Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name #1) by André Aciman - Restarting July 18th 2020

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting July 18th 2020. Happy Reading ☺

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[Josephine]

Starting this today! Was encouraged to buy it after Noelle Gallagher’s constant obsession with this book 😂

[Atshiga]

I have to say, I was a bit sceptical before I started reading it because of the age gap, and certain allegations, but without thinking about the author himself, I think this is an incredible book. Words are usually the 'middle man' between emotions but Aciman conveys beautifully what it's like to develop a crush, let alone meet a soulmate.

[Josephine]

Ash wrote: "I have to say, I was a bit sceptical before I started reading it because of the age gap, and certain allegations, but without thinking about the author himself, I think this is an incredible book. ..."

Have you finished it?

[Atshiga]

Yes. Have you?

[Josephine]

Not yet! Read loads on Monday, but today and yesterday I’ve read almost nothing :(

[Atshiga]

Ahh okay well tell me once you have and then we can discuss!

What do you think so far?

[Josephine]

I like it! It feels like a memoir which is a really interesting concept. I do think the age gap in realistically unrealistic (lol does that makes sense?) but if you forget about that it’s a good story so far! I’m just over half way through

[Josephine]

Finished!

[Atshiga]

Yay! Before I began to read it, I did think the age gap was odd but as you said, the more I got into it, the lesser importance I gave to that. What are your opinions on the book now then? I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I haven’t seen the movie yet but I need to. i’m not so sure about the ending of it though. The fact that Oliver moved on so easily was just wrong.

[Josephine]

I think the age gap could have been decreased by Aciman without lessening the message he was making. I think it was unnecessary and unrealistic. Yes I also didn’t like the ending, part 4 for me was very slow! I don’t think Oliver moved on particularly fast, I just think he had a family! To look after, so he had other people to love, whereas Elio was all in his feelings. You also have to remember the age difference when it happened originally. It is very likely that Oliver had an experience like it before, whereas it was obviously Elio’s first.