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Middlesex and The Color Purple are both magnificent. Guns, Germs and Steel and The Road were well worth reading. Stranger in a Strange Land - very boring the second time (read it first maybe 30 years ago and loved it). You have quite a heavy load there for next year!

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

I'm still plugging away.... Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. This was most definitely not what I expected. "Middlesex": now if that doesn't sound like something British what does? Instead, the reader is treated to this opening sentence: I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a ...

9. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. This was most definitely not what I expected. "Middlesex": now if that doesn't sound like something British what does? Instead, the reader is treated to this opening sentence: I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit ...

Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley by Stephan Faris Consider Her Ways and Others by John Wyndham Fresh Kills (Berkley Prime Crime Mysteries) by Bill Loehfelm John Quincy Adams: A ...

... Trilogy Isaac Bashevis Singer 1984 George Orwell - an early influence The Prize Daniel Yergin - a history of oil Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides Crime And Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky — Intuitively I would put this at or near the top, but I'm not very intuitive today (Sorry Murr). ...

From ageeliz's library I choose Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. I've always wanted to read it and have heard lots of good things about it. I think I'm going to put it on my wishlist.

My favourites for this quarter are: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Things We Didn't See Coming by Steven Amsterdam Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos If This Is A Man by Primo Levi

One great read: Stitches, a graphic memoir by David Small Some others, good reads: Methland by Nick Reding Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Notes from the Underwire by Quinn Cummings Ravens (mostly because it makes me want to read more by George Dawes Green)

... of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides I see several of my recent purchases listed here so it looks like I have good ones to look forward to.

... Gift from the Sea - Ann Schmidt 124. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak 125. The Birds our Teachers - John Stott 126. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides 127. The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler 128. A Prudent Match - Laura Matthews 129. Express Male - Elizabeth Bevarly ( 130. Mistress of ...

oops, posted in the wrong place :)

... rsmith 26 Everything is Illuminated on mount TBR 28 Kafka on the Shore 29 The Story of Lucy Gault on mount TBR 33 Middlesex 38 Gabriel’s Gift 41 Schooling on mount TBR 42 Atonement 49 Life of Pi 50 The Feast of the Goat 52 The Devil and Miss Prym 54 White Teet ...

... American Genius, A Comedy Gilead Cloud Atlas The Road Austerlitz The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Middlesex

I just finished Middlesex. I resisted this for a while, mostly because of the title, but it was a great read. I'm still working on Swann's Way, but also beginning The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I think - I may change my mind. I have no particular direction I'm planning. I do think I ...

#54 emaestra Middlesex was on of the favorite reads of my book club a few years ago. You won't be able to put that one down and it will be a great read.

I finally got started on Middlesex this past week. I am about halfway through and I am really enjoying it. If I can kick everyone else out of the house, I might be able to finish it tomorrow.

PRIZE WINNERS 1. Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron 2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides ***** 10/29/09 3. Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 4. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 5. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 6. Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond ...

"You can only do what you're able." Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides "Why had I never noticed her in school before?"

I'll second youperprof on Middlesex. It's interesting, provocative, and well written. A strong Michigan feel, but wide-ranging implications. One of the best.

I love Wolf, Farmer, and Dalva all by Jim Harrison. Inspired in part by them, but also by Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers, I wrote Spring Drive: A North Country Tale, which I hope you'll enjoy. --Chuck Guilford

... non-fiction work, as well. @26 Thanks! Most of the books that I've chosen have been on my TBR list for forever. Middlesex is actually on my "Award Winners" list already, and I'm rather excited about reading it because I love twisted books. It's good to hear that someone else enjoyed ...

... authors have also written some other great novels. Jeffrey Eugenides in particular wrote a pretty twisted book called 'Middlesex'.

Award Winners 1. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 2. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 3. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon 4. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga 5. Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann 6. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen 7. Atonement ...

Challenge dates: October 1, 2009 - October 1, 2010 Here are my categories and some preliminary titles for 2010. Might as well really ...

I have Middlesex and Mistress of the Art of Death already in the wishNotebook. It's good to know you enjoyed them. I second your praise of Speak. It is excellent. Anderson has a recent book out regarding anorexia called Wintergirls, which I also recommend if you haven't read it yet.

... of things I normally like - political intrigue, dictator, multiple narrators, but somehow I didn't find any heart to it. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Another of those books that I wonder why I'd put off reading it for so long. Unusual characters and plot, and imaginative narration, but ...

21. Massachusetts - Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman 22. Michigan - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 23. Minnesota - Night Sins by Tami Hoag 24. Mississippi - Light in August by William Faulkner 25. Missouri - The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton 26. Montana - Die Trying by Lee ...

... guide, Watership Down), I'd really like to see: High Fidelity Guns, Germs, and Steel Essays of E.B. White Middlesex Any of James Herriot's animal books set BEFORE he was in the RAF.

... by Ariana Franklin 36. Six Months (Jan-June) of "O" Magazine 37. Mommy Grace by Sheila Schuller Coleman 38. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 39. The Science of Self-Healing by Dr. Vasant Lad 40. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 41. Perfect Life by Jessica ...

... but for some reason, it never showed up. Oh well. While we were on vacation the first two weeks of August, I read Middlesex and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I am now reading Await Your Reply which I haven't quite figured out yet. I like it but I have yet to see how the different ...

... I may tempted to read more of him in the future, but not for this challenge. 1001 Books to Read Before You Die Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides An epic family saga full of quirky characters and a very interesting narrator, I loved this. I was initially put off by the length of it, ...

Well, I hope Middlesex made up for the fact that the next one was so bad. Maybe your next read will be an improvement!

... but he is definitely the sort of writer that people either love or hate. His style and humour is very British. 76. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides I was daunted by the length - I really must get over my fear of books that are longer than 350 pages. Admittedly it did take me about 10 ...

Michigan: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (****) I loved the Detroit setting and history here, especially with regard to the auto industry and, later, the Detroit riots, the subsequent "white flight" to the suburbs and the terrible ...

... of Madison County by Robert James Waller (****) Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan -- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (****) Minnesota Mississippi -- The Help by Kathryn Stockett (*****) ...

... from my house today, and came away with quite a haul. For $45, I bought: We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - I've read ...

... the little-late top 15 for tags with a cutoff at 7 or more uses of the tag! The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (12) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (10) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (9) Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (9) The Uncommon ...

31. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - there were parts of this book that I really enjoyed but there were parts that I truly disliked as well. Overall, though, I guess I would say I liked this book but I don't think it will make it into my Top Ten for the year.

... Time 21. Elizabeth Costello 23. Family Matters 24. Fingersmith 26. Everything is Illuminated 27. Unless 33. Middlesex 38. Gabriel’s Gift 42. Atonement 48. Choke 49. Life of Pi 52. The Devil and Miss Prym 54. White Teeth 56. Under the Skin 63. The Blind Ass ...

... authors. I loved his collective narrator and the obsession these girls held for everyone in the community. After reading Middlesex as well, you can tell Jeffrey really likes the idea of piecing together impossible stories with the smallest bits of information. This did finish off the Made ...

