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Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

kimf96's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 ⭐️
I didn’t know if i wanted to give this book 1,2 or 3 stars. At the beginning i liked it, then not at all. Then i started being interested in their relationship but then was very confuse and i didn’t know if i liked the way it was written or not. I was about to give it 2 stars at least. The last chapter saved the book and i feel like i should read it again in a couple years with fresh eyes.

I think the movie was 1000% better.

botzenhart's review against another edition

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

2.5

orlaelan's review against another edition

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

3.75

nad1m's review against another edition

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

4.25

tierras96's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

kylajfountain's review against another edition

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4.0

4.25/5
everything was neatly tied up with a bow. summer vibes and also a bit melolancholic vibes
Zwischen Immer und Nie.

plompverlori's review against another edition

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5.0

Het scheen me tot dit boek onmogelijk om verlangen zo tastbaar en puur op te schrijven.

sudeshnamitra's review against another edition

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3.0

Couldn't like it as much as I wanted to. Good but not great!

yoongitloml's review against another edition

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4.0

“I'm like you,' he said. 'I remember everything.'

Boy! Where do I start! I read the book, then I watched the movie, then I read the book again and then I watched the movie again.
The story deals amply with human intimacy. Intimacy that makes you understand every shred of another human being, that makes you relate to someone at such a level that you basically identify that person as a part of your very identity. Such connection happen only one in a lifetime.

Call Me by Your Name is a sultry, all consuming and a remarkable coming of age novel about love and fixation, passion and accepting who you are. This is not a clichéd romantic novel! Not even close to it! It is invigorating, sad, tender, poetic and intimate. One of those books that can make you go from intense happiness and walking on the clouds one minute, to absolute sadness with nary a ray of hope in sight in another.
Reading this book needed a lot of patience, and that's what love requires, a lot of patience.

“We are not written for one instrument alone; I am not, neither are you.”

overall rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

biancacoop's review against another edition

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5.0

this is one of my favorite books of all time