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liilykke's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I can't say I liked this book, I expected much much more.
I think the parts that made CMBYN such an enchanting book are gone.
I would characterize this book as a romance about Love & Time.
No descriptions at all, at one point they're walking in Rome and all we get is street names (? How's this supposed to help set the tone?).
The dialogue is very unrealistic and bleak, they all talk about family, time and age way too much.
It's also very horny and uncomfortable at times.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, sadly. It was an easy and quick read, but I wouldn't say it's something special at all.
I think the parts that made CMBYN such an enchanting book are gone.
I would characterize this book as a romance about Love & Time.
No descriptions at all, at one point they're walking in Rome and all we get is street names (? How's this supposed to help set the tone?).
The dialogue is very unrealistic and bleak, they all talk about family, time and age way too much.
It's also very horny and uncomfortable at times.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, sadly. It was an easy and quick read, but I wouldn't say it's something special at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Sexual violence
stevia333k's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Let's just say on somethings that my taste hasn't been good. Like I read a book review on Goodreads about "the bookseller's boyfriend" that pointed out so many negative aspects of that book which I agree with but hadn't caught on to & my review was like this book is cozy this book is blah blah blah, so when I give this 4 stars, know it could easily be 1 star. My distress level is chronically high. (I've learned about the day I wrote this review that the name for this level of distress is "numbing".)
I listened to this book at triple speed. There was an interview at the end that mentioned armie hammer as Oliver, so that's interesting. Also the author said they wanted a mercenary approach to writing.
This book is severely amatonormative (which is literally in the name quite) and even uses queer sense of time to say the time dimension doesn't exist. I partly read this book so I could get more insight on how amatonormativity works & also to find out what happened to these people because I thought basically everyone except Elio was dead at the end of "call me by your name".
That being said, I think this book did a better job at exploring amatonormative grief than "call me by your name" did. Like the first book felt like trying to get more historical context for a fictional book, because it just felt like there was a lot of trauma that happened. Cbmyn is a very WTF kind of book. This book felt more grounded & comfortable with the grief even though it used queer time for essentialist instead of existentialist analysis.
That being said the Holocaust is explored in this book, because the 3 men are Jewish, so the grief of losing information about the dead... Ugh, just, that's the part that made me sob my ass off.
I listened to this book at triple speed. There was an interview at the end that mentioned armie hammer as Oliver, so that's interesting. Also the author said they wanted a mercenary approach to writing.
This book is severely amatonormative (which is literally in the name quite) and even uses queer sense of time to say the time dimension doesn't exist. I partly read this book so I could get more insight on how amatonormativity works & also to find out what happened to these people because I thought basically everyone except Elio was dead at the end of "call me by your name".
That being said, I think this book did a better job at exploring amatonormative grief than "call me by your name" did. Like the first book felt like trying to get more historical context for a fictional book, because it just felt like there was a lot of trauma that happened. Cbmyn is a very WTF kind of book. This book felt more grounded & comfortable with the grief even though it used queer time for essentialist instead of existentialist analysis.
That being said the Holocaust is explored in this book, because the 3 men are Jewish, so the grief of losing information about the dead... Ugh, just, that's the part that made me sob my ass off.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Grief, Racism, Incest, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, War, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol, Dementia, and Domestic abuse
dniespal's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
3.25
Well, even though its supposed to be a sequel for 'Call me by your name' it isn't really that... It's still a nice book, but not what you might expect. It mostly follows other story lines and characters. Also there are some wird dialogues...
But still a nice quick read if you don't bring any expectations :)
But still a nice quick read if you don't bring any expectations :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death, Grief, Chronic illness, and Antisemitism
lillyturmel's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Incest
Just a part in the book where it is mentioned and described, but it isn't really relevant to the plot and isn't brought back up after.cateking's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Infidelity
ninaru's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Genocide
offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Incest, Antisemitism, and Homophobia
Minor: Death, Dementia, and War
elisee's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I can't think of anything more disgusting than a relationship between a grown sixty year old and a young women, who he's only attracted to because she's not like other girls, she doesn't wear nail polish. Nothing made sense, and I can forgive that, but why does he break a cute father-son moment to introduce this random woman.
Elio's relationship could be better if the old man wasn't comparing him to his son every five seconds. The mystery was fun, and Elio's passion for music just does something to me, but the relationship is a hard no.
Oliver's story was believable, until he decided to run away from his entire family for a guy he hasn't seen in twenty years. And why is the half-brother named Oliver.
It's a no for me.
2.5 stars
Elio's relationship could be better if the old man wasn't comparing him to his son every five seconds. The mystery was fun, and Elio's passion for music just does something to me, but the relationship is a hard no.
Oliver's story was believable, until he decided to run away from his entire family for a guy he hasn't seen in twenty years. And why is the half-brother named Oliver.
It's a no for me.
2.5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Antisemitism and Death of parent
almeidapam's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Dementia