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A review by deafchipmunk
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
5.0
“I wanted to say, if you are really like me, then before you leave tomorrow, or when you’re just ready to shut the door of the taxi and have already said goodbye to everyone else and there’s not a thing left to say in this life, then, just this once, turn to me, even in jest, or as an afterthought, which would have meant everything to me when we were together, and, as you did back then, look me in the face, hold my gaze, and call me by your name.”
I have too much to say about Call Me By Your Name. I’ve tried to write a review for this book multiple times, but each time it ended up in mush because there was so much to say and I was trying not to make the review a bore.
Bottom line is that I am in love with Call Me By Your Name. The flaws of this book are something I could discuss for hours because when you really think about it, Oliver and Elio were not in a healthy relationship, and there’s a lot of other factors to take in that made me slightly disturbed. But I cannot bring myself to give this anything less than a 5. I have never fully sobbed to any piece of literature but this did it for me. Expressing my love for this book for me is equal to trying to express the meaning of life. I have found a new part of myself while reading this and watching the beautiful movie adaption which has become my all time favourite movie that I adore so much. I have grown to become so attached to these magnificent characters that I quite literally cry just thinking about them. The writing made me feel like I was Elio, doing and thinking as he was, living in Northern Italy during the summer of 1983. Everything was just perfect in my eyes, even taking into consideration the flaws which I’m sure many other reviews have pointed out.
I will definitely be reading Find Me, although I can’t lie I’m a bit scared because I thought the ending to Call Me By Your Name was perfectly wrapped up in a little bow. But jesus my screen is covered in tears so I will stop here.
(One last time)
I am drowned in the love I have for Call Me By Your Name. A book that has ultimately changed me.
I have too much to say about Call Me By Your Name. I’ve tried to write a review for this book multiple times, but each time it ended up in mush because there was so much to say and I was trying not to make the review a bore.
Bottom line is that I am in love with Call Me By Your Name. The flaws of this book are something I could discuss for hours because when you really think about it, Oliver and Elio were not in a healthy relationship, and there’s a lot of other factors to take in that made me slightly disturbed. But I cannot bring myself to give this anything less than a 5. I have never fully sobbed to any piece of literature but this did it for me. Expressing my love for this book for me is equal to trying to express the meaning of life. I have found a new part of myself while reading this and watching the beautiful movie adaption which has become my all time favourite movie that I adore so much. I have grown to become so attached to these magnificent characters that I quite literally cry just thinking about them. The writing made me feel like I was Elio, doing and thinking as he was, living in Northern Italy during the summer of 1983. Everything was just perfect in my eyes, even taking into consideration the flaws which I’m sure many other reviews have pointed out.
I will definitely be reading Find Me, although I can’t lie I’m a bit scared because I thought the ending to Call Me By Your Name was perfectly wrapped up in a little bow. But jesus my screen is covered in tears so I will stop here.
(One last time)
I am drowned in the love I have for Call Me By Your Name. A book that has ultimately changed me.