A review by brittaneenash
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

this book was an emotional, queer story that i enjoyed for the most part. 

  • there were a few scenes that i definitely could have gone without ever having read/listened to
    (the scene where oliver helps elio shit? and then they look at each other's feces?
    like, why?).
  • some scenes were so... intimate. sensual. the scene
    with the peach,
    particularly, was way more enjoyable than i found it to be in the film. 
  • oliver and elio are both complex, realistic characters, and i appreciate that about them. 
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