




desertcart.com: Call Me by Your Name: A Novel: 9780312426781: André Aciman: Books Review: IF YOU LOVED THE MOVIE, YOU’LL LOVE THIS EVEN MORE - I admit, it took me 3 tries to read this book- solely because I was not very familiar with the writing style. (I just recently began to read for entertainment, since nothing on social media appeals me) I got through 30 pages the first time I tried to read it but I suddenly stopped because I realized that all the words that I was reading was going in one ear and coming out the other. I didn’t want to give up on the book yet so I bought the audiobook and got through an hour of it. However, it was practically useless. I don’t know if it’s my short attention span or what but I found my self not really listening and when I did listen and focus on what was being read, I couldn’t add anything up.! So I took a two day break, and that was absolutely worth it!!! When I finally tried it the 3rd time, I was determined to finish the novel. The first part of the book were choppy, since it’s told as distant memories. It jumped back and forth from his more recent memories and to his older memories. I got confused at times but it wasn’t hard to put two and two together. I found myself falling in love with the characters and the writing style, which totally came to me as a surprise because I absolutely dreaded it in the beginning. ITS DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVORITE WRITING STYLES NOW. Aciman has a way of vividly showing you exactly how Elio was feeling and his thoughts. I don’t want to spoil anything so let me just say one more thing, the ending is absolutely heart wrenching. I found myself crying so much, and feeling for both Elio and Oliver. IF YOU’VE WATCHED THE MOVIE - READ THE BOOK LET ME TELL U, THE END IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE BOOK! Call Me By Your Name is easily one of the best love stories ever written. I can’t wait to reread it and bring back all the memories and feelings I felt when I first read it. Even if you don’t get the writing style very well, push through it. It’s a must and if there one book you need to read in your life time, it’s this one. Totally tragic and beautiful. Review: The most beautiful love story! - PUB DATE: 9/21/17 by Atlantic Books PAGES: 248 RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GENRE: Coming-of-Age/Contemporary Fiction/LGBTQ LITERARY AWARDS: The Publishing Triangle Award for the Ferro-Grumley Awards (2008), and Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Fiction (2007) SUMMARY: Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden & powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at first each feigns indifference. But during the restless summer weeks that follow, unrelenting buried currents of obsession & fear, fascination & desire, intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them. What grows from the depths of their spirits is a romance of scarcely six weeks' duration & an experience that marks them for a lifetime. For what the two discover on the Riviera & during a sultry evening in Rome is the one thing both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. The psychological maneuvers that accompany attraction have seldom been more shrewdly captured than in André Aciman's frank, unsentimental, heartrending elegy to human passion. Call Me by Your Name is clear-eyed, bare-knuckled, & ultimately unforgettable. REVIEW: I read this beautiful book during COVID and it is one that I will always recommend as one of my favorite heart-wrenching love stories! The movie (starring Timothee Chalamet) is a book to screen adaptation I adore and have I’ve seen probably 100 times. Director Luca Guadagnino beautifully brings this tale of first love and self-realization to life! Equally exquisite is the Northern Italian countryside & architecture that fills almost every scene. I highly suggest reading the sequel, “Find Me,” which takes you into the future lives of Oliver, Elio, and Elio’s father. This is one of my top 5 books of all time, including the movie! *swoon!* Happy Reading! 🍑



| ASIN | 031242678X |
| Best Sellers Rank | #50,717 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction (Books) #379 in Literary Fiction (Books) #580 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) |
