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baralillaannie's review
4.0
Fin, svår, långtråkig och vacker. Sommar, cikadornas sång, den gassande solen i en stad i Italien och två killar. Elio är 17 och mer lärd än de flesta i sitt trettiotal, han spenderar varje sommar med sin familj i deras hus i Italien. Han skriver, spelar piano, solar, badar, springer, sover middag och läser. Oliver är 24 år och kommer från USA, han ska bo hos familjen hela sommaren för att översätta sin bok. Elio ser något hos Oliver och vilken sommar det blir.
Jag tyckte om boken, den var fin och jag tyckte om att den utspelade sig på sommaren i Italien, idylliskt. Jag gillade Elio att han var väldigt mogen för sin ålder, jag gillade att boken var väldigt poetisk och jag fick läsa mellan raderna; det stod inte bara rakt av.
Däremot var den väldigt långtråkig, kände mig stressad när jag läste den och njöt inte lika mycket som andra böcker. Tog mig även nästan dubbelt så långt tid att läsa. Kan vara att jag inte var i rätt sinnesstämning för att läsa och kan absolut se att den är härlig att läsa en sommardag i solen. Tyckte främst att många sidor var onödiga och det skedde mycket upprepningar.
Som jag tidigare nämnt har jag svårt för manliga författare och det var samma sak här, männen porträtterades på ett fint sätt och jag blev allmänt berörd av dem. Men kvinnorna däremot, skrattretande dåligt, stereotypiskt.
Som helhet gillade jag boken men kommer nog inte läsa igen. Fin och tror nog att filmen är bättre ;)
Update: Filmen var SÅÅÅ BRA!! Funderar nästan på att höja mitt betyg pågrund av filmen, så otroligt fin och bra i förhållande till boken. Den höjde boken i mina ögon! Log, skrattade och hulkade.
Jag tyckte om boken, den var fin och jag tyckte om att den utspelade sig på sommaren i Italien, idylliskt. Jag gillade Elio att han var väldigt mogen för sin ålder, jag gillade att boken var väldigt poetisk och jag fick läsa mellan raderna; det stod inte bara rakt av.
Däremot var den väldigt långtråkig, kände mig stressad när jag läste den och njöt inte lika mycket som andra böcker. Tog mig även nästan dubbelt så långt tid att läsa. Kan vara att jag inte var i rätt sinnesstämning för att läsa och kan absolut se att den är härlig att läsa en sommardag i solen. Tyckte främst att många sidor var onödiga och det skedde mycket upprepningar.
Som jag tidigare nämnt har jag svårt för manliga författare och det var samma sak här, männen porträtterades på ett fint sätt och jag blev allmänt berörd av dem. Men kvinnorna däremot, skrattretande dåligt, stereotypiskt.
Som helhet gillade jag boken men kommer nog inte läsa igen. Fin och tror nog att filmen är bättre ;)
Update: Filmen var SÅÅÅ BRA!! Funderar nästan på att höja mitt betyg pågrund av filmen, så otroligt fin och bra i förhållande till boken. Den höjde boken i mina ögon! Log, skrattade och hulkade.
hizatulakmah's review
4.0
i don't know if i love this or not, to be honest. it was emotionally poetic, playing around with repetitive lines which weren't overdone. i like how realistic the elements of romance in this. also, can we have elio's father??? he's a perfect parent figure! i'd totally recommend this book to everyone.
zahwanasser's review
5.0
4.5 stars
i haven't written a full review in a long time but this book broke me into parts and then made me whole again. i have already watched the movie so i had an idea about what's about, however i find the book so similar yet so different from the movie. in the book it focuses on Elio's thoughts intensity and makes you feel them with him, you even start to look for the signs with him while in the movie you are just a spectator, you see the actions more than the thoughts that lead to them but what's genius about the movie is that through those actions it still portrays some of the intensity and anticipation.
back to the book, it's just beautifully written, i have never read about a better romance or a connection between two people regardless of their gender, it's just a book about deep bone wearing love that makes you feel as the other person is you, hence calling them by your name, i loved the first part's eagerness, youthfulness, the sparks and being completely smitten and head over heels for someone and the way Aciman described the experience of first love can't be better.
