Call me by your name

For Elio, it's nothing new that his parents take in a student at their summer house. He knows they come and go, another one every year. But with Oliver, everything is different - he is different. He, the American author with his nonchalant demeanor, his charming smile, and his signature "Later!". And before Elio knows what's happening, he's already fallen in love with the man who is seven years older. I thought the film was wonderful, and this year I finally read the book. It is and remains a tragic love story between two men who know from the beginning that this can only be a summer romance. And yet, this brief time together leaves a lasting mark, especially on young Elio. In the end, Oliver may leave the summer house - but he never leaves Elio's heart. Just beautiful. Have tissues ready while reading. You will probably need them, especially towards the end.

I totally fall in love with this book! Even if it´s not that new, there is at last a beautiful hardback edition with nice paper and a pleasant layout. The novel is a perfect choice for chilly beach days and for everyone who wants to read something that is heartwarming, kind and easy to read, but also beautifully written. I´m going to see the movie next! What about you?

A beautiful book about a sudden and powerful love story between 17-year-old Elio and his fathers' house guest Oliver, during a restless summer on the Italian Riviera. Honestly, I cannot tell you how much i loved this. Aciman's writing style is from another dimension, this is one of those books you read for the enjoyment of language. So much in this book is internal and i found myself rereading a lot of the sentences because they simply touched me. Don't get me wrong, the story itself is great and i absolutely love the setting. Sometimes while reading, I imagine myself being there, with Oliver and Elio. Probably eating a peach. Wait what. I am going to shut up now, i won't do this book justice anyway... read it!

This book is delightful and heartbreaking at the same time. A summer in Italy, a meaningful friendship and a lovestory which got under my skin.

he is more myself than i am. having watched the movie a million times already it was finally time for me to pick up the book. I did not regret it as its so much more than the film. The levels of emotional intelligence and affection, but also hatred and longing, are deeper and better depicted between the lines of the novel than on screen. no news there though. movie adaptations can never be as profound as their original source material. luca guadagnino still did an incredibly beautiful job. but andré aciman dives so much deeper and doesnt frame the story around just that one summer. we get flashbacks, time jumps and little glimpses into the future near the end of the book. those moments are honestly crucial to understanding the full weight of the story, which is why i now need to rewatch the film again. elio being seventeen and thinking he knows more than everyone thinks he does because he grew up in this intellectual professor household is somehow so endearing to me. when youre seventeen you truly believe you already understand life while simultaneously only just beginning to experience it. it reminded me so much of the taylor swift and phoebe bridgers lyric: “how can a person know everything at 18 but nothing at 22?” andré aciman writes desire and memory in such an intimate way that sometimes it feels almost invasive to read, like you accidentally stumbled into someones real thoughts. theres something very melancholic about the entire novel. even during the happiest moments you can already feel that everything is temporary. it’s always “later” until oliver says goodbye to elio. and suddenly later becomes too late.