“I grieved when I finished reading this book. I was so involved in it, so attached to its characters, so moved by the generational story, that I was truly sad when it was over. It's not for everyone, but adored everything about it. ”
“I haven't read this one yet but the premise sounds intriguing. I did read The Virgin Suicides ages ago and liked it very much.”
“took awhile to get into this book. I stuck with it and glad I did”
“my kind of book. it goes through a maze..”
“I read the backside of the novel and read born a girl and born again as a boy. I thought oh one of those fantasy books, buy it and lets give it a read. It was only when i started reading I was like whoa!!!! all the family secrets and traditions...then the main character.... the hurt , confusion and coming to terms is captured beautifully. The film "Boys dont cry" echoes a similar hurt.”
“what i really liked about this book was the sub-plot about the family's roots in greece, and how they got to chicago.”
“One of my favorites in recent years. So happy to see Oprah talk it up so that a lot of people will read it. ”
“I am in the middle of reading this book right now. So far, I have found it to be a very appealing tale. I always enjoy reading about a different time and place and a different point of view than mine. This one surely has all that and more.”
“I loved this book. Very well written, characters are well developed. I am a busy person, but I made time to read this. Well worth the read.”
“This is an epic book. The history of immigrants, the history of Detroit and the bildungsroman of an hermaphrodite. Written beautifully by the same author as "The Virgin Suicides" which was made into a movie by Sophia Coppola.”
