nuts!! Right off the farm people! I still have it 3 stars because I think the author did a fantastic job with Joe the stalker. You hated hi This was a re-read on audio and it went from 5 stars to 3 stars for me.

You hated him but you also couldn’t get enough of what he was going to do next. And I didn’t like the second book at all. It wasn’t like this one. It was kinda tame and pointless. I don’t see myself re-reading this book again. My time with Joe is complete. This book! Why did I wait so long to read it! It was just sitting there in my stacks for me to pick up!!! And there is to be another one! Lets start! You do not want this guy as a stalker! You do not want to get in the way of this guy if you are a threat to the person he is stalking!

She has a lot of issues with men, sex, her father. Not sex with her father, just her father not loving her. And Joe stalks the crap out of her until he gets her finally to love him. I’m not giving out any spoilers because whoever is reading my review needs to read this book! Now I am all creeped out thinking more about stalkers and what they can actually find out from you so easily.

Joe knows how to work his way into your life. If he gets something of yours then you are toast. He is in!! He is in all of your stuff!

He takes hacking and stalking to a whole new level. I loved this book and hated it too. I can’t even explain it. The book is so well written and just freaky that I am at a loss for words. I mean Joe just gets away with so much stuff and it’s all legit. Just read it people, seriously. You may not love it because we are not all the same, but it will trip you out. And you will want to smack a few people, but whatever, just read it : I can’t wait to read the next one!!!!

With the exception of certain scenarios appearing just a bit too fitting and orchestrated e. For me, it was the writing. This author has captured the nature of a stalker from what I can only assume, since I am not one , brilliantly. We are wedged straight inside the head of Joe , whose internal dialogue aims to make your skin crawl and eyes widen in disbelief. And yet…he can be slightly charming at times, and his psychotic thoughts—although choppy and drenched in delusion—are often hilarious.

However, make no mistake—this is not a romance novel. And Joe is not sexy, at least not for me. But he is so real and convincing and constant. His character continues to sink in a downward spiral until there is nothing more left to pity. His issues are not glamorized, and neither are the deep-rooted flaws of the rest of the cast. It left me in a sort of dark mood for hours after reading, but emotional side effects are the marks of a job well done.

Would definitely recommend to readers who are in it for thrills, not frills! View all 58 comments. View all 74 comments. This book is to romance what The Shining is to self-help books. These two are fucked up beyond all repair and damn fun to read about.

If you’re a bit demented, that is. I love reading about broken, warped, or all around shit human beings. They don’t need to redeem themselves for me to enjoy their stories, but I must understand them.

I understood Joe and Beck’s motivations. And, funnily enough, I liked both of them for different reasons at different times. Kepnes did for me what Gillian Flynn has yet to do: made me care about irredeemable characters. There’s no forgiving Joe and Beck mostly Joe I hated myself for feeling bad for these two shits and wanting both of them to come out unscathed.

I couldn’t help it. This is damn, damn, damndamndamn good writing, folks. YOU has its predictable moments, but that doesn’t lessen the impact. The ending is quite powerful, and will probably make it into my top ten endings of all time. Tears were shed. Feels were thunder-kicked into oblivion. This book got to me. Finally, I don’t give a flying fuck on hot asphalt what other reviewers say about the pop culture references. They work here.

They work to give you a sense of character and place. Yes, pop culture prematurely dates many a work of fiction, but it also helps to cement a feel for the time in which the book was written. Get over it. In summation: If you’re a fan of characters who no amount of therapy can cure, you need to read this book.

You is being compared to Gone Girl, but in my opinion, Kepnes is a far better writer than Flynn. Flynn might give you characters you can hate. But Kepnes will make you fall in love, and then hate yourself for falling. Highest possible recommendation. View all 21 comments. All I can start out with is wow – I loved it! I’ve tried to pull out all spoilers, but I do give a little bit of the high-level plot and antics away, as I think it will make you want to read it more.

I had been in a slight reading slump and this book was extremely refreshing and strong, directly in my sweet spot as far as genres and styles go. Please go check out Medhat’s profile and look at his review of this book. Guinivere Beck, known simply as Beck, stops in his store to make a purchase, and Joe immediately falls in love….

He tries to isolate Beck from her friends and create situations where they keep running into another until she finally decides to pursue him. They begin dating for a few weeks and have a very peculiar relationship where they take steps to get closer, then she pulls away and looks for her ex-boyfriend. When one of them attempts to break off the relationship, the other goes berserk and takes the situation to an entirely new level of crazy.

As the book comes to an end, a dramatic conclusion forces a major plot change and probably begins the focus for the second book in the series, which as a nice little teaser for you… is called Hidden Bodies. Peach is an annoying and pompous witch I have another word in mind but I’ll be nice today who is almost more psychotic than Joe. The action mostly takes place in NYC, but there are a few short trips to Rhode Island and other parts of the immediate vicinity. It all takes place in current times, where social media and technology are very important to the plot and character actions.

All in a good approach. The book is about pages and broken into about 50 chapters, so each one is relatively short but consistent in its narration, style and language. The language is a bit convoluted at times, as they are both avid readers and writers, work in a book store and get quite philosophical.

Some will find it on the vulgar side, and while it certainly had a few moments where it was on the edge, I thought the author only included such content when it felt appropriate.

However… there is something so wonderful and charming about him, you want to look past the stalker he becomes, as he has a heart of hold. Beck is almost as real as he is, but given Joe narrates the story, you tend to feel closer to him. Amazing slice of life to watch play out. Concerns The last few chapters felt a bit rushed. She clearly articulates that she was aware of what he had done before she told him she knew about it. Joe gets away with a lot.

