Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

50 reviews

singalana's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Tämä kirja herätti ristiriitaisia tunteita, koska kokemus jakautui pääasiassa kolmeen tunnetilaan. Kirja kertoo, kuinka yhtenä kesänä 17-vuotias Elio rakastuu itseään seitsemän vuotta vanhempaan kesävieraaseen, Oliveriin. 

Kirjan alkupuoliskolla seuraamme Elion suorastaan pakkomielteistä ihastumista Oliveriin. Seuraa kiihkeä (ja hyvin graafinen) romanssi, ja sen jälkeen katkeransuloinen loppu, koska kesä on lopussa ja Oliverin täytyy mennä. 

Kirjassa kuvattiin elävästi kesää, Italiaa ja ihmisiä. Silti en päässyt päähenkilön kanssa oikein sinuiksi, ja osa kirjan sisällöstä sai aikaan vaivaantuneisuuden tunteita. Olisin halunnut tutustua enemmän muihin hahmoihin, etenkin Elion isään, mutta näkökulma pidetään hyvin tiiviisti Eliossa ja hänen suhteessan Oliverin. 

Suuren osan kirjasta vietämmekin Elion pään sisällä, siinä mitä hän ajattelee, suunnittelee ja muistelee. Hänen suhteensa Oliveriin on hyvin elävä, ja lopussa katkeransuloinen. Silti en voi antaa kirjalle tämän korkeampaa arvosanaa, sillä jotain jäi puuttumaan, ehkä jokin lopullinen yhteys hahmon ja lukijan välillä, jotain sellaista, joka olisi saanut lukijan rakastamaan Oliveria yhtä paljon kuin Elio. 

Tämän lisäksi loppua kohti kirjassa on paljon lainauksia italiaksi, ja itse koin ne hieman turhaksi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

joeykills's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and Stalking

nicoleamanfu's review

challenging emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Excrement

moony__3's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.75

i really enjoyed the writing style, i could relate to elio an enormous amount of the time and i admire the whole setting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Vomit

shayh's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer, Rape, Excrement, Vomit, and Death of parent

finleigh's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Cancer, Death, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

jelliestars's review

emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Stalking, and Death of parent

rhi_'s review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death and Terminal illness

Minor: Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Death of parent

jg34's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

The writing was ok but not my kind of book. It was slow and repetitive and confusing and contradictory and trying to hard to be deep but was just weird to me. Many part seriously just freaked me out FOR EXAMPLE

boy masturbating with a peach and then Oliver EATING IT and them wanting to look at each others poop????!!?? Is that romance???? I cannot. Also could not get past the fact that the main character was a minor thirsting after an adult and the adult eventually consented to the relationship.

seriously this is bit fucked up but fearless I guess

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death, Rape, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

The entire book is about an adult/minor relationship, graphic sexual tones

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

2.25

The writing was beautiful and atmospheric, and I really liked the last part of the book. Other than that, this book was just... meh. There was a lot of stuff that I found boring, and a lot of stuff that weirded me out. And for the most part, the love story didn't even feel like one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Transphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Dementia, Stalking, and Death of parent