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A book that I intend to come back to time and time again. Aciman has a unique way of writing that I fell in love with immediately. The only fault, in my opinion, is the fact that the romance itself is between an adult and a minor, and the age gap isn't so small as to validate the relationship (e.g. it isn't between, say, a 17- and 19-year-old), but Elio's naivety is used well and contributes a lot to the plot.

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mollylikethedrug_'s review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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shio's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

I wish I could go back in time and unread this book. I don't see why this book is so highly rated. Elio's actions were disturbingly perverse. Nothing about this was "romantic", if anything his actions were creepy and stalker-ish.

Please heed the trigger warnings before reading this book (underage sex, adult-minor relationships and some other minor tags)

I just finished reading this book and the peach scene and the bathroom scene made me so uncomfortable that I'm still feeling nauseous.

I don't think anything about this book was "cute" or romantic" the relationship in this book kind of reminded me of "Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke" (another very, very disturbing book. Please heed the trigger warnings if you haven't read it yet but want to)

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5.0

genuinely genuinely a beautiful book, there’s soooo many beautiful lines.

but i just couldn’t get over the age gap sorry there are some beautiful lines about the gap and like i get it but idk it just doesn’t sit right with me. and i’m just weak but it’s a little too explicit for me but i don’t regret finishing this book because “Ghost Spots” was amazing.

10/07/22
heavily debating 5 stars

1-18-24
i gave in

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oflifeandstuff's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the best books I have ever read.
It’s such a poignant capture of a young love that pokes at its drama as much as it takes it seriously.
I don’t know how it’s possible to portray someone’s inner life so well. A literary masterpiece and one that will go down in the annals of literature.

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beanwa's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A really beautiful and atmospheric read. The atmosphere is really what earned this book its 4.5 stars from me. Very explicit! But none of it felt necessarily gratuitous (though there were quite a few weird moments lol). It is weird how often the story refers to Oliver and Elio's age gap though, I'm not really sure if it was really all that necessary? Why couldn't they both be teenagers, or Elio be 19/20? That aside, I really enjoyed reading this and I especially enjoyed the ending - I think it wrapped everything up really nicely. Overall, beautifully written!

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captainwinter's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

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

1.5

Maybe I just don’t ‘get’ the book, but it really wasn’t my thing. I don’t get why Elio had to be underage for this to work, I found the writing to be pretentious and not fitting for a 17 year old, the relationship is obsessive and pretty toxic, there is so much build up but basically no climax (I thought the trip to Rome was gonna be it but no?), I still don’t understand what the whole call you by my name thing is about, and there’s some other minor problematic stuff. Also pretty much nothing happens? Like I just don’t get it? And don’t even get me started on the peach and the toilet thing.

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