... On Writing and I'm sorry that it took me so long! Just in time to finish out the month as well. Oh - to those in the Middlesex group read, this line towards the end of On Writing gave me a laugh: There's an old rule of theater that goes, "If there's a gun on the mantel in Act I, ...

... On Writing and I'm sorry that it took me so long! Just in time to finish out the month as well. Oh - to those in the Middlesex group read, this line towards the end of On Writing gave me a laugh: There's an old rule of theater that goes, "If there's a gun on the mantel in Act I, ...

... On Writing and I'm sorry that it took me so long! Just in time to finish out the month as well. Oh - to those in the Middlesex group read, this line towards the end of On Writing gave me a laugh: There's an old rule of theater that goes, "If there's a gun on the mantel in Act I, ...

... On Writing and I'm sorry that it took me so long! Just in time to finish out the month as well. Oh - to those in the Middlesex group read, this line towards the end of On Writing gave me a laugh: There's an old rule of theater that goes, "If there's a gun on the mantel in Act I, ...

... of the Art of Death last night and I really enjoyed it despite the very disturbing subject matter. I am about to begin Middlesex and am also looking forward to that one.

I finished Middlesex. Fab read. Now reading Snuff which is rightly not a 1001 book. I'm getting a bit bored with Chuck Palahniuk. The last I read his was Haunted which didn't rock my boat I may read some short 1001 stories while waiting for my ordered Dangerous Liasions to wend its ...

Finished Virgin Suicides, liked it even more than Middlesex.... though I might just have to read Middlesex again.

1. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Set mostly in Detroit, the novel includes historical references to the 1967 Detroit Riots, which resulted in human death, property destruction, "white flight" from the city to the suburbs -- and ...

#183 A very nice review of Middlesex. I appreciate that you gave specifics about the pros and cons of this book. I've got it on the TBR pile and look forward to reading and judging it for myself. It sounds like it's worth the effort.

95. Eugenides, Jeffrey. Middlesex. 529 pages. 7.23.09. I finally returned to Middlesex after a false start in March; at the time I just didn't find the novel interesting, and stopped reading ...

I too am looking roward to earing your thoughts on Middlesex

... in Havana, loved it. Clever, clever, clever. Picking up The Virgin Suicides, because the girlfriend has been reading Middlesex and enjoying it... so I felt I needed some Eugenides in my life. This is in addition to Baldwin's Another Country, Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, and Crowley ...

2000's House of Leaves The Blind Assassin Middlesex Fingersmith White Teeth On Beauty Never Let Me Go Bartleby and Co The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Platforme Atonement Snow Kafka on the Shore The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime ...

I'll be interested in knowing what you think of Middlesex since I have a copy on the TBR pile.

Along with Dr S I am currently starting on Middlesex, for no reason other than I've been meaning to read it for ages.

I picked up Middlesex last night as I climbed into bed and read the first few pages. I think I may have already gotten the "hook".

The list. January 1. The Shack by William P. Young February 2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides- I think Eugenides writes the most beautiful and elegant prose I've ever read, hands-down. 3. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen- The story is great, the story telling is a little ...

So, Mckait I still can't figure out if you liked Middlesex. The 'heart' comment is totally confusing, and when you voice the view that you won't ever read the book again, huh? Do you recommend Middlesex or not?...

... it immensely. I hope to finish Part I today. I'm also still working on Shadow of the Wind and liking that as well. Middlesex is working its way up my TBR mountain. Hope everyone has a good week!

Middlesex was easily one of the best books I read last year. Great story-telling. McKait- Did they get your heart back in okay? That's a tough procedure! I finished Olive Kitteridge and it was absolutely amazing! I know opinion has been divided but it struck a major chord with me. Head still ...

#39 kara Please tell us ( me ) your thoughts on Lace Reader. I loved it madly! Middlesex tore my heart out, and thus I hated it.

To all those who love Middlesex then read The Virgin Suicides. Just don't expect the same kind of book at all. I didn't like Suicides but I think I'm in the minority. I've still got a bookmark in the middle of John Adams and am about 1/4 the way through a re-read of Pride and Pr ...

... it seems you really have to be in the right mood. I will try again but it will probably be a while. I am about to start Middlesex because everyone is raving about it and I have not yet tried Eugenides either. I've been trying out a bunch of new authors this summer and it has been nice to ...

>42..morfam i loved Middlesex....and shudder to think how "they" would try to turn it into "must see TV"...if you love Eugenides...please..please...please...read The Virgin Suicides....you won't regret a single moment spent...trust me ;-}

Hi everyone! I really enjoyed the group discussion around Middlesex and I was wondering if folks would be interested in doing another group read in August? My suggestion would be another longish book like The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, but I'm open to suggestions.

#42 and 44 - I read in a trade paper last weeek that HBO has optioned Middlesex to do a series. Oh yes, and I also love the authors' birthday list!

... how you do it. I would get terribly confused if I attempted such a feat. But then I can't chew gum etc... Just finished Middlesex, it was undoubtedly one of the finest reads of the year so far, for me. What beautiful writing by Jeffrey Eugenides. There are so many paragraphs and sentences ...

... too many novels for an intro to fiction class this fall...only time will tell :) Speaking of novels I'm teaching: 57. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides This mother took a long, long time to get through. I'm worried about my students' attention span at this point, since it's the second to ...

... finishing up What is the What - fantastic - and then moving on to either The Master and Margarita or a reread of Middlesex.

Book 44: I finally read Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (****), thanks to the peer pressure of a group read :) Really liked it, especially the Detroit history and the exploration of gender; but found it less compelling than I'd expected. Still, I'm now eager to read The Virgin Suicides. I made Mi ...

Three new books added to the library today: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, and my fluff read for the weekend, Burn by Linda Howard. Oops forgot that I also got Atonement by Ian McEwan.

... ngbird Absalom, Absalom! The Hamlet Sometimes a Great Notion All the King's Men Walden At Swim, Two Boys Middlesex Semaphore Great Expectations Rosemary by Josephine Lawrence

Beloved and Middlesex both get very high marks from me.

... alongside Jude the Obscure for bleakness value. I lied to myself about sticking with short novels and have now started Middlesex

... I liked or loved 1 got bumped from both my 888 and 999 ... poor Mrs. Dalloway! Interesting, at the time we got the Middlesex group read going, a search of the 999 Challenge Group showed 15 of us with it on our lists ... think of the commonalities we'd uncover if everyone tagged :)

This is so fun! I, too, participated in the group read of Middlesex, so I was happy to see it make the list.

... Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (7) Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (6) The Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett (6) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (6) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (6) Atonement by Ian McEwan (6) The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (6) The T ...

... via another whole book? That stalled me until I got through a string of so-so books and then hit the rich minefield of Middlesex. So here goes: 1. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Set mostly in Detroit, the novel includes historical references to the flissp in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : flissp 2: The New Batch (Jul 1, 2009, 9:31am)

... and the comparisons many people have made between this and The Graveyard Book make me want to investigate for myself) - Middlesex: Jeffrey Eugenides - favourite book of a mate, who gave this to me. - Possession: A. S. Byatt - I began this last summer, but was distracted by other ...

