Middlesex in Classics Without All the Class

Jun 17, 2008 Cecily rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: usa-and-canada, historical-fict-20th-cent, identity, sexuality-gender-lgbtqi, miscellaneous-fiction

This is a book about transition.
Transition from child to adult to parent and grandparent.
From native to immigrant.
From brother and sister to husband and wife.
From rural dweller to urbanite.
From modest affluence to poverty and up again.
From loving language to losing the power of speech.
From geek to hippie.
From war through peace to civil unrest.
From belief to unbelief.
From rescued to rescuer.
From moral probity to corruption and crime.
Oh, and one character transitions from female to male.

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Apr 07, 2023 Shea rated it really liked it

Shelves: manchester-district-library

This book has been on my to-read list for a long time. I even own a copy, given to me as a gift, but I didn't pick it up and set my mind to reading it until it was chosen for my library's adult book discussion. I enjoyed it, for the most part. I like that it was set in Detroit since I was familiar with many of the locations mentioned. The story was quite original and the writing is wonderful. It includes some cringeworthy topics. I have no problem with the lead character, Cal, but the grandparen ...more

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