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lennorb's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
There is a lot going on with this book and I was swinging between a 2 and 3.5 while reading.
The writing style is distinctively Aciman and it’s an easy holiday read for the most part which I enjoyed.
However, there were a lot of things that I didn’t like. Aciman seems to be suggesting that the only way love can exist is obsessively, instantly and with massive power (and age) imbalances. This makes sense in the original due to Elio’s age but here it was just bizarre. The sex scenes made me feel yuck due to the above and the constant incest innuendo (????). The characters were often melodramatic and sleazy and the few female characters were just objectified with little substance.
It retains the essence of Call Me By Your Name but didn’t succeed in the way the original did
The writing style is distinctively Aciman and it’s an easy holiday read for the most part which I enjoyed.
However, there were a lot of things that I didn’t like. Aciman seems to be suggesting that the only way love can exist is obsessively, instantly and with massive power (and age) imbalances. This makes sense in the original due to Elio’s age but here it was just bizarre. The sex scenes made me feel yuck due to the above and the constant incest innuendo (????). The characters were often melodramatic and sleazy and the few female characters were just objectified with little substance.
It retains the essence of Call Me By Your Name but didn’t succeed in the way the original did
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Sexual content
luxxltyd's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Incest
gritsgritsgrits's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Incest, and Adult/minor relationship
kaitlynfriedman's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Incest
mj_86's review
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? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Sexual content
ericispublius's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
4.0
I had a Friend share that, "If Call Me by Your Name tore you apart, Find Me will put you back together." Thank you for the recommendation, Leah, my sweet and tender Friend
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Incest
Moderate: Antisemitism and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent and Dementia
bluemoon8's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
A highly imprevisible and uneven novel. The only good aspect from my perspective is the very good writing style, Aciman writes well.
But the first part with Elio's dad and the girl from the train irked me in the worst possible way. Everything from the age difference between the father and the girl he meets which begins to show as some kind of fascination from the author to the casual mention of incest displeased me. i mean wtf andré.
The whole variations around the theme of piano were one of the most elaborate part of the book, but mostly, it felt as an endless and pointless rambling about vain emotions.
The final reunion of Elio and Oliver was epic because of how flat it felt.
Overall, "Find me" reads like a hybrid of a YA pick me and long-winded banalities about love, forced onto the barest thread of a plot.
This is so far away from the nuanced yet vivid depiction of a first love from "Call me by your name" that the disappointment probably causes me to be harsher than I would have been if I hadn't read that first novel.
But the first part with Elio's dad and the girl from the train irked me in the worst possible way. Everything from the age difference between the father and the girl he meets which begins to show as some kind of fascination from the author to the casual mention of incest displeased me. i mean wtf andré.
The whole variations around the theme of piano were one of the most elaborate part of the book, but mostly, it felt as an endless and pointless rambling about vain emotions.
The final reunion of Elio and Oliver was epic because of how flat it felt.
Overall, "Find me" reads like a hybrid of a YA pick me and long-winded banalities about love, forced onto the barest thread of a plot.
This is so far away from the nuanced yet vivid depiction of a first love from "Call me by your name" that the disappointment probably causes me to be harsher than I would have been if I hadn't read that first novel.
Content Warnings
Minor: Incest
readingonsaturn's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Better than the prequel. Brilliant exploration on the simplicity of love and its nuances. One of my favourite books of all time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest
rissaread's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
this whole review is a big spoiler !!!!
in the movie i adored elio’s parents relationship and i adored his father so bad and i was so sad to find out they divorced. but then i started reading the book and was like elio’s dad !!!! let me in !!! i was so interested in his story and how him and elio’s relationship grew and then it just twisted and i’m honestly disappointed with samuel’s story ( also sad he died and didn’t get to see elio and oliver get back together ) i really was eating up this relationship because like spontaneous love and having so much passion and love for someone you just met and the rush of it all and the details and being vulnerable about it and each other and telling each other all the good and bad parts of yourself and still wanting to be together. it was so good until she mentioned what happened when she was fifteen. of course she learned and grew from that and she was barely a teenager then but i think that whole section of samuel and miranda’s story was unnecessary and her secret could’ve been literally anything else. and even after that it was still sweet and stuff and they were so cute even with the age difference but i couldn’t view her the same way like her excuse was she adored and worshipped her brother and i was like okay but? you don’t do things like that know matter how much you adore your sibling.
elio’s part should’ve been the longest and i would’ve loved to see more of him and michel. ( what’s with the age gaps in the perlman men’s relationships um …. ) like it was sweet but i felt like i needed more. wanted to see how that continued and how it ended. and of course i needed more elio and oliver. the content we got was so minimal and we don’t really see them together much which sucked. while i’m glad they end up together, i wish there was parts of the book where we see them reuniting while still not being able to be together and how they’d act with more tension. i could go on and on about this but all in all it was a mid book, short and sweet but slow paced.
in the movie i adored elio’s parents relationship and i adored his father so bad and i was so sad to find out they divorced. but then i started reading the book and was like elio’s dad !!!! let me in !!! i was so interested in his story and how him and elio’s relationship grew and then it just twisted and i’m honestly disappointed with samuel’s story ( also sad he died and didn’t get to see elio and oliver get back together ) i really was eating up this relationship because like spontaneous love and having so much passion and love for someone you just met and the rush of it all and the details and being vulnerable about it and each other and telling each other all the good and bad parts of yourself and still wanting to be together. it was so good until she mentioned what happened when she was fifteen. of course she learned and grew from that and she was barely a teenager then but i think that whole section of samuel and miranda’s story was unnecessary and her secret could’ve been literally anything else. and even after that it was still sweet and stuff and they were so cute even with the age difference but i couldn’t view her the same way like her excuse was she adored and worshipped her brother and i was like okay but? you don’t do things like that know matter how much you adore your sibling.
elio’s part should’ve been the longest and i would’ve loved to see more of him and michel. ( what’s with the age gaps in the perlman men’s relationships um …. ) like it was sweet but i felt like i needed more. wanted to see how that continued and how it ended. and of course i needed more elio and oliver. the content we got was so minimal and we don’t really see them together much which sucked. while i’m glad they end up together, i wish there was parts of the book where we see them reuniting while still not being able to be together and how they’d act with more tension. i could go on and on about this but all in all it was a mid book, short and sweet but slow paced.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Infidelity
Minor: Incest, Dementia, Alcohol, and Death of parent