... Into Movies/TV Shows 2. Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs* by Chuck Klosterman from Page 14 of My Catalog 3. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides from TBR Too Long My favorite by far was Middlesex which also sparked some great conversations. I do have Chained by Laur ...

... Chase (VIII) 58. Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow - Peter Høeg (VI) 59. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (VIII) 60. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides (VIII) 61. The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler 62. Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin (III) 63. The Good Husband of Zebra Driv ...

... in Greece, I'm now back in Detroit, about to discover I'm not the girl I thought I was but rather something more toward Middlesex

Last week I finished Middlesex, which I loved. I've been delinquent in posting my thoughts on the group read threads though, so I won't say much here. I'm just so glad to have had the gentle shove from fellow 999-ers to move this up to the top of my tbr pile! I'm not sure what I'm going for ...

... sensory immersion in creativity and cheer. Heck, I've even marked a bunch of recipes to try. Now I'm halfway through Middlesex and am enjoying the 999 group read. Also have high hopes for my latest ER snag, Methland. But I'm ...

... just getting started on The Shadow of the Wind, so I'm sure I'll be reading The Angel's Game somewhere down the road. Middlesex was easily one the best I read last year! Here's to an even better 3rd qtr!

... What a great quarter you've had! But so have I!! Here are mine: The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips The Last Bridge by Teri Coyne and, a long all-time favorite that I re-read once ...

I've finished Middlesex and I want to get in on more of the group discussion! Those have been great. It was a terrific book and I'm sorry I waited so long to read it. I'd love to say I was getting ready to read another list book, but the library conspired against me and put a book I had ...

... Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann and, if I hurry to finish, probably Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Bonus: ABC3D by Marion Bataille, which takes two minutes to read (if you’re reading slowly and savoring it). Don’t want to hunt it ...

#190-195 - It's good to know I don't need to rush out and get The Virgin Suicides. Part of what made Middlesex so special for me was the setting and the culture. I grew up in Northern Michigan, but spent a lot of time in Detroit (particularly during my college years in Ann Arbor). My brother ...

I'll join in on the raves for Middlesex. I also read it several years ago but it remains fresh in my head. I just finished Columbine and was very impressed with it. The why seems about as clear as our understanding of human behavior allows. I also found all of the peripheral chaos and ...

... caring for The Virgin Suicides, I absolutely hated it. Disgust and loathing. I got rid of it. But I loved Middlesex. I wonder how many authors I have that situation with - love one book, hate another? Hmm...

... catching up on some threads, found some books to add to my TBR (LOL-there's a surprise!), and want to add my thumbs up for Middlesex and thanks for reminding me I had downloaded copies of the Harlequin books--need to start reading them now.

I finished Middlesex yesterday and I'm still reeling. The best way to describe my feelings about that book are to use the title of another book (albeit one that I haven't read), which is A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. It will be some time before I stop ruminating over that ...

Still working on Middlesex (about 2/3 through). It is a book to be read with care rather than speed, and I am very much enjoying it. From the comments in this thread, I'll have to move All Over Creation higher up the tbr pile. I read and really liked My Year of Meats, and it sounds like " ...

... Palahniuk pretty much does unreliable narrators as a rule. Which kind of brings us to an interesting point with Middlesex - let's face it, I don't think using unreliable narration and then pretty much screaming, "I'm using an unreliable narrator!" is an accident. Let's face it, Eugen ...

14. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris So, not Middlesex. Upon a suggestion from friends I finally saw an episode of Trueblood, which made me interested in checking out the book series. I picked the book up last night and finished it this morning. It was really fun to read and so ...

I'm starting Middlesex today as part of the group read! :)

... Suicides and now I am very curious to read the book. I will have to move it to the TBR pile. I will have to look at Middlesex next time I am at the book store.

Well, just to add my two cents, I love The Virgin Suicides, and have had Middlesex on my TBR for a long while. Thanks for your review!

... never read The Virgin Suicides so I don't know how they compare. I was never tempted to read it before, but having loved Middlesex when I didn't expect to, I'm strongly tempted to read The Virgin Suicides now.

... it needs to be done by the 30th (it's just Generation Dead, but hey - it's still reading time!). This will not stop my Middlesex reading starting on the 20th! :) But thank you for the words of encouragement on the thickies. I think I just worry that they'll not be slam-dunks. The ...

... 4 stars. It's not my favorite book, but it's fun to read. Again, its vast cast of characters is driving me nuts!! Middlesex was meh for me, too. I loved The Road very, very much. Gilead is somewhere around my house. I haven't read it yet.

... them. I hated Confederacy of Dunces - I really do not get that book or why people love it. I could not see the fuss over Middlesex, it was meh. But Gilead and The Road I liked. Oh well.

... it seemed like there was a great book in there, but because of too much added on it was buried. I think next is Middlesex which I'm reading with a group here on LT. Rose

Thanks for the great review of Middlesex. I always see copies of this in the used bookstore that I frequent, but haven't ever picked it up. I'll definitely grab a copy the next time I see it.

Middlesex has been recommended to me many times over the years and I have always resisted it. After reading your review I have decided to give it a go. Thanks

60. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides (VIII) Review posted on the work page and my 75 book thread - but the short verdict is that I loved it.

126. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides I picked this book up in a charity shop for 50p. Had it been priced higher I probably wouldn't have bothered: although I'd had recommendations to read it, and despite its regular appearance on any number of 'books everyone should read' lists, I was fairly ...

(sorry, must stop posting...) ...or Middlesex and Myra Breckinridge

31 middlesex jeffrey eugenides angelrose in 999 Challenge : Group Read?: Middlesex (Jun 15, 2009, 9:42pm)

hi everybody i'm looking forward to reading middlesex with you (i haven't read any books with other people since grad school) i was thinking of pairing this with virginia woolf's orlando (due to similar subject matter) but i've decided to stick with my original plan of starting that ...

Here we go! Join in this group read of Jeffrey Eugenides's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Middlesex. Informal and self-paced, we're softly structured to begin on June 20 and read/discuss over the course of a month. If you've already read the novel, come in and discuss it ... let us know what's ...

... last night, and can't wait for the next round of discussion questions to appear on the LT group read page. Today I started Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides a week in advance of a group read among a few 999 challengers. I figured I'd need a head start since so many of those folks (not ...

stephmo, I've read three of your thickies, Possession, Middlesex and Oscar and Lucinda. All of them are entertaining reads and Possession in particular just zaps along.

... is my review. Now I'm going to get a head start on Middlesex, since so many of you 999 challengers are such speed readers. I figure that way I can actually participate in the group read discussion in real time.

... these that you would highly recommend? I know that's a hard ask, as they are probably all very good. I have Beloved, Middlesex, The Age of Innocence and The Grapes of Wrath so far on my virtual wishlist.

I am having trouble getting into Middlesex and The Poisonwood Bible. Everyone has highly recommended these books to me, but I can't get into them. Also, does anyone know how often this 1,001 list is updated?

