“What can I say about Middlesex, but 'wow'. This book definitely should be on an avid readers bookshelf. Eugenides' writing style leaves his readers enveloped in the plot, enticed by what lies on the next page. Middlesex is about a Greek couple that immigrates to America to find a better life, but in doing so, reveals the prejudice that lies in each individual. Incest, the main theme in the novel, defines the deep rooted racism in every person. Eugenides seems to say that, as humans, innately we hate others so much so that we would rather marry within the family circle to affirm that who we marry does not have a mixture of different races. The narrator, a gender confused individual, is raised as a female, but later finds out that she is in fact a hermaphrodite. This revelation depicts the corruption caused to those who hate based solely on race. Other interpretations of Middlesex may vary, but, it is definitely worth reading. ”
Joanna E wrote this review Tuesday, November 10 2009.
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