| Book 1 of 2 | Call Me by Your Name |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (43,618) |
| Dimensions | 5.45 x 0.65 x 8.2 inches |
| Edition | First Edition |
| ISBN-10 | 0274884755 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0312426781 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 256 pages |
| Publication date | January 22, 2008 |
| Publisher | Picador |
S**7
IF YOU LOVED THE MOVIE, YOU’LL LOVE THIS EVEN MORE
I admit, it took me 3 tries to read this book- solely because I was not very familiar with the writing style. (I just recently began to read for entertainment, since nothing on social media appeals me) I got through 30 pages the first time I tried to read it but I suddenly stopped because I realized that all the words that I was reading was going in one ear and coming out the other. I didn’t want to give up on the book yet so I bought the audiobook and got through an hour of it. However, it was practically useless. I don’t know if it’s my short attention span or what but I found my self not really listening and when I did listen and focus on what was being read, I couldn’t add anything up.! So I took a two day break, and that was absolutely worth it!!! When I finally tried it the 3rd time, I was determined to finish the novel. The first part of the book were choppy, since it’s told as distant memories. It jumped back and forth from his more recent memories and to his older memories. I got confused at times but it wasn’t hard to put two and two together. I found myself falling in love with the characters and the writing style, which totally came to me as a surprise because I absolutely dreaded it in the beginning. ITS DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVORITE WRITING STYLES NOW. Aciman has a way of vividly showing you exactly how Elio was feeling and his thoughts. I don’t want to spoil anything so let me just say one more thing, the ending is absolutely heart wrenching. I found myself crying so much, and feeling for both Elio and Oliver. IF YOU’VE WATCHED THE MOVIE - READ THE BOOK LET ME TELL U, THE END IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE BOOK! Call Me By Your Name is easily one of the best love stories ever written. I can’t wait to reread it and bring back all the memories and feelings I felt when I first read it. Even if you don’t get the writing style very well, push through it. It’s a must and if there one book you need to read in your life time, it’s this one. Totally tragic and beautiful.
M**E
The most beautiful love story!
PUB DATE: 9/21/17 by Atlantic Books PAGES: 248 RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GENRE: Coming-of-Age/Contemporary Fiction/LGBTQ LITERARY AWARDS: The Publishing Triangle Award for the Ferro-Grumley Awards (2008), and Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Fiction (2007) SUMMARY: Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden & powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at first each feigns indifference. But during the restless summer weeks that follow, unrelenting buried currents of obsession & fear, fascination & desire, intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them. What grows from the depths of their spirits is a romance of scarcely six weeks' duration & an experience that marks them for a lifetime. For what the two discover on the Riviera & during a sultry evening in Rome is the one thing both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. The psychological maneuvers that accompany attraction have seldom been more shrewdly captured than in André Aciman's frank, unsentimental, heartrending elegy to human passion. Call Me by Your Name is clear-eyed, bare-knuckled, & ultimately unforgettable. REVIEW: I read this beautiful book during COVID and it is one that I will always recommend as one of my favorite heart-wrenching love stories! The movie (starring Timothee Chalamet) is a book to screen adaptation I adore and have I’ve seen probably 100 times. Director Luca Guadagnino beautifully brings this tale of first love and self-realization to life! Equally exquisite is the Northern Italian countryside & architecture that fills almost every scene. I highly suggest reading the sequel, “Find Me,” which takes you into the future lives of Oliver, Elio, and Elio’s father. This is one of my top 5 books of all time, including the movie! *swoon!* Happy Reading! 🍑
