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3.12 AVERAGE
3.12 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
despite what everyone says, i actually really enjoyed this. i think it shouldn’t have been marketed as a direct sequel, because even though it is, it doesn’t touch on elio and oliver together until the very end. however, i saw the book as 3 separate volumes with an epilogue. i liked sami’s volume a lot actually, more than i was expecting. i thought some bits were a bit weird (brother bit???) and not really needed, but i thought the love story bit was lovely. elio’s solo bit felt a bit rushed, with the mystery a bit random, and i wanted a clear ending to the leon/ariel thing, as i was invested in it. i did like how elio and oliver’s separate stories involved them realising they needed each other, with the epilogue ending with them together with their blended family. i also really liked how every volume updated me on the status of the other volume, e.g. references to miranda and sami in elio’s and oliver’s volumes. i would recommend as a solo book, but it works better if you have read call me by your name. just don’t go in thinking it’s solely about elio and oliver and i think you will enjoy it, if you enjoyed the first book :)
Ik weet niet zo goed wat te denken.
Was gefrustreerd omdat ik vaak niet wist over wie het deel ging, dan las ik er te snel over en doordat ik het dan precies altijd net te laat door had over wie het ging kon ik er niet ten volste van genieten.
Uiteindelijk zou hij het ook in 1 boek geschreven kunnen hebben. Wel leuk om te weten wat er allemaal na die ene zomer gebeurd is. Het gaf me een gevoel van verwarring/wanhoop over hoe de rest van je leven zou kunnen (mis)lopen maar dan ook weer een gevoel van hoop omdat het hoe dan ook altijd goed komt.
Was gefrustreerd omdat ik vaak niet wist over wie het deel ging, dan las ik er te snel over en doordat ik het dan precies altijd net te laat door had over wie het ging kon ik er niet ten volste van genieten.
Uiteindelijk zou hij het ook in 1 boek geschreven kunnen hebben. Wel leuk om te weten wat er allemaal na die ene zomer gebeurd is. Het gaf me een gevoel van verwarring/wanhoop over hoe de rest van je leven zou kunnen (mis)lopen maar dan ook weer een gevoel van hoop omdat het hoe dan ook altijd goed komt.
So I completely and utterly understand why people who adored Call Me By Your Name, may not enjoy this book. The marketing is so misleading as to suggest that this is an out and out sequel to the story of Elio and Oliver, which it is not, hence the disappointment. I on the other hand, enjoyed the first book but didn’t absolutely love it, so I actually went into this with reasonably low expectations and came out pleasantly surprised. I am swithering whether to say to people to treat this as a stand alone or not, because although I feel you might want a better understanding of those 2 characters, I don’t feel that it is integral to your enjoyment of this book. However there may also be sections that you don’t understand as well either as knowing how that relationship impacted the characters is crucial to the story.
The story actually starts off with Elio’s father in the first section, and the beginning of his relationship with a much younger woman, before then moving onto Elio himself starting a relationship with a much older man. I completely adored these sections; aside from the fact that the writing was simply stunning, it looked at the start of 2 unconventional relationships with big age gaps, and then focused on the different insecurities and fears that come with them. But then you also have the terrifying hope that you have finally found someone who might be able to understand you, understand the dark and murky pieces that no one else understands.
The final two sections moved onto Oliver, which was the least strong, and then ending on the finale of Elio and Oliver together, which was a continuation of the ending to the first book. Although it was nice to see this ending, it was also a bit bittersweet as I really enjoyed the section with Michel. But overall I think that I almost preferred this book to the first, although I do want to go back to reread it just to pay full attention to the beautiful writing.
The story actually starts off with Elio’s father in the first section, and the beginning of his relationship with a much younger woman, before then moving onto Elio himself starting a relationship with a much older man. I completely adored these sections; aside from the fact that the writing was simply stunning, it looked at the start of 2 unconventional relationships with big age gaps, and then focused on the different insecurities and fears that come with them. But then you also have the terrifying hope that you have finally found someone who might be able to understand you, understand the dark and murky pieces that no one else understands.
The final two sections moved onto Oliver, which was the least strong, and then ending on the finale of Elio and Oliver together, which was a continuation of the ending to the first book. Although it was nice to see this ending, it was also a bit bittersweet as I really enjoyed the section with Michel. But overall I think that I almost preferred this book to the first, although I do want to go back to reread it just to pay full attention to the beautiful writing.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Why do they all want to fuck their family members? Like please stop comparing your lover to your son.
I do like the settings, going around Italy is great. But I need everyone to have a reality check
I do like the settings, going around Italy is great. But I need everyone to have a reality check
This is the first review I've ever written. I felt like my thoughts on this book should be on record somehow, somewhere.
I opened Find Me thinking it was going to be a follow-up of Elio and Oliver's romance and I was only slightly correct. Don't get me wrong, I think the book was beautiful and Aciman's writing has impressed me once again. I've never seen so much love and passion in a book as I have in the 260 pages of Find Me.
I was a bit confused when I hit the 90th page and the story was still focused around Samuel and his newfound love with Miranda. It seemed to only focus on the fact that Samuel was much older than Miranda and that he was living "an older man's fantasy." I couldn't pinpoint the significance of Samuel's point of view to Elio and Oliver's story. I'm glad the father had a happy ending but his side of the story was only ever referenced once or twice in the rest of the book. Maybe I've missed some kind of symbolism here...
Also, in regards to Elio's new lover, Michel, I found it to be so forced. Michel had no other role other than being Elio's temporary "love of his life" before Oliver came back. It doesn't even mention how Elio ended the relationship with Michel. The story jumped from Elio being smitten and in love to Elio being at the beach house with Oliver.
At the end, we only get a few pages of Elio and Oliver actually being together. Which were sweet enough, especially with the introduction of Little Ollie.
I wouldn't exactly call it a sequel or continuation of Call Me By Your Name but more of a spin-off. I loved the book but I felt like a lot of the content was unnecessary... Unless there's a deeper meaning to everything and I'm just late to the party.
I opened Find Me thinking it was going to be a follow-up of Elio and Oliver's romance and I was only slightly correct. Don't get me wrong, I think the book was beautiful and Aciman's writing has impressed me once again. I've never seen so much love and passion in a book as I have in the 260 pages of Find Me.
I was a bit confused when I hit the 90th page and the story was still focused around Samuel and his newfound love with Miranda. It seemed to only focus on the fact that Samuel was much older than Miranda and that he was living "an older man's fantasy." I couldn't pinpoint the significance of Samuel's point of view to Elio and Oliver's story. I'm glad the father had a happy ending but his side of the story was only ever referenced once or twice in the rest of the book. Maybe I've missed some kind of symbolism here...
Also, in regards to Elio's new lover, Michel, I found it to be so forced. Michel had no other role other than being Elio's temporary "love of his life" before Oliver came back. It doesn't even mention how Elio ended the relationship with Michel. The story jumped from Elio being smitten and in love to Elio being at the beach house with Oliver.
At the end, we only get a few pages of Elio and Oliver actually being together. Which were sweet enough, especially with the introduction of Little Ollie.
I wouldn't exactly call it a sequel or continuation of Call Me By Your Name but more of a spin-off. I loved the book but I felt like a lot of the content was unnecessary... Unless there's a deeper meaning to everything and I'm just late to the party.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated