Find Me
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- Author：André Aciman
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Summary
In this spellbinding exploration of the varieties of love， the author of the worldwide bestseller Call Me by Your Name revisits its complex and beguiling characters decades after their first meeting。
In Find Me， Aciman shows us Elio’s father， Samuel， on a trip from Florence to Rome to visit Elio， who has become a gifted classical pianist。 A chance encounter on the train with a beautiful young woman upends Sami’s plans and changes his life forever。
Elio soon moves to Paris， where he， too， has a consequential affair， while Oliver， now a New England college professor with a family， suddenly finds himself contemplating a return trip across the Atlantic。
Aciman is a master of sensibility， of the intimate details and the emotional nuances that are the substance of passion。 Find Me brings us back inside the magic circle of one of our greatest contemporary romances to ask if， in fact， true love ever dies。
In Find Me， Aciman shows us Elio’s father， Samuel， on a trip from Florence to Rome to visit Elio， who has become a gifted classical pianist。 A chance encounter on the train with a beautiful young woman upends Sami’s plans and changes his life forever。
Elio soon moves to Paris， where he， too， has a consequential affair， while Oliver， now a New England college professor with a family， suddenly finds himself contemplating a return trip across the Atlantic。
Aciman is a master of sensibility， of the intimate details and the emotional nuances that are the substance of passion。 Find Me brings us back inside the magic circle of one of our greatest contemporary romances to ask if， in fact， true love ever dies。
Reviews
Eleonora Aldea
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me gustó pero siento que no le pisa ni los talones a Llámame por tu nombre， en muchas partes me aburrí。
Andrieli Vagtinski
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O jeito com que o autor escreve me fez entrar no livro e fazer parte das histórias， que tratam sobre vários "tabus"。 Contudo， ele poderia ter aprofundado mais todas as histórias， já que em várias partes ocorre um "salto temporal"。 O jeito com que o autor escreve me fez entrar no livro e fazer parte das histórias， que tratam sobre vários "tabus"。 Contudo， ele poderia ter aprofundado mais todas as histórias， já que em várias partes ocorre um "salto temporal"。 。。。more
Paul Picillo
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Three characters dominate the story。。。。。。。first we have Samuel。。。。。。。he is on a train trip to Rome to visit his son Elio a gifted pianist。。。。。A chance encounter on the train changes his life forever。。。。。Elio moves t0 Paris later and has a consequential affair with a much older man。。。。。Oliver his old lover who he has been apart from for the last 20 years， is teaching in NY。。。。but finds himself contemplating a return trip to Paris to resume his relationship with Elio。。。。。
Laura Pérez
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This book is unbearable to read。 Boring， makes no sense and sometimes it can even get disturbing。 The only part in which you get a biiiiiiiiiit into the story is when it ends， and it’s only because it matches the previous book’s vibe。 I wouldn’t call it a second part for CMBYN， I’d just simply say Aciman wanted to bring the story back to life to write some pages， but there was nothin left to add to the story， so the result is a tacky， extremely intricate and unrealistic story。 Also， what is goin This book is unbearable to read。 Boring， makes no sense and sometimes it can even get disturbing。 The only part in which you get a biiiiiiiiiit into the story is when it ends， and it’s only because it matches the previous book’s vibe。 I wouldn’t call it a second part for CMBYN， I’d just simply say Aciman wanted to bring the story back to life to write some pages， but there was nothin left to add to the story， so the result is a tacky， extremely intricate and unrealistic story。 Also， what is going on with the characters？ All of them are pretentious af， not to mention how they can’t keep it in their pants even for a second。 。。。more
Dayna Kon
