Devastated it's over

One falls in love with every single main character in this book, and just does not want it to finish. It is a gorgeous sequel to a gorgeous first book. The setting, the topics, the tastes, the colours, the conversations, the internal dialogues - everything in this book is simply delicious. André Aciman has a superb way of presenting a story with little objective difficulty or struggle, yet so much frank, vulnerable revelation of the myriad subjective ways in which the characters, and all of us, find ways to create our own struggles in our own minds and souls.

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a disappointing sequel

this is nothing but some instant romances, unnecessary babbles, contradictory facts with the first book. it seems like it's a sequel to the movie, not to the book.

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Beautiful Story

Beautiful story with incredible narration.I genuinely didn't want it to end. As a call me by your name fan I was very hesitant to read/listen to the sequel as I'm so emotionally attached to Elio and Oliver's story and I was afraid that a sequel would ruin it. But I'm glad that Andre Aciman didn't try too hard to please the audience with giving them what they want; a continuation of Elio and Oliver's story, but something different and unexpected, that felt more original and not forced. I highly recommend.

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listened start to finish

pressed play today at 10am, finished at 7pm. emotionally complex and tender. I adored it.

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Not what I was expecting!

This was not the sequel I was expecting after call me by your name. I read different reviews of people saying it was not good. I think they were wrong, I really enjoyed "Find me". If you got to the end of "call me by your name" feeling like you needed more closure, I think this succeeds in giving that.
Maybe it isn't the ending everyone would want, having the characters part for 20 years but I found it realistic and I liked the ending.
I think there was quite a bit left for the reader to imagine for themselves though. I would have liked a little more context on what happened to Sam etc. But overall, I enjoyed it and look forward to the movie adaptation.

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Not bad…

I enjoyed this book immensely when I read it, but despite liking Michael Stulbarg very much as an actor I didn’t much enjoy his reading of this book. He reads quite self-consciously in a hesitant way with quite a lot of “up-speak” (adding a question mark at the end of phrases which aren’t questions). But since I knew I liked the book I could mostly overlook this and enjoy the book. But a far better reader could have been chosen and clearly he was chosen because he was in the film version of Call Me by Your Name, of which Find Me is the sequel. Not bad, but could have been so much better.

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I'm sad I didnt pick it up sooner

The book is extraordinary and brilliant and so beautiful. You can really see how smart the author is, how much attention he paid into everything that he put in this book. What an amazing and heartbreaking experience. The performance was good, although a bit slow, I personally heard it at 1.80-2.0 speed.

Now for some more in depth thoughts (spoilers ahead)

I am so freaking annoyed that it took me too long to read this book because I trusted all the negative reviews.
Damn was I wrong.
People who dislike this book have no valid reasons. Hoenstly.
You need to understand literature and plot and symbolism in order to appreciate this book. It asks of you to be smart.
I appreciate books that do that, books that dont talk down to you or make you feel silly.

This book is beautifully written and it flows so effortlessly and naturally.
It follows 3 narrators, Samuel, Elio and Oliver.

Samuel was a story about second chances in life. It served the purpose it set to and it had some amazing dialogues and themes. It really challenges the reader to think without prejudice.

Then we follow Elio in his adulthood when he always has to deal with the loss of Oliver and how that has shaped literally his entire life. It felt great seeing how Elio found someone who truly cared for him to numb his pain and if he had given him more time I feel like they could have been happy together if things with Oliver never worked out.

Then there is one small chapter from Oliver's point of view where for the first time we see how he felt about the whole situation. He was never as calculating as he presented himself to be, we see him vulnerable and full of regret. We see him miss Elio painfully much and we finally can forgive him for breaking his heart.

Then we have 10 wonderful pages that tell us about their lives once they get back together. People complain that 10 pages aren't enough. They fail to understand that it is 100% on purpose. The entire book keeps repeating about time being lost and about the years and years they had to be apart. The reader through this book gets to experience the pain they did, breafly, since by the end of the book they get together. But these two people had to experience 20 years apart. 20 years. 20 years.

That's why it's so brilliant. It makes you fully understand what those years felt like.


What a brilliant author. What an incredible sequel.

You cannot compare it with the first book, they are too different. The first book is a summer read about first loves. This is a winter read about soulmates and destiny and true love and pain and loneliness.

How truly wonderful. I've never read anything like it.

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Beautiful book

Captures the heart of the listener. I hope they make a film out of it someday.

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I just loved it!

Before buying the audio version, I read the reviews to have a better idea of the performance, which is very important for an audio book. I loved it. The narrator, Michael Stuhlbarg brings the story to life.
The story starts with Elio's dad, finding himself after his marriage had ended. The last 3rd of the book is focused on Elio's important partner before he finds Oliver again (at last).

if you are expecting this sequel to be only about Elio and Oliver, I suggest you to make room for more as this is worth reading/listening.


I can't wait to start "Call ne by your name" and "Find me" again!

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A poignant reflection on the passage of time

I can imagine there will be a lot of people who don’t appreciate ‘Find Me’. Rather than being the direct continuation of Elio and Oliver’s story that some may expect, it picks up on the lives of all the characters - starting with Elio’s father, Samuel. The narrative shifts between Samuel, Elio and Oliver to reflect the many paths our lives can take, and to demonstrate the steady passage of time that continues to pass, with or without our permission. In that way it’s a far more realistic book than one might have expected, but it’s not without hope or impossible romance ... far from it, in fact. Aciman’s prose is beautiful and lyrical - drawing the reader in to the mindset of each character we get to inhabit briefly. As joyful as it is to read, I’d also highly recommend the audio book as narrated by Michael Stuhlbarg, who played Elio’s father in the original film. The gravitas and tenderness he lends to the work is something truly special, and provides a perfect complement (or mirror) to what Andre Aciman himself has done. As I said, this won’t resonate with everyone - because some people just want Elio and Oliver to pick up where they left off - but for those who appreciate the romance of life, it’s a wonderful journey to undertake.

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