Call Me by Your Name vs The distant summer: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Summer, Love, Romance, Fiction

Cover of Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name André Aciman · 2007 ★★★★☆ 4.5 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The distant summer

The distant summer Sarah Patterson · 1976 ★★★★☆ 3.8 169 pages · ≈ 3 h 08 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Call Me by Your Name higher: 4.5 vs 3.8 from 4256 votes.
The distant summer is the easier read (Light), Call Me by Your Name more demanding (Moderate).

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