Sep 25, 2019VaughanPLDavidB rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
DNF. About nine years ago, I read what I thought was the worst book I had ever laid eyes on: The Sentimentalists by Johanna Skibsrud. Well move over Johanna, you've just been replaced. I forced myself to finish Part 1 of Call My By Your Name, and I have to say that it was 63 pages of the most annoying drivel I have ever read. As I read this dreary narration of a love-struck teenager, I found myself repeatedly saying out loud, "You're pathetic." I couldn't persuade myself to read one more word from this character. What I really wanted to do was jump into the book and give him a couple of good hard slaps and tell him to pull himself together and find some self-respect. I would say that my taste in novels doesn't run outside the mainstream, but I honestly can't imagine how this book could be so well-reviewed.
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Call Me by Your Name