I've got a little bit of time before the group read for Middlesex starts, so I think I'll head back to page 14 of my catalog - a little Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman. Hey - it even got product placement on the O.C. once! ...

... since I want to join the LT group read and I'm already a week behind. Then it'll be on to the 999 challenge group read of Middlesex, which I am very much looking forward to.

So glad this is happening. I just finished The Virgin Suicides and many of the commenters had mentioned reading Middlesex and how good it is. I cannot wait to find out for myself!

Hi all -- Stephmo and I were talking about reading Middlesex together and wondered if others would like to make it a group read over a month in June/July? I searched our 999 group and am PM-ing an invite to everyone who mentioned it in their lists. If you’d like to join the read -- or if you’v ...

... by Toni Morrison, Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernieres.. and yes Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (I'm not sure how I left that out the first time. 24) Play? I haven't read/seen enough plays to answer this intelligently... 25) Poem? ...

... (5) Chocolat by Joanne Harris (5) Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (5) The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (5) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (5) Watchmen by Alan Moore (5) Some more movement: - New Moon came out of hiding and now the entire Twilight Series shows up in ...

... (deleted on grounds of taste) Interestingly, if you search for the tags "splendid" or "excellent", you get Middlesex for both. If you search for "outstanding", you get Nineteen eighty-four. If you search for "spiffing" you get nothing at all. I think you've got some tagging to ...

Middlesex is definitely one of them - and everything I've heard from friends and everywhere else says it's really good - I believe I read 3 page of it at one point! I have Posession on my list as well, and that's another longer one as well. I'll be getting The Book Thief from the library, ...

... wagon in April. I looked through your lists and see you've got The Book Thief -- it's terrific and reads so fast -- and Middlesex, which is also on mine, maybe we can read it together?

>19 Middlesex is one of my recent favourites. It's one of those books whose characters live on in your mind long after you've put the book away. Did you know Jeffrey Eugenides has an anthology out? It's a collection of love stories and poems by other writers and its called My Mistress's Sparr ...

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... I looked a handful of the books up on Amazon to read the synopsis and The Accord seemed the most interesting. Book #11 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - As I have posted on my TBR challenge I loved this book. I was constantly suprised by the plot and his ability to create an image on the ...

Yay, I finally finished a book off my TBR list. 1) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - This book was amazing. I was constantly suprised by the plot and his ability to create an image on the page is awesome. I loved the way he weaved the story of his characters with actual historical facts. I ...

... Ann Shaffer (5) The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (5) Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (5) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (5) Brick Lane by Monica Ali (5) Middlemarch by George Eliot (5) The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (5) Twilight by ...

... (review found here). Traceygilbert, please review Middlesex. I've heard a lot of praise for it, and am curious what you think. Whoever chooses for me, you can choose from my "tbr" tag if you'd like, but I'll take ...

... Ann Patchett Charming Billy by Alice McDermott The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley Weight of Water by Anita Shreve My daugther has Atonement and, I think, Lovely Bones. She also read ...

Last day of April and finally finished the last page of Middlesex. People have been telling me to read this book for years... I liked the alternating perspective the story was told in, but honestly, it did kind of drag for me. Overall, a good story though.

... to care what the book is about (although they might refuse the thicker ones). They'll buy The Secret just as eagerly as Middlesex. The only thing that matters to them is that Oprah recommended it.

... since the economic downturn, but we walked away with more than $100 worth of books for about $15.00. I chose Eugenides' Middlesex. Just the day before, I'd had time to waste before a meeting, ergo Barnes & Noble and the purchase of Roberto Saviano's Gomorrah and Water for Elephants by Sar ...

... by Ian McEwan *** 2. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield **** 3. Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant **** 4. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (verdict still out on # of stars)

... on your list so I really look forward to seeing your comments. Thanx for your comment on my thread, I ended up getting Middlesex at the library! I highly recommend Beloved. It is a very moving book. I also liked One Hundred Years of Solitude, but you really have to let go of reality as ...

... Potter series - J. K. Rowling 4) Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5) Les Miserables - Victor Hugo 6) Middlesex - Jeffery Eugenides 7) The Sound and the Fury - William Faulkner (no one will agree with me on this, I know :/ ) 8) The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolve ...

An interesting list welachild. I read and really, really liked Snow Flower and Middlesex last year. I hope you will enjoy them just as much.

... Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 6. Lion of Ireland by Morgan Llywelyn 7. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy 8. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides message 5 9. The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby message 7 10. Franny and Zoe by J.D. Salinger

... to Read Before You Die: 8 Q1 Top Five: (not counting my two rereads) 1. Watchmen by Alan Moore 2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 3. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry 4. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 5. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb ...

Middlesex as a "hard book"? What books does this rube normally read? And do they have cardboard pages? It's not like you handed this person V. or Finnegans Wake

From Books A Million: Tam Lin by Pamela Dean Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Hawkes Harbor by S. E. Hinton From Barnes and Noble: Bobby Gold by Anthony Bourdain

... 13 9) Turn of the Screw by Henry James msg. 15 10) Last and First Men by William Olaf Stapledon msg. 17 11) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides msg. 19 12) Whitechapel Gods by S.M. Peters msg. 21 13) Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich msg. 22 14) The Remains of the Day ...

... h 3. The Plot Against America – Philip Roth 4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon 5. Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides 6. Atonement – Ian McEwan 7. Choke – Chuck Palahniuk 8. Life of Pi – Yann Martel 9. The Human Stain – Philip Roth 1900 ...

... in Pictures 5. Nickel and Dimed (One I've read) 6. Into Thin Air (One I listened to) 7. The Satanic Verses 8. Middlesex 9. The Alchemist 10. The Easy Way to Stop Smoking 11. A Perfect Spy 12. What is the What 13. On Writing 14. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 15. The ...

kasummey, Middlesex is one of my FAVORITE novels of all times. I absolutely adore it. I own Virgin Suicides but for some reason, I haven't read it yet. This week I am reading: Best African American Fiction: 2009 and Best African American Essays: 2009 I'm also going to take a look ...

I finally finished Middlesex after a month of reading it! Though parts of it dragged, I did end up enjoying it in the end. Eugenides is a master at creating very likeable and relatable characters, despite their somewhat extraordinary lives or circumstances. I think I still prefer The Virgin Suici ...

I loved both A Confederancy of Dunces and Middlesex. I seem to enjoy the fringes of society, at least in my reading.

kasummey--I liked Middlesex I thought it was a very interesting story.

After four weeks, I am still working on Middlesex. It's a great book, but I just can't seem to commit to it. I seem to find a million other things I could be doing, so I only seem to read a chapter a night (if that). At least I only have 150 pages left. I'm so jealous of all of you who seem to ...

... (Betrayed - vampire pap populated by idiot characters but inexplicably appealing even so). I just started Middlesex yesterday, which is too late to finish it in time for my discussion group tonight.

dchaikin, I have to read Gargoyle and Oscar Wao now. I loved Middlesex.

