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A review by bookpanther
Find Me by André Aciman
3.0
Rating: 3/5 stars
Simply put, for me, Find Me couldn’t remotely compare to the level of emotions and subtly that Call Me By Your Name evoked. But perhaps comparing the two is unfair, as I wouldn’t really call this a sequel per se.
The first story follows Elio’s Father, Samuel, which takes up almost half of the book. Recently divorced, he meets a beautiful young woman half his age (this fact is repeated to us constantly) on the train, and insta-love ensues. This one, to me, read like an old straight white-man fantasy and felt unconvincing and tiring. Apart from some interesting themes (like “Vigils”) and Aciman’s introspective writing, I was put off by the majority of the story.
Luckily, the rest of the book, though by no means perfect, was much more enjoyable. The second story follows a similar theme of love with a huge age gap between the couple, but it felt a lot more nuanced and humble compared to the first story. The third story explores desire and longing with delicacy and precision, while the fourth and final vignette was mildly satisfying (but also conflicting for me).
Though I ended up having mixed feelings about the book overall, I sure ended up tabbing the hell out of this book
Simply put, for me, Find Me couldn’t remotely compare to the level of emotions and subtly that Call Me By Your Name evoked. But perhaps comparing the two is unfair, as I wouldn’t really call this a sequel per se.
The first story follows Elio’s Father, Samuel, which takes up almost half of the book. Recently divorced, he meets a beautiful young woman half his age (this fact is repeated to us constantly) on the train, and insta-love ensues. This one, to me, read like an old straight white-man fantasy and felt unconvincing and tiring. Apart from some interesting themes (like “Vigils”) and Aciman’s introspective writing, I was put off by the majority of the story.
Luckily, the rest of the book, though by no means perfect, was much more enjoyable. The second story follows a similar theme of love with a huge age gap between the couple, but it felt a lot more nuanced and humble compared to the first story. The third story explores desire and longing with delicacy and precision, while the fourth and final vignette was mildly satisfying (but also conflicting for me).
Though I ended up having mixed feelings about the book overall, I sure ended up tabbing the hell out of this book