5.3k reviews for:

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

4.14 AVERAGE

janeway13's review against another edition

5.0

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Jeffrey Eugenides has a masterful command of the English language and in case that's not enough, he has woven an epic story of a Greek family whose descendants eventually give birth to a hermaphrodite, whose experiences and emotions the book explores from birth to adulthood. There is such complexity and depth to the story that you become immersed in it. I also love that he explores life in Michigan, particularly Detroit, through some of the ups and downs of its past. This book takes a little investment to get to the really good stuff, but is is well worth it in the end.

almoore09's review against another edition

5.0

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Vivid, gripping, funny. Didn’t want it to end.

_claudia_rie's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tappinger's review against another edition

3.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emma_scully's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

casssandraisliterate's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

soero725's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

meowi's review against another edition

5.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ali1311's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a NOVEL novel. The amount of research done to pull something like this off is deeply impressive. There were times when I was amazed that this was fiction because it was so detailed and felt so much like Cal was real and this was his autobiography rather than a fictional story. Only giving it 4 stars because it wasn't entirely my cup of tea, and although it's a craft 5-star, it just didn't necessarily change my life.

cmattei's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes