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Hayley Shaver
Even though this book won a Pulitzer, I wasn't that impressed. This book is about a man recounting his family's history, and how his grandmother thinks that her sinning made him into a hermaphrodite. He recounts what it did to him, and what his reaction to the news he was a hermaphrodite did to him and those around him. I loved the parts about Greece and the man's grandparents immigrating to America after fleeing from war. There were a few things I didn't like. Sometimes I felt the story line sh ...more
Christine
Jan 05, 2013 marked it as to-read
Lauren Hume
Jan 21, 2013 rated it really liked it
Jacinta
Feb 09, 2013 rated it it was ok
Teresa
Mar 15, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: the-very-best
Julie
Mar 31, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Astrid Delgado
May 30, 2013 marked it as to-read
Athol-mary
Jul 29, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: owned-but-unread
Amanda
Nov 10, 2014 marked it as to-read
Tami Maldonado
Nov 30, 2015 marked it as to-read
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Mar 03, 2016 rated it really liked it
Hayley Shaver
Jan 03, 2017 rated it liked it
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Jul 16, 2016 marked it as to-read
Traci
Oct 26, 2016 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Magoo
Mar 04, 2017 rated it really liked it
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Mar 15, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Aug 10, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Jul 16, 2018 marked it as to-read
Laura Thomas
Dec 31, 2018 marked it as tbr-suggested-reads
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Apr 23, 2020 marked it as to-read
Ell
Aug 31, 2020 rated it really liked it
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Nov 10, 2020 marked it as to-read
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Dec 12, 2020 marked it as to-read
Jed
Feb 18, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: i-tried
Jed
Mar 28, 2021 rated it liked it
Lori
Oct 21, 2022 marked it as to-read
Alison G
May 08, 2023 rated it liked it
JD
Jun 03, 2023 marked it as to-read
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