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Jeff Lebowski · 08-21-2007, 03:43 PM

I just finished Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

http://www.amazon.com/Middlesex-Nove...7710522&sr=8-1

This novel won the Pulitzer in 2002. I had heard lots of good buzz about it and had it sitting in my nightstand for quite a while. I finally got around to reading it and was happy I did. What a terrific book. It is about three generations of Greek immigrants, the narrator being a hermaphrodite in the third generation. The amazon blurb has a good overview of the plot, so I won't go into any more detail than that. The storytelling and character development are superb. A long book, but I savored every bit. Highly recommended.

Anyone read his first novel, The Virgin Suicides? It is supposed to be quite good also.

08-21-2007, 03:43 PM	#1
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Middlesex I just finished Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. http://www.amazon.com/Middlesex-Nove...7710522&sr=8-1 This novel won the Pulitzer in 2002. I had heard lots of good buzz about it and had it sitting in my nightstand for quite a while. I finally got around to reading it and was happy I did. What a terrific book. It is about three generations of Greek immigrants, the narrator being a hermaphrodite in the third generation. The amazon blurb has a good overview of the plot, so I won't go into any more detail than that. The storytelling and character development are superb. A long book, but I savored every bit. Highly recommended. Anyone read his first novel, The Virgin Suicides? It is supposed to be quite good also. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.