... too. As for me, I'm reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which is fantastic so far. It reminds me a little of Middlesex.

Still working on Middlesex which is taking longer than expected. I've been enjoying it so far, but it doesn't seem to keep my attention for very long. I keep putting it down to watch The West Wing, which is kind of unlike me... Eh, it's suppose to rain all day today so it may be the perfect ...

... & unite." - Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson "'Nishan, no,' his wife objects." - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides "He nearly followed it clacking down." - The Judging Eye by R. Scott Bakker yes. i have quite a pile going at the moment :)

... contrived and cliche) Me Talk Pretty One Day (the main character wasn't charming or funny or interesting in any way) Middlesex (love the themes, but reads too much like an autobiography) Love in the Time of Cholera (too many names, too few important points) Unbearable Lightness of Bei ...

... written too. Tons of my adult friends were crazy for it, but I was just uninterested. Many of my friends recommended Middlesex and it was just "okay" for me. The family history was interesting, but overall I was pretty bored. I just finished Memoirs of a Geisha and LOVED it, as well ...

I see you've already read The Virgin Suicides and have Middlesex planned for this year. I've got the opposite scenario happening :) I loved Middlesex and definitely recommend it. What did you think of Suicides?

... -- Mark Haddon 8) Fingersmith -- Sarah Waters 9) Everything Is Illuminated -- Jonathan Safran Foer 10) Middlesex -- Jeffrey Eugenides 11) The Corrections -- Jonathan Franzen 12) Choke -- Chuck Palahniuk 13) The Blind Assassin -- Margaret Atwood 14) after ...

I just finished Middlesex, unabridged, by Jeffrey Eugenides read by Kristoffer Tabori. It was published by BBC Audiobooks America. Not only is it a great book; it is one of the best audios I have ever heard. It won the following awards: Audie Awards (Audio Publishers Association); Pulitzer Pr ...

Still working on Middlesex which so far has been wonderful. Eugenides' descriptions are so bright and vivid, and I'm having a hard time trying to think of an author who compares.

Middlesex was a great read. Although am I the only one who thought the ending was a bit all-over-the-place? Finished Pere Goriot last night. An excellent book, I did like the scathing insight into 19th century Parisian high society. I'll be starting Their Eyes Were Watching God next ...

Agree with everyone about Middlesex. Definitely worth taking a little bit of time over!

... of Shakespeare's King Lear so if you're familiar with the story it gives a different perspective to the book. Middlesex was interesting as well. I can't say it's one of my favorite reads but it was definitely one I'm glad I read because it's so different and interesting.

I haven't read Middlesex yet, but due to my love for The Virgin Suicides, I will get it read eventually. I look forward to it.

... Acres on the bookshelf for a loooooooong time. Maybe ten years? What's it like? Should I dust it off? I have Middlesex in my TBR pile too, but it's only been there a year so it's a baby still. I suspect I'll read it before A Thousand Acres thanks to your review and many other ...

- 22,23,24 - I third Middlesex; I am going to read it a second time, eventually. Right now I am reading 2666. I am finding it a little hard to follow at times but I'm sure it will all piece together!

... all the way through. My most recent read is a good case in point--Elements of Style, but I found this to be true of Middlesex as well. Oh, and She May Not Leave by Fay Weldon--the end of that absolutely blew me away. Anyway, I am digressing a bit, but I love your statement that ...

Oh no, Mary Jane! I implore you, don't give up on Middlesex! It doesn't read nearly as modern/postmodern as you suspect it will, and it's a fantastically epic work!

Well, finished Franny and Zooey and tried my hand at Middlesex and gave up on that one....I had this moment of.."oh...incest..sex changes..how....interesting (snore modern lit scares me snore)" so now I'm on to Treasure Island!

... scathing review if you care to see my thoughts about it, but lets just say I can't recommend it to anyone. Up next is Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. I loved The Virgin Suicides and this comes highly recommended, so I have high hopes for it.

... wan 16. The Colour Rose Tremain 17. Elizabeth Costello J. M. Coetzee 18. Unless Carol Shields 19. Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides 20. Youth J.M.Coetzee

... novels. It's a very good book, but it's not the same. And with Eugenides, I read The Virgin Suicides before I read Middlesex so I got his slow paced contemplative novel out of the way (and I found it intriguing) before getting to my (preferred style) novel with dense stories and ...

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#10. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides I think that opening line will create the history of the book more than anything else. I knew nothing more than this statement for a long time before I read the book and it alone made me want to find out the story behind it. I have to admit, despite the ...

13. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides A coming of age Pulitzer Prize winning novel about a teenager in Detroit coming to terms with his/her own sexuality, while telling the family history. "I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January of 1960; ...

... lawn at Parliament House. But then I saw the footage... and I didn't think it was so funny or unthinkable anymore... Middlesex as an incredible book. I picked it up and read it several years ago knowing nothing about it (I didn't even read the blurb on the back). I still think about Cal. I ...

... because it wasn't "literary" enough - ie., it was too easy to read ;) For me, the book I can't believe they removed was Middlesex. A Clockwork Orange is next up on the pile.

... The Road was an outstanding read and a book I often recommend to others. Night is also an excellent read. I found Middlesex so-so, but others really loved it. However, these are books from Oprah's *new* book club. Books I liked less were Midwives, Jewel, House of Sand and Fog, ...

... . Very enjoyable to read. Fell at 1001 on the original 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. Still Reading: Middlesex - hopefully will finish it this week Next: Robinson Crusoe The Host The Witches

... to receive correspondence from Helene Hanff! Why I Read This Now: It's been on my TBR list for a while and after Middlesex I need a palate cleanser, and this did the trick admirably! Of course, it also made me want to go right out and buy leather bound editions of all my favorite Olde ...

... by Yann Martel, 2002 305. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, 2002 306. Atonement by Ian McEwan, 2002 307. *Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, 2005 308. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Foer, 2005 309. *Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry, 2002 310. The Curious Incid ...

... goes along, and even her friends are starting to become less self involved and more helpful. Currently Reading: Middlesex The Host Robinson Crusoe

For the Pulitzer Prize Winners Category: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (Pulitzer Prize, 2003) (Just beware this is a loooong review.) To start out with I really loved this novel, I thought it was a brilliant story about a unique (and oftentimes hilarious) family, growing up and ...

4. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (2002, 529pgs) To start out with I really loved this novel, I thought it was a brilliant story about a unique (and oftentimes hilarious) family, growing up and defining oneself, and finally about gender identity. I do not put this last carelessly. I ...

... include: Outrage - Vincent Bugliosi Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People - Tim Reiterman Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides Glamorama - Bret Easton Ellis The Informers - Bret Easton Ellis Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahniuk Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff L ...

... tale were true and not an amazing creation. Currently Reading: One Fifth Avenue The Taming of the Shrew Middlesex

... no access to spell-check. * your driver’s license reads, eyes: shifty. Hair: windswept. Still Reading: Middlesex One Fifth Avenue Moby Dick

... you have no access to spell-check. * your driver’s license reads, eyes: shifty. Hair: windswept. Still reading Middlesex, One Fifth Avenue, and Moby Dick.

