A review by qi_
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

update but i still don't know what is going with armie hammer (like he is still getting jobs after a sexual abuse and cannibalism scandal? that's hollywood, baby but also completely irrelevant)

to keep it brief i had a lot of fun re-reading this over like a month, it was fun dipping in and out of the story since i used this as my going out book for when i waiting places or before my english exam. from reading it in such a disjointed way i noticed how immersive the writing is since i could just pick it up and it flowed really nicely.

i carry the same praise that this book has gotten by all the critics and whatnot but in hindsight the relationship is really weird. compared to the film there is definitely more self-awareness from elio but it's still a tricky situation. (to say the least)

i feel like that is most evident in the fourth and final part where
elio is still held back by the relationship while oliver has moved on, had kids, etc. though, the imbalance in their relationship can be seen all over the book.


i will say that elio's dads monologue in the last part is fucking amazing .. it's just is big old punch in my gut, soul and heart. 
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