Beautiful You (novel)

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Beautiful You
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First edition
Author Chuck Palahniuk
Cover artist Rodrigo Corral
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Satirical novel
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date
July 21, 2015
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages240
ISBN 978-0345807113

Beautiful You is a novel by Chuck Palahniuk, released October 21, 2014. It is set in New York City and follows the main character, Penny, who finds herself the object of affection of a Digital Age tycoon named C. Linus Maxwell, known to the Manhattan elite as "Cli-Max well". [1] [2]

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References

  1. Burana, Lily. "Book World: 'Beautiful You' by Chuck Palahniuk". The Washington Post . Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. "Beautiful You". The Cult. Retrieved 2017-10-24.