But it seems no one picks up on it until too late. I would love to know if he wanted to be caught, if he accepts the consequences or if he is just growing more volatile. As far as the type of story, perhaps Fatal Attraction? Joe also feels like a diabolical version of a narcissistic Holden Caulfield from Catcher in the Rye.

This is such a different kind of story… one where you may side with the criminal in this story. You see both perspectives. You want him to get everything he deserves — both the good and the bad. If you need something to pull you out of a slump, this is the book.

About Me For those new to me or my reviews I write A LOT. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by. Note : All written content is my original creation and copyrighted to me, but the graphics and images were linked from other sites and belong to them. Many thanks to their original creators. View all 51 comments. Okay, this book is really, really hard for me to rate.

Because plot-wise it was engaging, addictive, and thoroughly thrilling. I had to find out what happened next. And it was so twisted and sick and entertaining.

But content-wise, there were a lot of problems I had with this book. I have a really hard time with how explicit and violent it was; it makes me hesitant to recommend to people. There were definitely points in the story that I was disturbed and a bit offended. The writing is unique and Okay, this book is really, really hard for me to rate. The writing is unique and fits the story really well. It’s written in the 2nd person, so it’s as if Joe, the narrator, is talking directly to you.

But it wasn’t at all pretty writing. In fact, there were quite a few times I rolled my eyes at how ridiculous he sounded.

Also, I’m not sure if I was just ill-informed or if the book is incorrectly categorized, but this book definitely borders on erotica at times, which I’m not a fan of. If I had known that, I probably wouldn’t have read it, since I’m just not interested in reading that kind of stuff. So knowing all that, I’d say reading this is definitely up to your discretion. It was entertaining, but I could’ve gone without reading it at the end of the day.

View all 31 comments. This book will not be for everyone. You will either love it or hate it. Obviously I loved it. This book messed with my mind so much and made me see things in a whole new light.

We live in an age where our whole lives are one click away on the internet. Anyone can find out anything about you. We have no privacy. Our lives are documented on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, ect. Joe, the main character, uses the internet and social media to his advantage, not only to learn everything he can about a girl he met, but to also insert himself so far into her life that she cannot escape him.

This book really made me take a closer look at how much of myself I leave on the internet and how easy it would be for someone like Joe to worm his way into my life. The characters in this book are what really made it fascinating to me. Every single character is vile. I kind of want to hate Caroline Kepnes for making me love Joe. Yes he is revolting and sick. But I found myself sympathizing with him. And there were entire chunks of the book where I would forget who he really is and find myself thinking he is great.

Then BAM! And I think that is was creeps me out most about this book. To everyone around him, Joe is a normal decent guy. But being in his head we get to see every depraved thought he has.

In theory Joe could be anyone around you and you would never know. Beck was a basket-case. And I hated her. I never really understood her motives or her way of thinking.

I know I know. But I found myself thinking he deserved better. Which is insane. The writing in this book is amazing. It is also in present tense, so it feels less like I am being told a story and more like I am actually experiencing it. The genre of this novel is hard to place. It is not a contemporary and not quite a thriller, but something entirely new and amazing.

This story was captivating and something I think will only come around once. View all 9 comments. I loved every second of it. View 2 comments. Clever like a fox. A book written from the perspective of a male stalker? So trashy, so icky. There was no way I was going to read that book.

But then you started setting traps to lure me. You planted some Goodreads reviews written by some of my friends — people you know I trust and respect. You had them raving about your book; they talked about how surprised they were at how much they liked it and they even confessed to having sympathy for Joe the stalker.

They gave it 4 stars and even 5 stars. Have you no shame? How could you manipulate people like that? But of course you have no shame. You preyed on my weaknesses. You cast Joe as a bookstore clerk — giving you lots of room for literary references — and even some film references for good measure. You made Joe so hapless that it was hard not to have a twinge of sympathy for him. And you knew I would shut my eyes tight if there was too much graphic violence — so you really toned it down and kept it light.

Yup, I’ll be reading your next book just to make sure you’re not up to your sneaky ways again. View all 60 comments. You wrote this book, and I saw it all over the place.

You grabbed my attention with what looked like a cross between The Collector and American Psycho. I couldn’t find your book anywhere, but I was able to land an inter-library loan and get my hands on it. I rushed to the library, but they were closed. I walked away with my head down, disappointed. All I could think about was you and your book which was called You and was written by you.

You devil, you. The next day I got my hands on your book a You wrote this book, and I saw it all over the place. The next day I got my hands on your book and read through the first one-hundred pages or so pretty quickly.

It was amazing. It was fresh and hip and a little dark. This guy, Joe, that you created was great. I loved the beginning of your story.

I loved how hip you were with your social commentary on books, authors, music, and especially social media. I was captivated by the story and where it was going, but then it got there. You took me halfway through this story with these messed up characters, and I was into it, man.

I couldn’t put it down even though I was really starting to become distracted by all the graphic language and erotic stuff you were throwing into the story. Then, you doubled down on that stuff so when your story flattened out in the middle it felt like you were just relying on all these big girl words you kept throwing around and sexual situations.

Neither of these things added a thing to the story you wanted to tell, but you kept forcing it down my throat. You distracted me from what had potential to be a great story. Halfway through your book, you really lost steam. Joe wasn’t the same as he was at the beginning, and everything worked out too conveniently for him.

Amor Towles 13 books Having worked as an investment professional in Manhattan for over twenty years, he now devotes himself fulltime to writing. His first novel, Rules of Civility, published in , was a New York Times bestseller in both hardcover and paperback and was ranked by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best books of The book was optioned by Lionsgate to be made into a feature film and its French translation received the Prix Fitzgerald.

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