Jeffrey Eugenides: Middlesex: A Novel

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Rated 5 stars

“Loved it! The subject it's new and very interesting and the style it's a mixture of modern and classic just like the story itself. Full of details and backround historyc informations, the book remains easy to read and reveals things I didn't know to much about. Despite the seriousness of the subject and the tragic situations, Jeffrey Eugenides has a special kind of humor that makes you fill confortable and releases the tension, he makes fun of his characters, he's ironic but also takes them...”

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“Started off pretty good, just went downhill from there.”

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jillian said:

“The beginning of the book was really wordy and full of irrelevant information. I thought Eugenides got his point across, but could have done it in fewer words. I stuck with the book because of high rating, and around the middle it started picking up - really getting into Cal's life. That's the part I really enjoyed reading! So the first half was no where near as good as the second half.”

posted Saturday, January 10 2009

esclave said:

“I gave up midway through; I just couldn't do it! It was interesting but it just felt like it was going nowhere.”

posted Friday, August 29 2008 ( | view 2 replies )

er0s p said:

“i now have all reasons to have and read this book..hope that somehow this could answer all my questions about identity.”

posted Saturday, August 16 2008

kerri w said:

“I wrote this in my review, and what really drew me in was how well Eugenides connects Greek Mythology into contemporary fiction. There was always that theme you can't change fate. And I feel like there is a metamorphis and changing theme that continues through the story, but I think there's also parts that don't change and can't change.”

posted Thursday, June 26 2008

lacy valentine said:

“I love love love this book. Eugenides did such an amazing job with the mythology and pain involved in the protagonist's weird journey through puberty. In my top 5 books about incest.”

posted Sunday, May 25 2008 ( | view 3 replies )