Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
While this is a book about a hermaphorodite, it's more a family saga. I loved Lefty and Desdemona's story. So very sad and tragic with moments of supreme happiness. That happiness makes the sad parts sadder for some reason. Callie/Cal's story is important, but not the meat of the book as I thought it was. And not really as tragic as it could have been. The interlude in SF was seriously hopeless but somehow necessary. Overall, I give this a thumbs up as an interesting Greek family saga. I also learned some genetic stuff, I wonder if it's factual? Hmmm. Glad I read this, sorry I took so long!
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I might have given the book 4 stars out of the five - if just for the sweep of the story, and the fact the author held it all together over the entire sweep.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, the happy moments made increased the starkness of the tragic sections because of the contrast.
There was the hint of hope at the end, which helped.
A great family story - as the great sagas are.