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greenan26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Abandonment
issyd23's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment
jfield351's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
I have never read a book with so much imagery and description that completely relates to what I feel. Elio’s irrational and impulsive thoughts somehow reflect my own invasive and irrational thoughts - they change as the slightest external detail changes, they swing to both extremes, they are selfish and sad and powerful. The description in this book is - and this is not an understatement - god tier. Aciman creates sentences in a way that leaves you with a feeling that depicts what has happened, rather than an image. one i can think of now is
the ending is what hurt most. the type of love elio and oliver have actually scares me,
Another aspect I liked was how malleable the time aspect was. Time wasn’t linear or even, it was all over the place and would be stretched out or skipped over. It was very much Elio’s perspective of time and how Oliver influenced him.
Something else i liked - the only time the name Elio is mentioned is when Oliver is saying it, and it doesn’t happen a lot. When the name is finally mentioned it has a more powerful impact, especially considering the title of the book.
I may come back to this review when I reflect on other aspects I loved. the only reason i didn’t give it 5/5 stars was that while it was interesting, for the most part it wasn’t compelling (although i have been very busy at work and with exams so that could be why). It gives me Lana Del Rey vibes. The movie did not do it justice, though it was very good.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Terminal illness
kaadee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, and Transphobia
gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
The movie overall is better and this book just felt creepy and the author is a self proclaimed pedophile so take that as you will
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Body shaming, and Sexual assault
thelavendermenace's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Abandonment and Infidelity
Minor: Alcohol and Cultural appropriation