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Un 3。5 más bien。 Mi queja sobre este libro es la advertencia que debería tener toda persona a consideración antes de leerlo: si leíste "Llámame por tu nombre" y vienes buscando una gran continuación al ya legendario romance entre Elio y Oliver， ahórrate la decepción。"Encuéntrame" es un libro que se divide en cuatro partes: la primera sucede poco más de diez años después del primer libro y tenemos por narrador al padre de Elio， sobre cómo conoce a una mujer mucho más joven que él en un tren; la s Un 3。5 más bien。 Mi queja sobre este libro es la advertencia que debería tener toda persona a consideración antes de leerlo: si leíste "Llámame por tu nombre" y vienes buscando una gran continuación al ya legendario romance entre Elio y Oliver， ahórrate la decepción。"Encuéntrame" es un libro que se divide en cuatro partes: la primera sucede poco más de diez años después del primer libro y tenemos por narrador al padre de Elio， sobre cómo conoce a una mujer mucho más joven que él en un tren; la segunda parte sucede casi quince años después del primer libro， ahí Elio es el protagonista y nos comparte su historia al conocer a un hombre maravilloso llamado Michael; la tercera parte （muy breve） sucede casi veinte años después del primer libro， siendo Oliver nuestro narrador， de su mano conocemos un poco de su vida actual y los pensamientos hacia su pasado y futuro; finalmente， la cuarta parte （de apenas algunas páginas） sucede casi inmediatamente después de la tercera， vuelve a ser narrada por Elio y es donde finalmente podemos dar un vistazo muy diminuto al reencuentro que tanto estuvimos esperando。De modo que， debido más que nada a la expectativa que la contraportada de "Encuéntrame" nos ofrece， es natural que el resultado nos sea decepcionante。 En mi opinión， la primera parte no es relevante， no me aporta en lo más mínimo ni me resulta interesante; a diferencia de la segunda y la tercera。 Sí hay muchas alusiones al primer libro， de cómo aquel romance de verano en Italia ha marcado la vida de Oliver y Elio durante veinte años。 Es algo muy presente， algo con lo que ambos crecieron a lo largo de la vida pero no es la trama principal de las pequeñas historias。 La prosa es igual de preciosa， filosófica y fluida， a la que André Aciman nos tiene acostumbrados， siendo muy apreciable pese a que la historia （por largo tiempo） no parece llevarnos a ninguna parte。 Tengo que admitir que hubo momentos que me impresionaron y reflexiones muy pesimistas de la vida con las que me identifiqué。 No obstante， hay un punto muy específico donde el título cobra sentido， donde los resultados de las diferentes historias se conectan， donde se nos responden preguntas por largo tiempo hechas， donde podemos recordar aquella frase popular: "todos los caminos conducen a Roma"。 Este libro puede leerse perfectamente sin haber leído "Llámame por tu nombre" pero， créanme， la experiencia no sería la misma。 。。。more
Andrea Wallick
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There are many criticisms of this sequel， and yeah the plot is problematic at times。 The thing about this universe is that everything is very clear-cut and exactly as the author intended。 If we don’t like the arc of a certain character， we realize the humanity behind that。 Some characters may not get the fairytale ending， but that just makes it more believable。The structure was a bit confusing at times， but that also adds to the experience of reading books from this universe。 You’re never suppos There are many criticisms of this sequel， and yeah the plot is problematic at times。 The thing about this universe is that everything is very clear-cut and exactly as the author intended。 If we don’t like the arc of a certain character， we realize the humanity behind that。 Some characters may not get the fairytale ending， but that just makes it more believable。The structure was a bit confusing at times， but that also adds to the experience of reading books from this universe。 You’re never supposed to fully know what’s going on。 The artistic quality of the writing is something that never fails to make me cry。 Even if happy things are happening， the writing is so moving。 The quality of tone， of reflection， and of awareness is something I have not experienced in any other book， and it shines through in Find Me as well as Call Me By Your Name， though the sequel is a bit worse than the original。If you’re looking for an artistic masterpiece， sure， it’s not perfect， but it is an ending - a continuation of where we left off。 We are finally allowed relief and canonically true plot points as to what happens for our main characters （and side characters as well！）。For me， Aciman’s writing isn’t fully about the characters。 Rather， it is about the experience。 With that said， this book deserves 5 stars。 Finally an author finishes up a story and finishes it up well。 。。。more
Marina
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The fact that the writer has a tremendous appreciation for the Greek culture is very evident throughout the book and especially in the final chapter。 Because of my Greek heritage ， this was my favourite characteristic of the book。
Zac Chavez-kelleher
