Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman

Phenomenal prose.....highly recommended...

I absolutely love this book! In fact, I read it in just two sittings and simply could not put it down. Andre Aciman's writing is so unlike anything I've read - beautiful, touching, wrought with the gamut of human emotion, intensely powerful yet subtle....overall just superb.

This novel, and the raw emotion Elio expresses about Oliver is so relatable, so brutally true and honest, that I can't imagine any reader not being able to relate on some level. That throughout so much of the novel, he doesn't know if his feelings are mutual adds so much to the overall experience of the book and its relatability. What a tremendous accomplishment - a rare gem of a novel.

I cant offer up enough praise for this book and how masterfully it is written. I highly recommend it to all readers and look forward to reading more of Aciman's works.

A Northern Light by Jennifer Connelly

Ok, but I prefer the "Roses".....

I discovered Jennifer Connelly's incredible writing talent with "The Tea Rose" and "The Winter Rose;" both novels have become favorites of mine which I always recommend to friends/family. When I saw this book, I had to get it, without reading what it was about, nor realizing it was written for a younger audience. Therefore, I was unprepared for the writing style which was so different from the "Rose" books, and did find it more gearer to a younger audience than my other two favorites of hers. I'm not saying it wasn't meant for adults as well, just that it didn't compare on a literary level to the two "Rose" novels. That being said, the book was indeed interesting and I recommend it, with the caveat not to compare it to the "Rose" novels.