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Are You Sure You Know What Love Is?
I would have made a convincing case for knowing what love feels like (or at least my girlfriend would hope I could), but upon finishing 'Call Me By Your Na... READ MORE
Lush and sexy
This book is a hazy dreamstate of first love. It is passionate, sensual, evocative, exploratory, excited, and descriptive. The experience of reading Call M... READ MORE
A Story of Desire and Obsession
This book was so beautifully written, I could so vividly picture summer in the Italian Riviera. This was so much more than a love story, it went further in... READ MORE
Synopsis
Never before available in hardback, this is a lavish edition of one of the greatest love stories of our time. The perfect gift for anyone captivated by Elio and Oliver.
A sudden and powerful romance blossoms between Elio, an adolescent boy, and Oliver, his parents' guest, over the course of one summer. Each is unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, when, during the hot restless weeks, unrelenting currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion and test the charged ground between them. Recklessly, the two verge toward the one thing both fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- ISBN: 9781838957322
- Number of pages: 256
- Dimensions: 223 x 141 x 25 mm
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allBeautiful, honest, tender and heart-breaking love story
I watched the film first and thought I should read the novel and honestly I am so glad I did. I have never felt so involved with a story and so engaged wit... READ MORE
Beautiful but tragic
Call Me By Your Name is an excellently written novel, with beautiful prose, and a delightful feel to it the whole way through: warm sun, the lazy delights ... READ MORE
Incredible.
This has definitely been one of the best book's I've ever read. I immediately fell in love with it and this feeling was sustained throughout the rest of th... READ MORE
Raw, naked, powerful and emotive
This book speaks of the conflict fealt by every gay man emerging in a hetronormative world. It recalls the longing and desire mixed with shame and loathing... READ MORE
Absolutely breathtaking
Typically, I am not one for romance, but this book was brilliant. A beautifully written book, with memorable characters that are hard not to fall in love w... READ MORE
why am I jelous of his pain.
This book first confused me. As a fifteen year old, the language was hard to understand at first. But as you read on the more understanding the book became... READ MORE
Astonishing
What an amazing, tender and beautiful book this. I would 100% recommended to anyone who was ready to fall deep into this stunning love story.
Beautiful... READ MORE
Wonderful book!
This book is beautiful. Its is written so that you see into Elio and what's going through his brain, to which all of it is realistic for the situations he ... READ MORE
Best book ever!
I love this book! It is my favourite of all my books.
The guy that found the book for me said it was really good and I must say that it was so much better ... READ MORE
Beautifully heart wrenching
I chose to read this book after seeing a trailer for the film. It is utterly stunning, not your typical ‘love story’ but that’s what captures you the most.... READ MORE
Beautiful, poetic, intellectual, tragic, relatable
I’m 16 and I read this almost a year ago. I guess you could argue that I’m too young to understand and relate to the story, but I really connected with thi... READ MORE
Amazing
This is perhaps one of my favourite books of all time. I smiled and fell in love and cried and just couldn't put it down.
Beautifully heartbreaking.
I could not put this book down, even when I was crying at 2am!
A good read!
A good read!
Intensity of the mind
The film and actors seduce the viewer with the 'story' in such a beautiful way, but the book seduces the reader totally with the 'mind' with such incredibl... READ MORE
Full of emotion
An airy and atmospheric novel which perfectly captures the beauty of short-lived romance in the Italian Riviera.
You don’t know love until you read this!!
First of all, Waterstones was very fast to deliver the book with second class shipping and was very communicative. As for the book itself, this book is so ... READ MORE
Beautifully written!
Absolutely beautiful! I loved it, it’s become a favourite. It had me in tears it was just fantastic. So well written and I highly recommend! I’m a 15 year ... READ MORE
Such a lovely book!!
i bought this because i thought the film was amazing!!!! i will note the ending of the book is so much better then the film
A Moving, Lyrical Romance Through Italy
I actually watched the film first and really enjoyed it so I thought I'd read the book to see how it compared.I loved it! It was really well written and I ... READ MORE
Worth the buy
I brought this book back in July of 2021 and since then I've read it about 3 times I'm on my 4th reading it and I love it! It was totally worth the buy!
Amazing story !
I love this book so much ! Aciman's prose is absolutely amazing as well as the beautiful love story between Elio and Oliver. The fact that the book is also... READ MORE
Deep, intense and heartbreaking
This is a very powerful book. The whole story focusses on a young man’s angst as he struggles with falling in love with a man for the first time. It is int... READ MORE
Not for me but I can see why it is so popular - 3.75 stars
I can see that this is well written and beautiful and though provoking but ultimately I didn't enjoy it. I know this has been turned into a film and I thin... READ MORE
Beautiful and wise
The book is such a good read ! Would be really good for on holiday
Life Changing
I read this whilst staying in a villa in Spain. It changed my life in so many ways, I see things differently, I think about things deeper than I previously... READ MORE
Meh
Didn’t love it. Enjoyed the first half of the book. The yearning aspect was engaging. The last 40 pages should have been scraped. Some odd scenes too.
Such a beautiful book
I am in love with the film and was skeptic about reading the book, however, I am so happy I decided to read it. This book is so detailed and written so nic... READ MORE
call me by your name
Wonderful novel, although I liked the ending more.
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