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I finally finished it. Whew! It didn't take me so long because it was unpleasant. Quite the contrary: I read it slowly and carefully, savoring each delicious word. It took so long because I wanted to read it when I would have time to devote a big chunk of time to it without interruption. I actually read it in only 3 sittings.
Although it was hard to put down, it was easy to not come back to as it takes a lot of mental energy to read. That sounds wrong, though... It's not convoluted or difficult, ...more
Although it was hard to put down, it was easy to not come back to as it takes a lot of mental energy to read. That sounds wrong, though... It's not convoluted or difficult, ...more
Wow. A fascinating read for anyone interested in gender identification, trans-gender biographies, and queer history. An utterly skillful and deeply frank study of Cal, gender biased to be raised as a girl from infancy, and the discovery and self actualization of himself as a male.
“Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness," "joy," or "regret." Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that it oversimplifies feeling. I'd like to have a ...more
“Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness," "joy," or "regret." Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that it oversimplifies feeling. I'd like to have a ...more
This book isn't boring. I just loved The Virgin Suicides, and didn't expect Middlesex to be so different. I will return to this book.
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The best piece of fiction I've read.
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The title is both how Calliope/ Callie/ Cal thinks of himself and the name of the home he grows up in Gross Pointe, MI. Callie is genetically a boy raised as a girl until she’s 14 and diagnosed. His doctor recommends surgery and Cal runs away. (Yes I know I'm switching the sex of the pronoun with each sentence.) Also, the story is about her parents, who are first cousins, and grandparents who are cousins, brother and sister from a tiny Greek village in Turkey. It’s a great story; I’m very glad I
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