... 3.Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote read (Feb 10th) 4.Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien read (June 16th) 5.Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides read (June 23rd) 6.Black Dahlia by James Ellroy read (July 26th) 7.The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe read (A ...

... Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx 1999: The Hours by Michael Cunningham 2002: Empire Falls by Richard Russo 2003: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 2004: The Known World by Edward P. Jones So, that's only 32. Those I have *'d I have read more than once. Edited to add ...

... King finished 7/31 7. Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia 8. Casual Rex by Eric Garcia 9. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides finished 6/27 Notes: - Finished Heart Shaped Box 2/27 - liked it a great deal and ended up adding auntmarge64 in Pulitzer Fiction Challenge : Giving it a try, but oh my.... (Jan 10, 2009, 6:40pm)

... actory.com/ezt/t/wRiIP25/counter.png"> Books read: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2008) The Road (2007) Middlesex (2003) The Color Purple (1983) Advise and Consent (1960) The Old Man and the Sea (1953) Gone with the Wind (1937) One of Ours (1923) Books I ...

... and happy reading! I just finished Watchmen it was very very good! As I said, I finished that, so now I've moved onto Middlesex and am enjoying it immensely.

... to read it! I'm a big fan of GNs, so this is just my type of thing. Plus it's a 1001 book. What I'm Reading Next: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides for my Pulitzer category

... got to be into GNs. I suggest easing into the genre with something a little lighter first... Now I'll be moving onto Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides which was nudged last month (and I have completely not followed through on) and highly recommended just about everywhere I go. :) Enjoy ...

... me it was very certain that I would not like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (five stars in my library). Ditto on Middlesex (fours stars from me). Ah well, I guess I'm a surprising person. I tried a number of less common books, both fiction and nonfiction, and it is certainly less ...

... person plural, with no single narrator--there are individual boys named, but no "I". Jeffrey Eugenides' second book, Middlesex, is narrated by a transgendered boy. Already mentioned, but The Book Thief is narrated by death, and brilliantly so.

... put it down for the last 100 pages. First one checked off in my favorite authors/next in series category. More focus on Middlesex now. Yeah!

I am now reading The Cider House Rules, don't know why I waited so long to read this wonderful book. >35 & 36. I read Middlesex last year and liked well enough, it was certainly different.

What's great about Middlesex is that it feels so natural and yet so painstakingly constructed, as if Eugenides took as much time and care as needed to make sure the CHARACTERS come first, before the artistry, before the science, even before the plot. This is a novel that is FILLED with ...

#35 - That is a great way to articulate what I felt but did not say after reading Middlesex, jlelliott.

... year I want to focus on reading books that have been more recently published. I'm currently working on: Moby Dick and Middlesex.

I'm a couple pages into Middlesex as well for my book club and I will also be starting Moby Dick any moment now.

Well I'm reading Middlesex right now, and I think I can recommend it. It is an interesting read, and it is so nice to see science incorporated so seamlessly into art.

... It's actually a lot of fun, I like retellings! But for now, I'm reading Watchmen by Alan Moore and then moving on to Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

... my 1001 Category to reflect the updated 1001 List (Mr. Boxall needs to learn to leave his list alone!) Cannery Row and Middlesex have been removed and Life of Pi and The Reluctant Fundamentalist have taken their place.

... you're completely correct. It's nothing like I expected. I have sworn to myself (and a friend) that I would hit Middlesex next so I can lend it to her. Your gushing is very helpful! It makes me want to read more more more!

... Harper Couldn't get past the first 50 pages! 3. The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 5. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett Whoops thought this was on THE List, not the ALTERNATE ...

I'm reading Trunk Music and eagerly anticipating the start of Middlesex any day now.

... after all. Still a good book to read and reinforce your own beliefs and practices. On Deck: Trunk Music Middlesex

... category. It was a quick read. Glad to be kicking off the new year. I'm currently reading Trunk Music and Middlesex.

... I'm almost positive it will be NOTHING like you're expecting -- at least it wasn't for me! (P.S. Do make sure you hit Middlesex at some point though. That too is an incredible read! But I'll stop, lest I go overboard with my gushing!)

So I was going to move on to MiddleSex but Watchmen seduced me with it's graphic novelness and pretty pictures. And the fact that it just arrived in the mail.

I'm pretty much done with Wide Sargasso Sea and then I'm moving on to Middlesex.

... Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini - FINISHED January 10/09 2. The Road – Cormac McCarthy - FINISHED January 3/09 3. Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides 4. No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy - FINISHED January 16/09 5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann S ...

Ooh! This is fun. 2008 stinkers: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides - yes, I know. Everybody else in the world loved it. I hated it. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson - I felt way too old reading this book. There were about 30 good pages. The Mistress's Daughter ...

... Fiction Read in 2008: 60 Nonfiction Read in 2008: 31 5 Star Fiction in 2008: 7 That Night by Alice McDermott Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Fingersmith by Sarah Waters We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson ...

... I loved Snow Crash, but I agree that I hated The Virgin Suicides. It was especially disappointing as I'd enjoyed Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides a lot.

... 1. Lord of the Dance by Andrew Greeley 2. The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot Life of Pi by Yann Martel Man Gone Down by Michael Thomas Middlesex by Jeffrey Euginedes Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

In the order read: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Fingersmith by Sarah Waters The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville Disquiet by Julia Leigh

Category 1: 1001 Books 1. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy *March 4 2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Euginides *June 24 3. Emma by Jane Austen 4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte *October 12 5. Si ...

... Rye by J.D. Salinger ** 4 stars (Completed 9/09) 4. Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce ** 5. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides */** 6. The Glass Bead Game by Herman Hesse ** 7. A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro ** 8. The Hitchhiker's Guide ...

... several books, so I'm going with: 1. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 2. Butcher's Boy by Thomas Perry 3. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides My summary is here.

... all. Taking everything I've been told into account, I've got: The overwhelming favorites were Wide Sargasso Sea and Middlesex with The Corrections as a follower. But I made my choices by taking these tallies into account with what people said. Thus, I'm going to try this order: 1. ...

... Maurier - it has been said that it is a modern retelling of the classic (it can be argued either way, I suppose) I loved Middlesex for all kinds of reasons. So, my biggest nudge is for that.

Nudges from me for both Middlesex and The Corrections.

Shortlist: A Pale View of Hills, Middlesex, Suite Francaise and Slaughterhouse Five. And the winner is: Suite Francaise. Poignant & unforgettable.

... ***** 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- Possible read include : The unabridged journals of Sylvia Plath, Middlesex, The handmaid's tale, Emma, Farenheit 451, The Fountainhead, Eva Luna, The Awakening For those who are not familiar with the Gilmore Girls series: R ...

Ah, Middlesex, by all means. And The Butcher's Boy to combat holiday sweetness.

I've read both the Wide Sargasso Sea and Middlesex this year and they're both on the 1001 list, first version anyway. I tried The Corrections years ago and couldn't finish it. I also found Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close an interesting read but I can't remember much about it now.

