Middlesex is a very provocative and interesting book written by Jeffory Eugenides. On the surface, its the story of Cal/Callie Stephanides, a third-generation Greek living in the Detroit suburbs.
What seperates Cal from all the other Greeks is that he was in fact a she......Cal is the proud owner of 2 recessive genes that actually caused him to be born as a female. confused yet?
the book traces the last 3 generations of Cal's family....from Greece to Turkey to New York to Detroit....and explains the decisions that led to Cal's hermaphritideness (is that even a word??)... a completely original and fascinating tale that caused me to laugh out loud (literally) multiple times.
winner of the 2003 Pulitizer Prize, the book is deep and shallow at the same time. provides an interesting and provacative look at something that few understand (transgender issues) without completely weirding out the reader.
def check it out.....its a great read
first entry listed on my 2008 book list!
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