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A sun-drenched, intoxicating plunge into the agonizing beauty of first love and the haunting power of memory. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Call Me by Your Name.
- sun-drenched
- languid
- yearning
- bittersweet
- 01
Find Me
André Aciman
A lush, melancholic meditation on the passage of time and the enduring echoes of past loves across European landscapes.
- 02
Less
Andrew Sean Greer
A sparkling, globe-trotting comedy of errors about outrunning heartbreak and accidentally stumbling into grace.
- 03
The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst · 2004
A glittering, devastating plunge into the intoxicating excess and quiet tragedies of 1980s London high society.
- 04
The Story of a Marriage
Andrew Sean Greer
A lyrical, quietly devastating exploration of the profound mysteries hidden within a seemingly ordinary marriage.
- 05
Almost like being in love
Steve Kluger
A witty, mixed-media romp through the bittersweet nostalgia of first love and the hilarious, heart-pounding leap of trying to win it back.
- 06
Something Like Summer
Jay Bell
A sweeping, decade-spanning queer romance that captures the messy, beautiful evolution of a bond that refuses to fade.
- 07
Mitko
Garth Greenwell
A hypnotic, exquisitely written descent into the labyrinth of transactional desire and the inescapable ghosts of the past.
- 08
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin · 1993
A devastating, beautifully written confession of doomed love and the tragic cost of denying one's own heart.
- 09
Normal People
Sally Rooney
An achingly intimate portrait of two people who cannot stay away from each other, yet constantly fail to speak their minds.
- 10
I'll Give You the Sun
Jandy Nelson
A vibrant, paint-splattered explosion of grief, first love, and the fierce, fractured bond between twins.
- 11
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong
A devastatingly beautiful, poetic excavation of the tender and violent intersections of love, trauma, and queer identity.
- 12
Ander and Santi Were Here
Jonny Garza Villa
A tender, sun-drenched queer romance that celebrates the vibrant sanctuary of community before confronting the heartbreaking realities of the American immigration system.
