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i am fascinated by aciman’s language—as always. i’m not sure exactly how i feel. i devoured the first 2/3 of the book, but felt a little apathetic towards the end. aciman always has a way of
making me feel like i’ve never felt true desire in my life.

addanumlaut's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

did not think i was going to like this book, but i was pleasantly surprised by it. the prose is beautiful and i found elio to be relatable which definitely helped with the immersion of the story.

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5.0

haven't inhaled a book this quickly in a while. lovely lovely tender fragile beautiful. aciman is a darling as always and truly a magician at capturing the essence of longing and spinning soft bittersweet webs of it.

ahhh. lots of sighs. go read go cry go think of someone go yearn go go go feel.

TAKE 2: read this after over a year. Wanted to cry less, highlighted more. Grateful to have read this pre-movie. Really want a tan now.

keitacolada's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad slow-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

marsyyy's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Great vibe

bernou's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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