Reviews with content warning for Rape - Chiamami col tuo nome

one of the most beautiful things i have read. sometimes you feel differently about your world after finishing a book and stepping back into it. this one, i know, will make my life richer in how i approach desire and getting older, going through time. but also, content warnings for: power imbalance in a relationship (age -- the boy is 17 years old!), racism, transphobia. and, obviously sexual content.

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allen_v's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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bananauyu23's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

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beccasneyd's review against another edition

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reflective sad 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

2.5

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mariahribeiro's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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? Yes

3.5

This book is weird! A lot of absurde metaphors for love.
But seeing this doomed love story from the perspective of a teenager living in a beautiful place in Italy is so incredibly magnificent and really makes you fall in love with it!

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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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