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A review by lucyatoz
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman tells the story of 17 year old Elio, who's father invites a guest to their home on the Italian Riviera every Summer to assist him with his paperwork. This year it is Oliver, an American, who is getting his book translated by a local into Italian.
What starts in the beginning with an awkward tour of his home, then develops into passion feelings with Elio for Oliver and, over the course of barely 6 weeks, they have a Summer romance filled with intimacy and obsession that takes them to the edge with a final few nights in Rome before Oliver returns home to the USA.
I appreciated this story with its flowing narrative that is tender and naked yet brutal and unsparing by turn.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on cloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 41, a sticker on the cover, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
What starts in the beginning with an awkward tour of his home, then develops into passion feelings with Elio for Oliver and, over the course of barely 6 weeks, they have a Summer romance filled with intimacy and obsession that takes them to the edge with a final few nights in Rome before Oliver returns home to the USA.
I appreciated this story with its flowing narrative that is tender and naked yet brutal and unsparing by turn.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on cloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 41, a sticker on the cover, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Vomit