Call Me by Your Name

Mmmmm. I now get why a lot of readers take issue with this book. To me, the whole first-person, fever dream narration was just too much at times, and the MC's unhealthy obsession with Oliver was borderline all sorts of wrong. I draw the line at the MC wanting his love interest to die so that he doesn't have to deal with the emotions he's feeling, or even imagining his own death as being a possible solution to his teenage angst.

No, this line of thinking isn't cute, quirky, nor romantic. That's just plain wrong. Also, the stalking: this isn't cute, quirky, nor romantic either. That's one step away from assault, which the MC actually plans out in great detail (creeping into Oliver's room at night to force him to sleep with him??).

Overall, I'm glad I read it just so that people can stop annoying me and telling me I “have to read it,” but I'm equally unhappy I read it because I'll never get those hours back.