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Maybe if I find myself in a midlife crisis I will find this more interesting， but I had to DNF this book before I could even make it halfway。 Found the “relationship between the two characters to be excruciatingly annoying， and that the author was stretching to make them seem like they had great depth， when I found them entirely in relatable。 Big disappointment， will not finish。
Samanta
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Šis nav "Call me by your name" turpinājums。 Jā， mēs varoņus no iepriekšējās grānatas satiekam， bet tik beigās， dažās lapās。 Bet šis ir tāds lēns tējas romāns， ko lasīt， kad karsē vasara un tu zālītē guli un izbaudi vārdus un domas。 Šis nav "Call me by your name" turpinājums。 Jā， mēs varoņus no iepriekšējās grānatas satiekam， bet tik beigās， dažās lapās。 Bet šis ir tāds lēns tējas romāns， ko lasīt， kad karsē vasara un tu zālītē guli un izbaudi vārdus un domas。 。。。more
Hoja Azulada
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Le hubiese puesto 5 estrellas de no ser por el epilogo que me pareció algo flojo （Elio y Oliver juntos） a pesar de ser la historia que más me interesaba leer。 Las tres del principio me encantaron， sobre todo la segunda （Elio y Mishel）。 Si olvido ese "epilogo" le pondría la mejor calificación。 Le hubiese puesto 5 estrellas de no ser por el epilogo que me pareció algo flojo （Elio y Oliver juntos） a pesar de ser la historia que más me interesaba leer。 Las tres del principio me encantaron， sobre todo la segunda （Elio y Mishel）。 Si olvido ese "epilogo" le pondría la mejor calificación。 。。。more
Lena Phealan
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Very good book with an excellent story and drive that makes you want to keep reading over and over again。
Steve
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What a disappointment。 Since Call me by your name，We were hoping for so much and this is what we got。 I can actually say I finished it， because I was bored to tears when I got to page 130 and said this is that I’m giving up。 Don’t waste your time on this book。 I’m so glad I borrowed it from a library and didn’t have to pay for it！
Lauren Barber
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Incredible。 The intimacy of the writing made me gooey and fall in love with each character。 So Beautiful。
jaycee
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i cant decide between 3 or 4 stars。。 BUT aciman’s writing is truly astonishing！ this book spoke beautifully to the passage of time and love， and was extremely impactful， personally。
Hannah
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It pains me to say that this book was much less than spectacular， considering how much I loved Call Me By Your Name。 I was so excited to learn of the sequel， despite being thinking that CMBYN really didn't need one。I've rated this book as highly as I have because Aciman does a beautiful job of conveying life's most meaningful messages: time is fleeting， love openly and deeply， do your best to have no regrets， etc。 Everything else fell a little short。Someone else who reviewed this book described It pains me to say that this book was much less than spectacular， considering how much I loved Call Me By Your Name。 I was so excited to learn of the sequel， despite being thinking that CMBYN really didn't need one。I've rated this book as highly as I have because Aciman does a beautiful job of conveying life's most meaningful messages: time is fleeting， love openly and deeply， do your best to have no regrets， etc。 Everything else fell a little short。Someone else who reviewed this book described it as a mash-up of fanfiction pieces and that is exactly what it felt like。 I wasn't really enamored by any of them， besides the Oliver-centric section， Capriccio。The last section， Da Capo， should have been way more interesting than it actually was。 It fell so flat for me and gave me too much plot resolution， if that is a thing。Call Me By Your Name should have been a standalone。 Not every love story needs to come full circle。 。。。more
Raúl Vejar
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"Llámame por tu nombre" narraba la historia de un primer amor， del descubrimiento sexual y afectivo y el crecimiento psicológico de Elio。 Su secuela， "Encuéntrame"， es un libro muy diferente。 La novela profundiza en temas como el inevitable y cruel paso del tiempo， la vejez， el amor a una edad tardía， y sobre el arrepentimiento y esas ganas de encontrar la pieza faltante de tu vida。 Esa culpa de no haber tomado decisiones correctas en la juventud， culpa que persigue a todos los personajes de est "Llámame por tu nombre" narraba la historia de un primer amor， del descubrimiento sexual y afectivo y el crecimiento psicológico de Elio。 Su secuela， "Encuéntrame"， es un libro muy diferente。 La novela profundiza en temas como el inevitable y cruel paso del tiempo， la vejez， el amor a una edad tardía， y sobre el arrepentimiento y esas ganas de encontrar la pieza faltante de tu vida。 