Books like Call Me by Your Name
If you liked Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Because shares tags: literary fiction, romance, coming of age.
Janie Crawford tells Pheoby about Eatonville life with Logan Killicks, Joe Starks called Jody, and Tea Cake.
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Because shares tags: romance, lgbtq, coming of age.
Two Chicago teens with one name collide, with Tiny Cooper's musical stealing every scene.
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Because shares tags: romance, lgbtq, coming of age.
Closeted Simon Spier trades emails with Blue while Martin blackmails him over Abby and the school musical nears.
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Heartstopper: Volume Three
Because shares tags: romance, lgbtq, coming of age.
Nick and Charlie test honesty on a Paris trip while friends face exams, outings, and eating-disorder strain.
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Norwegian Wood
Because shares tags: literary fiction, coming of age, romance.
Toru recalls 1969 Tokyo, torn between fragile Naoko and lively Midori after a friend's suicide.
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The Song of Achilles
Because shares tags: romance, lgbtq, literary fiction.
Song of Achilles retold: Patroclus and Achilles from boys to Troy, love and war in Miller prose.
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White Oleander
Because shares tags: literary fiction, coming of age.
Astrid cycles foster homes after mother Ingrid murders boyfriend.
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Tom Lake
Because shares tags: literary fiction, romance.
Lara tells daughters about young love with actor Peter Duke at Tom Lake.
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The Virgin Suicides
Because shares tags: literary fiction, coming of age.
Five Lisbon sisters die in 1970s Grosse Pointe as boys watch.
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She's Come Undone
Because shares tags: literary fiction, coming of age.
Abused as a girl, divorced and struggling with weight, Dolores Price slowly finds healing after years of trauma.
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My Dark Vanessa
Because shares tags: literary fiction, coming of age.
Vanessa recalls teacher Strane abuse as adult reckoning looms.
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My Brilliant Friend
Because shares tags: literary fiction, italy.
Elena and Lila grow up in 1950s Naples bound by rivalry and love.
