Jeffrey Eugenides and Benito Gomez Ibanez - Middlesex

pros: Excellent writing, excellent characters, magnificent story and development.

cons: None.

Dealing With What We're Dealt

How do I write a book review without seeming completely besotted by the book? Before I try, le... See Full Review

pros: Epic, great writing, historical and modern, magical and realistic

cons: none

I saw rejection and humiliation and I wept for my life.

Calliope Stephanides is a little girl growing up in Detroit in the 60s, or at least she thinks she... See Full Review

pros: So realistic for fiction, good story telling

cons: Unbelievable character development, beginning is boring, very long

The Childhood of a Greek Hermaphrodite - Middlesex

I have been reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides for weeks. I&#146d seen it several times while br... See Full Review

pros: Brilliant writing. That's all there is to it.

cons: Got caught up in it and was distracted for a while from my real life.

Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides

This is Cal Stephanides, grandson to Greek immigrants, all-American boy, 41. Cal is living in Berlin... See Full Review

pros: Historically interesting, unique narrator.

cons: Not enough about the narrator's difficult life.

Dissenting Opinion Here - Middlesex Bored Me

I always find it easier to write a review of a book I feel passionate about. If I love a book like c... See Full Review

pros: Amazing writing, historically balanced and informative. Well-rounded characters.

cons: I found no cons to this novel.

Quite the Compelling Tale

"I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January of 1960; a... See Full Review

pros: Fascinating tale. Interesting historical perspective.

cons: Odd narration. Pre-adolescent sexual play.

Middlesex - Pulitzer Prize novel - epic Greek American tale

There is something not quite right about Calliope Stephanides, and &#147Middlesex&#148 is about her... See Full Review

pros: Rich narration, thought-provoking themes, crisp, clear prose

cons: Sexually explicit content may bother some readers

Both Sides Now

Jeffrey Eugenides richly deserves the Pulitzer Prize the novel received. The novel traces the main c... See Full Review

pros: Very well researched, with an epic slant that keeps you turning those pages.

cons: A bit slow at the start.

Another great book by Eugenides

I'm in awe at the way he wove genetic biology, Greek history and the Greek immigrant experience into... See Full Review

pros: Beautifully written, interesting story, thought-provoking, charming

cons: Not necessarily a con, but it is a slow read.

Middlesex - Gender and religious issues

This is book questions moral and religious issues as it carries you through a great story of generat... See Full Review