D**T
Ich habe das Buch nach Jahren wieder gelesen (engl. OV). Ich hatte eine gewisse Angst, was mich wieder erwartet, wenn ich die Geschichte noch einmal auf mich wirken lasse, nachdem sie mich damals noch über Wochen nach Beendigung der Lektüre ergriffen, mitgenommen und im Innersten berührt hatte. Ich hatte das Buch im Regal stehen, Jahre nicht mehr gelesen, doch es hat mich nie losgelassen, immer subtil verfolgt. Also habe ich mich, nachdem ich es immer wieder in der Hand hatte, nochmal darauf eingelassen und wurde wieder schier überwältigt von der Dichte und emotionalen Nähe, mit der Aciman seine Figuren, insbesondere natürlich Elio, zum Leben erweckt. Das Buch ist streckenweise nicht leicht zu lesen, da die Sätze lang sind und oft in Analogien und Metaphern die Gefühlswelt von Elio ausgedrückt und vertieft wird (ich kann das nur für die engl. Fassung sagen, die dt. habe ich nicht gelesen). Aber wenn man sich darauf einlässt, sinkt man nach einigen Seiten unglaublich tief in die Geschichte ein. Man riecht, schmeckt, fühlt und sieht die Sommerszenerie Siziliens, die zunehmend reifen Früchte, die drückende Hitze des Sommers. Und man merkt mit etwas Glück plötzlich, dass man angefangen hat, Elio selbst zu sein - das man sein Verlangen, seine Sehnsucht, die Selbstzweifel und Unsicherheit, die Angst vor Zurückweisung ,die flirrende Aufregung vor der ersten Nacht und die aus dieser Begegnung resultierende lebenslange Sehnsucht selbst erlebt. "Time makes us sentimental. Perhaps, in the end, it is because of time that we suffer." Dieser Satz aus dem Buch bringt für mich die Geschichte auf den Punkt. Ich bin selten, vielleicht nie, in ein Buch persönlich so abgetaucht wie in dieses. Es weckt Erinnerung, Bedauern, Nostalgie, aber auch tiefe Dankbarkeit für das, was das Leben geben kann, wenn man das Glück hat, eine große erste Liebe kennenzulernen. Und erst in der Rückschau wird deutlich, wie prägend und formend eine Begegnung gewesen sein kann. Die letzten beiden Abschnitte der späteren Treffen von Elio und Oliver konnte ich nur mit einem dicken Kloß im Hals lesen. Weil ich wusste wie es endet und eigentlich nicht wollte, dass es so endet. Doch "das" ist das Leben, und manche wirklich prägenden Abschnitte leben nur in der Erinnerung weiter und lassen sich nicht zurückholen, auch wenn sie unseren ganzen weiteren Weg beeinflussen. Man muss sich auf den sehr intimen, sehr philosophischen Schreibstil Acimans einlassen wollen. Wenn man das tut, erwartet einen vielleicht das Buch fürs Leben.
J**D
Love the movie, love the book. Especially that it gives more clarity about the ending
C**T
The book is good and nicely written and I'm halfway in after a day and a half so I might reread later. The cover I got was the man by the pool
L**O
Esse livro não é para todo mundo. Sei que nenhum é, que tem sempre alguém, seja honestamente ou por pura insegurança e necessidade de se sentir diferente e especial, que não gosta de algum livro. Mas o que quero dizer sempre que uso essa frase é que o livro não é do tipo que agrada fácil, que conquista a maioria das pessoas, que será entendido por todo mundo que ler. Estou impressionada com a fama que ele conquistou (mesmo que tenha sido por causa do filme) entre pessoas que parecem tão distantes do estilo dele. A primeira coisa que me fez perceber que este livro não é para todo mundo foi sua honestidade. Talvez honestidade seja uma palavra simples demais para o jeito que a história foi narrada sem medo, sem pudor, sem qualquer inibição. Do mesmo modo em que os dois personagens se entregam completamente um ao outro, a escrita é feita de intimidade e vulnerabilidade completas, de filosofia e poesia, e de detalhes reais e fantasiosos, idealizados, eróticos, românticos, dolorosos e vergonhosos. Ela abraça todas as emoções do Elio, das mais intensas e obsessivas às mais simples e impulsivas, sem medo de entregar demais. Foi extremamente corajoso do autor escrever esse livro como seu primeiro. E foi uma honra ler esse livro, fazer