Middlesex
Books | Fiction / LGBTQ+ / Transgender
3.8
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Jeffrey Eugenides
Spanning eight decades and chronicling the wild ride of a Greek-American family through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century, Jeffrey Eugenides’ witty, exuberant novel on one level tells a traditional story about three generations of a fantastic, absurd, lovable immigrant family -- blessed and cursed with generous doses of tragedy and high comedy. But there’s a provocative twist. Cal, the narrator -- also Callie -- is a hermaphrodite. And the explanation for this takes us spooling back in time, through a breathtaking review of the twentieth century, to 1922, when the Turks sacked Smyrna and Callie’s grandparents fled for their lives. Back to a tiny village in Asia Minor where two lovers, and one rare genetic mutation, set our narrator’s life in motion. Middlesex is a grand, utterly original fable of crossed bloodlines, the intricacies of gender, and the deep, untidy promptings of desire. It’s a brilliant exploration of divided people, divided families, divided cities and nations -- the connected halves that make up ourselves and our world.
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Author
Jeffrey Eugenides
Pages
544
Publisher
Knopf Canada
Published Date
2011-07-18
ISBN
0307401944 9780307401946
Ratings
Google: 5
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"This book was eye opening for me!"
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Jennifer johnston
"One of the best stories I’ve read. Such good writing! This book has been sitting on my shelf for years and finally picked it up and it did not disappoint. There is family drama, incest, comedy, hermaphrodites, teenager problems, mid century America, the immigrant experience. So entertaining - highly recommend this. "
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Shirin Christoffersen
"It’s the only book I’ve read of his, but I like this one. "
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"I don't believe I have read anything else by him. Is there one you think is better?"
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