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Loading... Find Me: A Novel (original 2019; edition 2019)by Andre Aciman (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Aciman's age gap fetish is starting to get a little weird. ( ) No one can describe the intimacy of sex better than Andre Aciman. This sequel to Call Me By Your Name is lushly written. He reinvents love. I admit that the fragmented style prevents an emotional response. The novel needs to be read carefully because of the confusing structure that jumps between time frames and characters abruptly. This isn’t a typical sequel because Oliver and Elio don’t appear till the very short end portion of the book. But enjoying Aciman’s language is thrilling. The melancholy Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman has spoken more powerfully to modern readers about the essence of love than any book in recent memory. It was praised for being "a love letter, an invocation...an exceptionally beautiful book" (Stacey D'Erasmo, The New York Times Book Review) when it was first released in 2007. A popular, Academy Award-winning movie based on the best-selling book has about three quarters of a million copies in circulation. In this continuation of the story Aciman depicts Elio's father, Samuel, traveling from Florence to Rome to see his son who has become a talented classical pianist. Sami's plans are upset and his life is changed forever when he encounters a stunning young woman by chance on the train. Elio soon relocates to Paris, where he also has become involved in a significant relationship, while Oliver, who is now a professor at a college in New England with a family, finds himself suddenly considering a return trip across the Atlantic. Aciman is a master of sensibility, the personal details, and the subtle emotional undertones that make up passion. The question of whether true love actually ever dies is raised by Find Me, which takes us back to the magical realm of one of our greatest modern romances. However, I found the journey to be somewhat muddled and not up to the high quality and intensity of the previous novel where Elio and Oliver first encountered each other. An okay sequel to Aciman's beloved Call Me By Your Name. His prose remains enchanting and the locations used are breathtaking. I enjoyed diving back into the lives of Sami, Elio, and Oliver again. Unfortunately, I didn't feel the magic in this segment of their lives like I did in that summer of the mid 80's. Sure, a few tears were shed at the nostalgia, but the overall tone was meh. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it. Just indifferent with the conclusion after 20 years from that sensual Italian summer love. no reviews | add a review
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HTML: "[Narrator Michael Stuhlbarg's] elegant performance and Aciman's sensitive writing keep things touching without ever being sentimental. Wonderful listening." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner No library descriptions found. |
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