Esa culpa de no haber tomado decisiones correctas en la juventud， culpa que persigue a todos los personajes de esta nueva etapa， actúa como motor que impulsa la historia。 Muchos se decepcionarán porque seguro esperan otra romántica historia entre Elio y Oliver， pero， aunque sí tenemos algo de eso， este libro se centra más en conversaciones entre seres queridos y monólogos internos sobre el deseo de ser feliz。 La novela no deja de ser bastante sensual， incluso más que su predecesora， y muestra personajes más adultos。 Tiene un inicio lento， un desarrollo interesante， y un final demasiado abrupto para mi gusto。 Algunos diálogos， sobre todo en la primera parte， me costó creérmelos。 Además， algunas escenas o momentos， para mí como lector， carecían de lógica en cuanto a tiempo y espacio。 Pero aprecio que no fuese la novela que esperaba， y encontré fragmentos de la narrativa de Aciman que me permitieron reflexionar sobre los temas que plantea como narrador， en su filosófica manera de escribir la vida de sus personajes。 。。。more
Henk
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Like Frozen for adults: Saccharin romance， glossed with some quasi intellectual reflections on existential loneliness， with dreams of meeting someone who truly understands and gets you woven into a rather drab storyEverything in my life was merely prologue until now， merely delay， merely pastime， merely waste of time until I came to know you。Some comments on premise and dialogueI have a lot of thoughts about this one， a loose continuation of one of my all time favorites Call Me By Your Name， mai Like Frozen for adults: Saccharin romance， glossed with some quasi intellectual reflections on existential loneliness， with dreams of meeting someone who truly understands and gets you woven into a rather drab storyEverything in my life was merely prologue until now， merely delay， merely pastime， merely waste of time until I came to know you。Some comments on premise and dialogueI have a lot of thoughts about this one， a loose continuation of one of my all time favorites Call Me By Your Name， mainly focussed on two feelings:1） Can people be truly the same as in some lost （personal） age？ I think this is almost as a dangerous delusion as nationalistic golden age reverence。2） One’s happiness does not in my view purely comes from one singular person， nor is it healthy to project or expect something like that from another human。Find Me in its self is rather depressing， with a lot of people who feel scarred by life and think they can never find true love。 This rather sad feeling is compounded by very constructed dialogues （but maybe I am just a bit jaded）; there is just so much dialogue， and it is really hard not to make characters too savvy or speech like in my opinion。 It doesn’t feel natural。I mean who says something like this to someone on a second date？:Perhaps， says the genius， music doesn't change us that much， nor does great art change us。 Instead， it reminds us of who， despite all our claims or denials， we've always known we were and are destined to remain。 It reminds us of the mileposts we've buried and hidden and then lost， of the people and things that mattered despite our lies， despite the years。 Music is no more than the sound of our regrets put to a cadence that stirs the illusion of pleasure and hope。 It's the surest reminder that we're here for a very short while and that we've neglected or cheated or， worse yet， failed to live our lives。 Music is the unlived life。 You've lived the wrong life， my friend， and almost defaced the one you were given to live。Or maybe less sweeping but equally grand:Maybe what you need is less pride and more courage。 Pride is the nickname we give fear。This just reminds me of the bombastic things I used to think as a teenager in the dead of night chatting with friends， not something to say to a near stranger on the train。Story and main themesSome people may be brokenhearted not because they’ve been hurt but because they’ve never found someone who mattered enough to hurt them。The first chapter， about Elio's divorced father， is like an aging man’s sexual fantasy。 Some of the strangeness of the sudden attraction between Miranda and Samuel is reflected upon but relegated to serendipity。The Samuel in this book is so different too the version I remember from Call Me By Your NameThe focus on age differences in relations， and on people disengaging themselves to just not be disappointed by others， continues with Elio and his older lover who he meets in a church。Love tinted with regrets and overthinking/too much reflecting about ageing fill the rest of the book， with Olivers section a sad depth in how one apparently feels as a bisexual （lusting for everyone during a party）。 