I give a big nudge to Middlesex. It was my one of my top 3 favorites from last year. The first part is like a beautifully written historical novel and the second half is a completely engaging coming of age story. The only other book you have listed that I've read is Extremely Loud and Incredib ...

... by Alan Moore finished 2009 Jan 8 4. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides finished 2009 Jan 18 5. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff finished 2009 Jan 19 6. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Bar ...

Category 8: Pulitzer Prize Winners 1. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (Fiction, 2003) finished 2009 Jan 18 2. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon (Fiction, 2001) finished 2009 May 26 3. Proof by David Auburn (Drama, 2001) finished ...

Great pile of TBR. I'm nudging Middlesex.

I had to read Middlesex for school and I quite enjoyed it..(although I can't say for sure it will be a nice follow-up after Jane Eyre...)

... Jose Saramago Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty I'll finish by telling you I'm currently reading Jane Eyre (sadly for the first time, ...

... Collins 6. The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje 7. Mapp and Lucia, E.F. Benson (07/01/09) 8. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides 9. Passage to India, E.M. Forster

#35- Yes, you did! Good for you. Middlesex is still available if there are any takers...

I'm about to list Water for Elephants and Middlesex. Come-n get 'em! http://www.bookmooch.com/m/inventory/jhedlund

... - Italo Calvino (Started 3/1/09; finished 25/1/09) 3. The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway (29/3/09 - 31/3/09) 4. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides (16/6/09) 5. Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase (1/6/09) 6. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (14/6/09) 7. Sharpe's Company - Bernard Cor ...

... Pillars of the Earth Middlesex The Book Thief Best non-fiction book: Best short story: I don't really read short ...

Picking 10 wasn't easy but selecting 5 is brutal: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris The Known Worldby Edward P. Jones March by Geraldine Brooks My copy of The Book Thief is on it' ...

122. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

... and the comparisons many people have made between this and The Graveyard Book make me want to investigate for myself) - Middlesex: Jeffrey Eugenides - favourite book of a mate, who gave this to me. - Possession: A. S. Byatt - I began this last summer, but was distracted by other ...

... consideration of Jesus by Marcus Borg that I think will be the winner in this category. Queer/Trans (7):Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Edited to reign in runaway bolding.

... Horseman by Paullina Simons Time and Again by Jack Finney Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips Lush Life by Richard Price The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time ...

... Verghese (560pp) (*****) Half of a Yellow Sun# by Chimamanda Adichie (433pp) Inkheart# by Cornelia Funke (***) Middlesex# by Jeffrey Eugenides (544pp) (****) Something Happened# by Joseph Heller (576pp) The Charm School# by Nelson DeMille (640pp) The Help# by Kathryn Stocket ...

... (See review) Inkheart# by Cornelia Funke (***) Middlesex# by Jeffrey Eugenides (****) The Help# by Kathryn Stockett (*****) (See review) A ...

... and waffled about whether it really fit. Of course it does, and it's in my top five reads in recent memory. Nudge, nudge Middlesex.

Middlesex by Eugenides is a wonderful book but my favourite parts are to do with the family's migration from Greece. Absolutely fascinating.

... to have any good moments. It's quite possible that having a 15-year-old daughter colored my opinion too. I did love Middlesex. #15 sanja - I loved Special Topics, but to each her/his own. I really love your sentence "I hated both these books with a passion that is indescribable in ...

... YPoC/counter.png"> 1 the inheritance of loss kiran desai (man booker prize 2006) (12 february-16 february) 2 middlesex jeffrey eugenides (pulitzer prize 2003) (20 june-30 june) 3 life of pi yann martel (man booker prize 2002) (21 june-25 june) 4 the sea john banville (man ...

... Excellent choices for your first time authors category. I've read and enjoyed The Blind Assassin, Life of Pi, Middlesex, Atonement, and The Poisonwood Bible. I plan to read The Eyre Affair some day soon because I've heard great things about it, and if The English Patient is ...

... FINISHED MAR 23 4. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris FINISHED MAR 28 5. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides FINISHED JAN 23 6. Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center FINISHED APR 8 7. A Thousand ...

So far in October I have read My Booky Wook by Russell Brand, Middlesex, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and The Silver Sword. I am now reading Notes from an Exhibition.

... Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz 2.The Road by Cormac McCarthy 3.The Known World by Edward P. Jones 4.Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 5.Empire Falls by Richard Russo 6.The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon 7.Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahir ...

Just finished Middlesex which I liked a lot. Now reading The Time Machine by email instalments

... 1988 - Beloved 1994 - The Shipping News 1996 - Independence Day 1999 - The Hours 2002 - Empire Falls 2003 - Middlesex 2004 - The Known World 2008 - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

... Jones The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky **Award Winners** Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (2003 Pulitzer) The Hours by Michael Cunningham (1999 Pulitzer) Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (1997 Pulitzer for Biography or Autobiog ...

Jim the Boy by Tony Earley Kartography by Kamila Shamsie Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin edited to try to fix touchstone...

... itsyn 5. A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini 6. Song of Solomon Toni Morrison 7. Gilead Marilynne Robinson 8. Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides NY Times Best of 2002 also award winner 9. bookmark123 in 1001 Books to read before you die : October 2008: Which Book from the 1001 List Are You Reading? (Oct 27, 2008, 10:34pm)

Just started reading Middlesex. Fascinating so far.

... but not good enough to go off and find more of the same too fast. We obviously have similar TBRs Miss-Owl. I also have Middlesex and Suite Francaise waiting in the wings.

Your 'fighting' is so cute, wookiebender :) I finished Middlesex and absolutely loved it. *So* much better than The Virgin Suicides - I felt it had all the heart & the poignancy that the former lacked, without loss of Eugenides' mordant wit. Loved how he interweaved the personal stories ...

... while to work out what the film was - but when I did, my jaw dropped. Good luck to them! Currently reading the magical Middlesex... when I'm not reading 'worthy' things like Romanticism: an anthology :)

... Jane Austen. What's supposed to be her Gothic novel. Not my favorite of hers, but not sorry I read it either. 48. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Second time around with this book. So very interesting, layered. 49. Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner. My first Faulkner ...

... in a veritable city like this soon-to-be pushing one million members. You wouldn't ban the pulitzer prize winning novel, Middlesex would you? Or what about the excellent film Transamerica? Please tell me that the most honorable and highly paid LibraryThing employees are not in covert ...

... I had a brief conversation with wookiebender back in... wait, yep, there it is, in #26 & #28. I'm not quite finished with Middlesex yet but knowing you're about to read it is a good incentive to get to Nabokov soon. wookiebender, you might be interested to know that after a test I did ...

>241: blondierocket- I read Middlesex a few months ago and was blown away. It was easily one of the best books I've read this year! I hope you enjoy it

... this year and most likely anything else from the 1,001 list will come from more recent releases, primarily Atonement and Middlesex as those are recent additions to my own library. Currently Reading: A Drink Before the War Anne of Green Gables The Merchant of Venice Venus ...