it was also special and i haven't seen anyone talk about this before and it's often even celebrated in other works. is how he portrayed Elio's first attempts to get over oliver and how this is wrong to make yourself numb.
what made this book an absolute favorite of mine is the third part, the closure, how after all these years they still have feelings for each others even if they have met other people even if they are different persons now, but what they had still remains within their souls.
it's just about love and lost love and lost chances and it's beautiful. and i really can't wait to reread it.
i haven't written a full review in a long time but this book broke me into parts and then made me whole again. i have already watched the movie so i had an idea about what's about, however i find the book so similar yet so different from the movie. in the book it focuses on Elio's thoughts intensity and makes you feel them with him, you even start to look for the signs with him while in the movie you are just a spectator, you see the actions more than the thoughts that lead to them but what's genius about the movie is that through those actions it still portrays some of the intensity and anticipation.
back to the book, it's just beautifully written, i have never read about a better romance or a connection between two people regardless of their gender, it's just a book about deep bone wearing love that makes you feel as the other person is you, hence calling them by your name, i loved the first part's eagerness, youthfulness, the sparks and being completely smitten and head over heels for someone and the way Aciman described the experience of first love can't be better.
" what made me blush was the thrilling possibility, unbelievable as I wanted it to remain, that he might actual y like me, and that he liked me in just the way I liked him.”
it was also special and i haven't seen anyone talk about this before and it's often even celebrated in other works. is how he portrayed Elio's first attempts to get over oliver and how this is wrong to make yourself numb.
what made this book an absolute favorite of mine is the third part, the closure, how after all these years they still have feelings for each others even if they have met other people even if they are different persons now, but what they had still remains within their souls.
it's just about love and lost love and lost chances and it's beautiful. and i really can't wait to reread it.
thehmkane's review
3.0
The writing's gorgeous, the story compelling and sweet and realistic. And the movie just came in on hold for me at the library - blessed.
emryser's review
3.0
This is tough - I've got a really weird relationship with this book. I loved the first half. Everything was perfect until it got disgusting and just really uncomfortable to read. And then it got boring which is even worse. I also started disliking the main character at some point and by the last couple of chapters I could only think 'Here's another fine example of when the film is better than the book'.
gaywarenrights's review
1.0
i was recently forced to relive the toilet flush scene so yall get to suffer with me
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2020 update: i do know how i feel about this now. and how i feel about this now is that this book is garbage.
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uuuhhhh...... i don’t know how i feel about this to be honest. i mean there were a lot of weird ass scenes (y’all which one i’m refering to) and i mean i’m not a gay teenage boy in the 80s but........ i did not relate. the plot was kind of confusing at times but....... i mean it wasnt 100% terrible like some other things i’ve read. idk i guess it was easy to read?? i am very confused about everything relating to this book to be completely honest
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2020 update: i do know how i feel about this now. and how i feel about this now is that this book is garbage.
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uuuhhhh...... i don’t know how i feel about this to be honest. i mean there were a lot of weird ass scenes (y’all which one i’m refering to) and i mean i’m not a gay teenage boy in the 80s but........ i did not relate. the plot was kind of confusing at times but....... i mean it wasnt 100% terrible like some other things i’ve read. idk i guess it was easy to read?? i am very confused about everything relating to this book to be completely honest
knobbyknees's review
I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book.
I was impressed by the writing (barring the weird, long chunk where the poet talks about Thailand), the way Aciman pushed and pulled time to make the story flow well. It's really hard to do. (A lot of contemporary books are just chronological, with occasional flashback, if you pay attention to structure... this is flow forward, flow backward, flow a detail, flow back... really tricky but masterfully done.)
I honestly think the movie ruined me for the book because I preferred the changes made in the adaptation (changing the story to present-tense for the movie, ending at a different spot since it's not a flashback).
I was impressed by the writing (barring the weird, long chunk where the poet talks about Thailand), the way Aciman pushed and pulled time to make the story flow well. It's really hard to do. (A lot of contemporary books are just chronological, with occasional flashback, if you pay attention to structure... this is flow forward, flow backward, flow a detail, flow back... really tricky but masterfully done.)
I honestly think the movie ruined me for the book because I preferred the changes made in the adaptation (changing the story to present-tense for the movie, ending at a different spot since it's not a flashback).