parte dessa intimidade que não era minha. Fiquei impressionada quando percebi a quantidade de emoções diferentes que eu tinha já sentido e reconheci no Elio, e mais ainda quando vi quantas sentia em poucas frases. Fiquei ansiosa, plena e feliz, ri às vezes, para frases abaixo perceber toda a tristeza da situação e logo em seguida ser consolada pela beleza desse amor existir. Foram tantas emoções mesmo, que terminei chorando meus olhos fora (choro super fácil com livros, mas esse consegue tirar lágrimas até de quem não chora), daquele tipo de choro que é mais emotivo do que racional. É até um pouco assustador ver meu próprio luto pelo final da história, ainda que ele me dê certo consolo. Não foi só nessa hora que chorei como se tivesse perdido algo valioso que nunca encontraria de novo. Minha parte favorita é a conversa do Elio com seu pai perto do final, e, ainda que o livro já não tivesse me dado nada para pensar ou para sentir antes, ele teria valido completamente a pena só por ela. É difícil dizer se recomendo o livro. Recomendo, é claro, mas tenho medo de fazê-lo cair em mãos de quem não o entenderá ou merecerá. O texto parece difícil de longe, com frases e parágrafos longos, mas que eu lia como se pensasse junto com Elio, quase freneticamente. As falas também são misturadas às vezes em narração, de vez em quando sem qualquer indicação, o que eu achei ótimo, na verdade, não cheguei a ficar confundida sobre quem falava. Nunca poderia imaginar que isso me agradaria, principalmente porque não é do tipo de coisa que agrada a maioria das pessoas. Como eu falei, um livro que fica com você, que te faz repensar muita coisa, invejar dor e se entregar à história. Não é para todo mundo.
B**S
J'ai entendu parler de ce livre comme beaucoup au moment de la sortie du magnifique film de Luca Gadaguino . On faisait tout un foin sur la performance du jeune prodige déjà vu dans "Interstellar" et en lice pour l'Oscar du Meilleur Acteur à seulement 20 ans... Mais moi, c'est surtout le nom du scénariste qui a attiré mon attention: James Ivory... l'incarnation de ce qui se fait de beau et d'élégant dans le cinéma britannique (Les Vestiges du Jour, Howards End...). Après avoir vu le film (que j'ai particulièrement aimé, d'ailleurs) , je me suis jetée sur le livre. J'aurais sans doute dû laisser passer quelques mois car au tout début, j'ai retrouvé quasiment phrase pour phrase les dialogues du film. Du coup, j'ai eu une impression de déjà-vu. Mais cela ne m'a pas empêché d'en savourer la poésie à chaque page. L'écriture est à la fois simple et élégante. Il nous donne une impression de pudeur en même temps qu'il nous bouscule... comme l'est Elio, le personnage de 17 ans. Dans le roman, la différence d'âge (qui m'a quelque peu mise mal à l'aise au début dans le film entre Thimotée Chalamet et Armie Hammer) ne se ressent pas autant. Les sens sont en éveil dans cette Italie rêvée du début des années 80 et on n'est focalisé -tout comme Elio qui connait son premier amour - que sur cet amour sensuel naissant. L'auteur ne nous replace pas durement dans un contexte de début de l'épidémie de SIDA ce qui nous conforte dans cette douceur / violence sentimentale mais éloignée des préoccupations extérieures. Mais ce que j'ai adoré dans ce roman c'est - étonnamment - la partie non exploitée par le film: l'après. Alors que je me disais que c'était une bien jolie histoire d'amour, j'ai été cueillie par l’émotion qui ressort de sa suite. Je ne veux pas gâcher le plaisir du lecteur (j'en ai déjà trop dit!) mais Andre Aciman sait faire vibrer la corde que vous sentiez apaisée. J'ai versé ma larme, j'avoue. Et la tirade du père à son jeune fils (que vous trouvez également dans le film et qui l'a incroyablement magnifié) sur l'amour, le regard des autres, la douleur, le chérissement de cette douleur pour ressentir quelque chose et se sentir vivant, le vieillissement du corps... l'urgence de profiter!) est à faire lire à tous les parents à qui il manque les mots pour parler à leur adolescent - garçon comme fille. A lire en anglais bien sûr si vous avez la chance de maîtriser cette langue mais même sans être bilingue (juste "je me débrouille"), l'effort vaut le coup.
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