By Andre Aciman Call Me by Your Name [Paperback] Paperback – 16 May 2008

O my I loved the film but the book is so much more , I was so moved by the last 40 pages x I sobbed , just so beautifull xxx a masterpiece of a book x

it’s gorgeous, but if you dont like smut then its not for you

One of the best books I have ever read and likely one of the very few I will re-read.

I wanted to find myself lost in the lazy hazy summer skies of the Italian coastline in this story of sexual discovery and lustful yearning between Elio and visiting American student Oliver as it held the promise of being a beautiful coming of age story, however after a few chapters the author’s need to over describe, poeticise and draw out ever single scene rather than selected scenes for more impact, soon became tiresome, laborious and repetitive, doing nothing to carry the story forward, instead we find ourselves wading through and drowning in an ever deepening sea of synonyms as the author goes rambling off on yet another tangent. Rather than enveloping me into the story this had the opposite effect of making me lose interest and put the book down.I did however stick the book out and about half way through the pace did pick up just enough to carry me through to the end.Certain aspects I found quite jarring, our main character Elio is supposedly infatuated and all consumed with Oliver yet at the drop of the hat seems to be off having sex with a girlfriend, also after all the poetic prose the author’s bizarre habit of describing place names with a sing letter such as ‘B’ Clashes with the otherwise overly descriptive style.Although the premise was good and enjoyable when it finally did get going, I felt the book overly long and, disappointingly, a chore to finish. It felt like a short story that had been dragged out to be twice as long as it should. Sad to say I certainly won’t be rushing to buy the sequel.

Delivered faster than suggested on here, however I chose this version of the book as it had the original cover and not the movie poster. When it arrived, the book had the movie poster cover. Otherwise perfect.

Amazing book, I highly recommend. I’d go as far to say it’s a masterpiece of literature. It’s so different yet the exact same as the movie.