A review by dcunitz
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

5.0

“Obstreperous is my favorite word. My brother is very obstreperous. Last month my favorite word was turgid. But you can’t use turgid that much. Not that many things are turgid, when you think about it.”
“You’re right about that,” said Tessie, laughing. “But obstreperous is all over the place.”