A review by ravenclaw_clara
Find Me by André Aciman

3.0

A beautiful tale about love, time and family. It was especially interesting to me how the father figure, whether that is Sami Perlman or Michel's father, played an important role throughout the novel. Compared to "Call Me By Your Name", the story felt way less cerebral and more physical. Especially the first part about Sami meeting Miranda came of a bit random to me, but Aciman's prose is simply astounding and intimately beautiful as usal. I particularly enjoyed the sub-plot about finding the composer of the mysterious sheet music handed to Michel by his father, linking music and history and family. In the end, when the big reunion happened, it felt a little rushed and forced, somehow undermining the profoundly yearning ending of CMBYN. Maybe, elements of the story deserved to be told in a standalone novel without all the expectations and ancient history placed on Elio.