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Tallinn, Rahva Raamat, 2021 Tõlkinud Jüri Kolk . Ootasin ägedamat reageeringut, kui ma teda esimest korda lõin.   „Oliver, kildhaaval“ jutustab loo lastekirjanik Oliver Ryanist, kes ühel saatuslikul õhtul peksab koomasse oma abikaasa Alice’i. Kuna Oliver on edukas, jõukas ja jätab endast igati sümpaatse abielumehe mulje, on tema tuttavatel raske mõista, mis küll võis mehe sellise kohutava teoni viia. Lugejale esitavad oma nägemuse Oliveri elukildudest tema sõbrad, sugulased ja naabrid ning tasapisi hakkab lahti hargnema peategelase lugu alates lapsepõlvest ja noorusaastatest 1960.-1970. aastate Iirimaal kuni oma abikaasa jõhkra ründamiseni 40 aastat hiljem. Ülesehituselt meenutab teos Liane Moriarty romaani „Suured väikesed valed“ (Big Little Lies). Tuleb tunnistada, et teose tutvustus ja esimene lause on väga intrigeerivad. Kohe alguses tekib tugev sisetunne, et peategelasel on mingid sünged saladused ja et ta on – vabandust otsekohesuse pärast, aga – paras sitapea. Küsimus on aga sel

UK, Faber & Faber, 2019 Well, this was sort of disappointing. And don’t get me wrong, it’s not a  bad  book, but it clearly isn’t what the synopsis claims it to be. Find Me   is not  a  Call Me by Your Name  (CMBYN) sequel about Elio and Oliver. They are mentioned here and there (not nearly enough) and turn up eventually but the focus is not on them. It’s mostly about Elio’s father. The story starts with Elio’s father Samuel who is travelling to Rome by train. On board he meets a young woman, roughly half his age, who he, for some reason, finds fascinating. They chat the whole way to Rome and don’t want to leave each other even when they reach their destination. So, they don’t. They get to know each other, roaming the streets of Rome, and finally form some sort of a romantic relationship. Honestly, that’s pretty much all that happens for the first 107 pages, before Elio is finally introduced to the plot.   Aciman is obviously still a great writer, I did love many passages that spok