Why are people in Aciman's view so introspective and highbrow， but still do not feel like real characters at all？ And why do they not accept one can not have everything， but such also be content with the person right in front of them？People are not just a means to satisfaction and idealization of missed opportunities is rather dangerous would be my takeaway from all this， even if there is a sweet if far to brief final chapter。 One thing I must give André Aciman， he does sensual writing well， you do start to long for love （or sex， or going to a restaurant in this lockdown） while reading。 And the awkwardness of getting to know a new person is well captured。Still there are baffling choices， like half a music theory college in chapter 2 and chapter 3 being very confusing in my view， who is Paul， Erica， the wife and friend of them？ And how should I care for these people just dropped into the book？Regret and music permeate the book， as does the fear of being untrue to oneself， being dead inside while living and a seemingly endless existential struggle with dissatisfaction。Entering new paths is hard but one can return to a golden age of one's youth or an idealised version of what one imagined this should have been， if one is just able to burn some bridges along the way。 I feel this is a callous message from Aciman， and this book did not convince me， despite some pretty quotes。 1，5 stars rounded up。Quotes:It’s just that the magic of someone new never lasts long enough。 We only want those we can’t have。 It’s those we lost or who never knew we existed who leave their mark。 The others barely echo。。。time is always the price we pay for the unlived life。Each of us is like a moon that shows only a few facets to earth， but never its full sphere。 Most of us never meet those who'll understand our full rounded self。 I show people only that sliver of me I think they'll grasp。Is it that you don’t like people， or that you just grow tired of them and can’t for the life of you remember why you ever found them interesting？ 。。。more
Dewey Green
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I didn’t hate the book but in retrospect I wish I would have just let the story stay where it ends at the end of the first book。
Bryan Drisdelle
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SOOOOOOO disappointing :（
Jana
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Velmi zlé， predvídatelné klišé， ktoré som dokonca ani nebola schopná dočítat。。。
Bianca Stan
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I liked the first 2 chapters， but in the end， I was a little bit confused and not so interested for the follow-up （hence the 4 stars）When I started reading， I thought I wouldn't be too interested in his father's story， but I was quite intrigued。 The writing style was as beautiful as in the first book and many passages stood out for me。 I liked the first 2 chapters， but in the end， I was a little bit confused and not so interested for the follow-up （hence the 4 stars）When I started reading， I thought I wouldn't be too interested in his father's story， but I was quite intrigued。 The writing style was as beautiful as in the first book and many passages stood out for me。 。。。more
El Cuaderno de Chris
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Encuéntrame es la esperada continuación de “Llámame por tu nombre” escrita por André Aciman。 Me aterraba acércame a este libro porque para mí todo quedaba cerrado en el final del anterior。 ¿De qué iba a tratar este libro？ ¿Cómo retomar la historia de Elio y Oliver sin que se sintiera forzado todo？ Debo admitir que este libro es fácil de leer， obsesiona al lector y en menos de nada se termina， sin embargo， tengo la sensación de que es un libro que olvidaré。 El libro está dividido en cuatro partes Encuéntrame es la esperada continuación de “Llámame por tu nombre” escrita por André Aciman。 Me aterraba acércame a este libro porque para mí todo quedaba cerrado en el final del anterior。 ¿De qué iba a tratar este libro？ ¿Cómo retomar la historia de Elio y Oliver sin que se sintiera forzado todo？ Debo admitir que este libro es fácil de leer， obsesiona al lector y en menos de nada se termina， sin embargo， tengo la sensación de que es un libro que olvidaré。 El libro está dividido en cuatro partes。 La primera parte narra el encuentro de Sami， padre de Elio， y Miranda en un tren。 Si bien siento que todo lo que narra es extraño， apresurado y un tanto inverosímil， de hecho esa conexión repentina entre estos dos personajes no me agradaba del todo， el lenguaje es precioso， las descripciones de los lugares me parecieron de una belleza exuberante y me sentía en los escenarios descritos。 Para este momento me queda claro que el autor tiene una fijación con las relaciones entre personajes que tienen edades muy diferentes， lo cual， no es algo necesariamente malo y por el contrario creo que es interesante visibilizarlas。 