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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
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:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I cried at the end of this. The most yearning and desire I’ve ever seen in this book. Tbh I think this book could be a great study into queer desire within literature. The rambling narration style was difficult/confusing to keep up with at times but I think it also represents the fleeting mind of a teenager in love. Beautifully written. The author got into the head of a 17 year old falling in love for the first time. The author captured the naivety and unreliable perspective of the narrator. This book made me SICK. I need to read it again. Broke my heart. Split me open. Elio elio elio. I’m going to be thinking about this book for a while. i feel like i could write and essay on this book. BISEXUALS RISE UP
- “I'm like you,' he said. 'I remember everything.'
I stopped for a second. If you remember everything, I wanted to say, and if you are really like me, then before you leave tomorrow, or when you’re just ready to shut the door of the taxi and have already said goodbye to everyone else and there’s not a thing left to say in this life, then, just this once, turn to me, even in jest, or as an afterthought, which would have meant everything to me when we were together, and, as you did back then, look me in the face, hold my gaze, and call me by your name.”- “We had found the stars, you and I. And this is given once only.”
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A true masterpiece that I think, anyone with a first love can relate with. This book made me cry multiple times. I was HIGHLY opposed to anything like this initially. Just another love story right? WRONG. It contains so many strong feelings that anyone who has ever loved someone like this can relate to. I loved so many aspects of this book. The difficulties love bring, the feelings of longing for someone you don't think you can have. The obsession love can turn into. The not so happy twists life can take. This is definitely a more mature read but its does things no "romance" novel can normally do. It's a coming of age story, it's a love story, it's a drama all rolled together into something we all can feel while it's being read. It was a roller coaster of emotions, so much so that you may actually have the feelings that this character portrays. The heartbreaks in it, which are many, are so realistic and some are bitter sweet. I just can't say anything more about how everyone, young or old, will have something to relate to in this novel. It truly is a work of beauty and I recommend it to anyone who has a heart.
This book made me uncomfortable. I don't know if I will ever be able to eat a peach again
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i’ll admit i’m biased. not sure why i saw this all the way through… honestly there is a lot of beautiful prose but it’s so abruptly cut with the most preposterous lines that i just couldn’t take it seriously. also what 17 year old has this kind of inner monologue? just an unserious publication.