So, I just finished reading this AMAZING book (I read a lot, so when I call a book amazing, it usually is). As the subject of my blog implies, it is called Middlesex and is by Jeffrey Eugenides. I don't usually post blogs to tell people about a good book, but, as this website has no book section for our profiles, I thought I might write a little about it.
The book is about Calliope, a girl who is born "intersexed" because of a strange recessant gene in her family. Somehow, the doctor doesn't realize that she was born this way. She is raised as a girl and doesn't find out until she is fourteen, and going through puberty, that she is actually more male than female.
There is a lot more to the story, and it tells the tale of three differant generations, rather than just the main charactors. It follows her grandparents (who are brother and sister) as they immigrate from Greece to the US, continues to the story of her parents (who are second cousins), and then finally tells Calliope's own story.
This might not sound interesting to you, but you should SERIOUSLY read this book! I haven't read such a great book in a long time. You might not think that the story sounds interesting, but it really is. It is a book I won't forget anytime soon.