La mitad del libro se centra en estos dos personajes en lo que es un encuentro que dura varios días y que tiene tal intensidad que se proponen hacerse tatuajes y formar una vida de la nada。 La segunda parte narra otro encuentro casual y furtivo entre Elio y Michel， un abogado que le dobla la edad a Elio。 En este punto nos enteramos sobre la vida de Elio pero no sabemos a profundidad lo que ha ocurrido。 Me pasó que en ningún momento me sentía leyendo a personajes adultos sino a unos personajes sin edad。 No entendí muy bien la razón de esta historia y al terminar el libro tengo la sensación de que se puede prescindir de lo narrado。 En la tercera parte aparece Oliver， debo admitir que me gustó lo descrito en esta parte pero sigo sintiendo que estas tres partes parecen inconexas y aunque algo se menciona de las anteriores， bien se podría resumir en una aclaración corta。 Oliver no parece haber cambiado demasiado del libro anterior， no sentí un cambio en su voz o en sus pensamientos。 De hecho， me pareció triste la decisión que toma y el motivo。La última parte， de alrededor de once o doce páginas， narra lo que bien podría ser un epílogo en Llámame por tu nombre。 A lo largo del libro， el autor menciona el paso del tiempo y la muerte。 De hecho， siento que las relaciones familiares parece que se repiten。 Aunque， eso del tiempo no como algo lineal sino visto desde una arista donde lo que fue es en este momento y nos moldea， como si nunca se cerrara ciclos y estuviésemos en la búsqueda de algo más。 También siento que se menciona la relación de padres e hijos de manera reiterada a lo largo de las cuatro partes。 Un libro entretenido pero que olvidaré。 。。。more
Elena Molchanova
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Aciman writes the human heart so beautifully， it really isn't so important what the book is about。 Sweet like a sangria by the poolside。 Aciman writes the human heart so beautifully， it really isn't so important what the book is about。 Sweet like a sangria by the poolside。 。。。more
Jess
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Siempre voy a seguir prefiriendo Call Me By Your Name porque es el inicio de está historia， y aunque me parte el corazón la amo 🥺。En cuanto a Find Me， no es un mal libro， pero es un poco confuso ¿？ Si eres nuevo creo que es mejor que busques alguna reseña para que te pueda ayudar a entender。Hace cambios de narrador terminando cada capítulo， y nisiquiera te avisa pero lo vas descubriendo conforme avanzas la lectura。 Esto puede ser un problema porque puedes llegar a revolverte， pero mientras eso n Siempre voy a seguir prefiriendo Call Me By Your Name porque es el inicio de está historia， y aunque me parte el corazón la amo 🥺。En cuanto a Find Me， no es un mal libro， pero es un poco confuso ¿？ Si eres nuevo creo que es mejor que busques alguna reseña para que te pueda ayudar a entender。Hace cambios de narrador terminando cada capítulo， y nisiquiera te avisa pero lo vas descubriendo conforme avanzas la lectura。 Esto puede ser un problema porque puedes llegar a revolverte， pero mientras eso no suceda todo está bien。¡En si！ La novela no es mala， pero ¡A mí parecer！ （Porfa no tiren Hate） está novela solo está hecha para darle una conclusión a la historia de Elio y Oliver。 Sami es un buen personaje， aunque la verdad en lo personal no me interesaba saber más de el 🙃 pero entiendo que hay personas que aman al personaje， y eso es muy comprensible ❤️。 。。。more
Leylaboyar
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It was difficult for me to figure out my feelings about this book， but the ending bumped it up to three stars （even if I'm not sure that's the rating it deserves）。Most of it was frustrating。 The prose was beautiful at times， but largely self-indulgent and convoluted。 It was a large cry from Call Me by Your Name， a novel I thought successfully toed the line between love and disgust， the acceptable and the unacceptable。 The repetitive age-gaps （more like chasms） in the relationships within this bo It was difficult for me to figure out my feelings about this book， but the ending bumped it up to three stars （even if I'm not sure that's the rating it deserves）。Most of it was frustrating。 The prose was beautiful at times， but largely self-indulgent and convoluted。 It was a large cry from Call Me by Your Name， a novel I thought successfully toed the line between love and disgust， the acceptable and the unacceptable。 The repetitive age-gaps （more like chasms） in the relationships within this book were too much for me to reconcile， so I really disliked the first two parts of this book （which unfortunately made up the bulk of the story）。 Aciman's talent didn't shine through until we got to Oliver's POV， namely in his thoughts about Elio。 In this way， this book proved to me that there was an innate magic between Elio and Oliver's relationship in Call Me by Your Name， something which Aciman himself is unable to recreate within other character dynamics。 I truly didn't feel any sort of connection to the characters until we refocused on that relationship; in fact， this story made me actively dislike Elio's father， someone whom I loved in Call Me by Your Name。 Overall， I think this book was a nice nod to Aciman's previous work if you can stick through until the end， but on the whole it was disappointing and actually undermined some of the characterization previously established。 。。。more
Andrea Pittaluga
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HOW TO UNREAD？？？？ 🤯🤯
Jenna Tanner
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3。5 ⭐
Adriane
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ‘Call me by your name，’ is till this day a scar left in all my reading experiences。 Despite the quite poor ways of this sequel。The first chapter didn’t spike my interest in the slightest。 It was about Elio’s father， Mr。 Pee， as Oliver liked to call him， though my love for his character in the first book， that didn’t mean I was interested in his love life。It would have been fine if Aciman wrote a short-story spinoff for this。 I had read roughly two pages before getting completely frustrated and m ‘Call me by your name，’ is till this day a scar left in all my reading experiences。 Despite the quite poor ways of this sequel。The first chapter didn’t spike my interest in the slightest。 It was about Elio’s father， Mr。 Pee， as Oliver liked to call him， though my love for his character in the first book， that didn’t mean I was interested in his love life。It would have been fine if Aciman wrote a short-story spinoff for this。 I had read roughly two pages before getting completely frustrated and moving on to the next chapter where it starred Elio。 In this we learnt of a man， Michel， who was nearly two decades older than Elio， I hadn’t minded this honestly， I just found it odd how every single relationship in these books had such a significant age cap。 It felt a little unsettling for a minute but I quickly got used to it， especially forgetting at several moments with Michel’s sweet persona。I hate how the author made Elio seem so captivated with Michel， and then at the end of their short romance was left barely brushed upon with a single thought of Oliver。 He made me personally as a reader completely taken by Michel， yet their romance wasn’t even the star of the book。We all know that in the end it was going to be Oliver。 And though I was supporting that， the author refused to show true romance between the two in the book。As Oliver realizes his love for Elio， it creates a little bit of a climax for the book， yet we don’t even get the true arc as we don’t even see him winning back Elio！The next chapter is just them together and the whole plot and reasoning of Oliver’s POV was useless， it was interesting to read at points yet we could have just had the next page of him and Elio together。 TOTAL miss opportunity！ Then the ending is boring， at least for me， it just tells of Elio wishing his father wasn’t dead。 Alright， that only made me think of Michel and Elio， as their bonds were shown of lost fathers。 Maybe if I had read the first chapter it would have made more sense or been more affective， but I simply was not interested。 Finally one thing that really struck me was the writing style， it didn’t feel up to par with Aciman’s ‘call me by your name’， this book felt like it was written as a fan fiction， granted a really good and advanced one yet fan fiction nonetheless。I am being humble for my love of the first book， and some snippets of good writing in this one by giving it even a two star。 I still love Aciman’s writing but this was a let down， I can’t wait for the film because I know it can do better， it must especially with Timothée Chalamet’s input that actor is borderline the best thing I have seen。 His performances are so authentic， and I’m left utterly speechless。 。。。more
Kelly Z
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If you’re expecting a classic sequel， I wouldn’t suggest the read。 But if you’re looking for a deeper exploration of the characters from Call Me By Your Name， then definitely dive into this story。 Aciman’s writing is incomparable。 He writes such beautifully breathtaking lines that make you feel the love between the characters。 I can’t wait to read this one again。
Francesco Di Nardo
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No！[I soldi non sono una giustificazione sufficiente cit]
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Find Me&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Find Me&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0