I received Three to Get Deadly and Middlesex from BookMooch yesterday. Added them to the already growing pile of books I really want to read by the end of the year. This week and next week are Friends of the Library book sales so I'm sure I will be added even more to the stack. I also ...

I just finished Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides and it was AMAZING! I couldn't put it down and I'm a sad that I finish it. There are few books that are perfect from beginning to end, but this is one of them. I'm not surprised in the least that it was a Pulitzer Price winner. I'm almost done ...

... 4) The Call of Earth Alvin Journeyman (Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 4) Heartfire (Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 5) Middlesex: A Novel The Daring Book for Girls The Crystal City (Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 6) Lost Boys: A Novel The Black Cauldron (Laurel-Leaf Books) The Cast ...

Hi socialpages, from the list I've read 13, abandoned 1 and have 6 on my tbr list. My favorites were March, Middlesex, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, The Hours, The Killer Angels, and Angle of Repose.

... . I'd love to hear what you think about Mr Vertigo, wookiebender. Keep me in mind when you get around to reading it! Middlesex did end up being the book of choice for me... an unusual bout of insomnia (I think it's pre-school depression*) gave me a few stolen hours of reading last night. A ...

... discussions we've had have made it fascinating, and I'm curious to re-read it now. And curious to see what you think of it! Middlesex is great, White Noise is Don DeLillo (difficult, but compelling), and I've never read any Nabakov since giving up on Lolita in disgust. (I didn't get the ...

... Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Farrar) 2004 The Known World by Edward P. Jones (Amistad HarperCollins) 2003 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (Farrar) 2002 Empire Falls by Richard Russo (Alfred A. Knopf) 2001 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chab ...

... to be explained to a child, which is wonderful because I do get confused at some of the superego points. I'm also reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides and surprisingly-note sarcasm- it is addicting! I can't put it down. I fell in love with The Virgins Suicides and this is written in ...

... Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 7. The Successor by Ismail Kadore 8. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 9. Mr Vertigo by Paul Auster Other possibilties include something by Paul Auster Get Shorty by Elmor ...

2+4: Middlesex opens in my town! ETA: It mentions my town in the opening.

I'm reading Middlesex, a birthday present from my frined. So far I'm really enjoying it. The writing style is gripping, and the story is fascinating and well developed.

... next year. And then maybe I'll increase it...who knows? So far I've read: 1. Animal Farm by George Orwell 4.5/5 2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4.5/5 3. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 3.5/5 4. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 4/5 5. The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios ...

... pile. There are lots of choices: The Complete Persepolis, The Glass Castle, Middlesex, The Tenant Wildfell Hall, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and more. Leave a comment teresakayep in Bloggers : Promoting Book Giveaways on Your Blog (Sep 19, 2008, 10:52pm)

... pile. There are lots of choices: The Complete Persepolis, The Glass Castle, Middlesex, The Tenant Wildfell Hall, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and more. Leave a comment teresakayep in Early Reviewers : Contests (Sep 19, 2008, 10:48pm)

... pile. There are lots of choices: The Complete Persepolis, The Glass Castle, Middlesex, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and more. Leave a comment teresakayep in ARC Junkies : Blog Contests (Sep 19, 2008, 10:44pm)

... pile. There are lots of choices: The Complete Persepolis, The Glass Castle, Middlesex, The Tenant Wildfell Hall, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and more. Leave a comment teresakayep in ARC Junkies : Blog Contests (Sep 19, 2008, 10:44pm)

... pile. There are lots of choices: The Complete Persepolis, The Glass Castle, Middlesex, The Tenant Wildfell Hall, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and more. Leave a comment mejix in Audiobooks : What Are You Listening to Now? Part 4 (Sep 19, 2008, 1:15am)

finished middlesex by jeffrey eugenides. not sure what i expected but didn't think this was going to be a family saga. the reader was a bit over anxious at the beginning but calmed down after 15 minutes or so. overall i enjoyed it. right now i'm working through snow by orhan pamuk. at this ...

Plainsong by Kent Haruf Eventide by Kent Haruf Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Molokai by Alan Brennert Timbuktu by Paul Auster

... one, but so glad I read it even if it has put me slightly behind schedule - the magical and quite unbelievably imaginative Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Simply brilliant.

Middlesex!

... Wat goed hielp was een nieuw criterium: gewicht. Alleen de lichtste boeken kwamen in aanmerking. Dit gaat mee: 1. Middlesex door Jeffrey Eugenides 2. The island: three tales door Gustaw Herling 3. De genezing van de krekel door Toon Tellegen 4. Twice a stranger ...

... Close, Jonathan Safran Foer Love in a Cold Climate, Nancy Mitford Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond Middlesex, Jefferey Eugenides Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See The Whistling Season, Ivan Doig The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova Wives and ...

Ooh...both Small Things and Tipping the Velvet are excellent. I wish you the utmost enjoyment:) I'm reading Middlesex, but I'm not sure that qualifies as "by and/or about women." Next up is Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende, which should be interesting, since it's the first time I ...

... Unless Kafka on the Shore The Story of Lucy Gault That They May Face the Rising Sun In the Forest Shroud Middlesex Youth Dead Air Nowhere Man The Book of Illusions Gabriel’s Gift Austerlitz Platform Schooling Atonement The Corrections Don’t M ...

... FTF book group, we'll be discussing it Monday. I was drawn in from the first paragraph. It is a reading experience akin to Middlesex for me. Best read of the year to date.

... include From A to X by John Berger (which just made the Booker longlist), Water for Elephants, The Glass Castle, and Middlesex. There's lots of fantasy and a fair bit of nonfiction as well. Stop by and check it out!

... Neil Gaiman (400 p., English) 40. Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway (240 p., English, non-fiction) 41. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (544 p., English) 42. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (400 p., English, travel lit/non-fiction) La grammaire ...

Middlesex by Eugenides. Hated it! I tried twice to finish it, but couldn't, though everyone at work read it and raved about it. I also hated Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. I had to read it for a college lit class and had only 5 pages to go to finish, and just thought, "Why ...

... shelves for years: The Pillars of the Earth The Poisonwood Bible The Time Traveler's Wife Something Happened Middlesex Inkheart And these that I've been eyeing: The Stand Anna Karenina or War and Peace Don Quixote Outlander maybe a re-read of The Thorn Birds ...

318> I tried listening to Middlesex on audio. Not any better in that format, I'm afraid.

I really, really tried to like Middlesex...I read and read, hoping that soon it would get better. It didn't. I hated it. Finally put it down and even though I felt guilty for about an hour, I was so glad to be done with it so that I could choose something that I actually found interesting. My ...

1. I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak 2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 3. Life of Pi by Yann Martel

If you join Bookmooch, it should be pretty easy to give away Middlesex, it is on quite a few wishlists. When you give it away through BM, you get a point which you can exchange for any book other BookMoochers have in their inventory. The Year of the Fog is quite highly wishlisted as well so it's ...

... I liked the part about the parents fleeing Smyrna. That was interesting, but the rest was not for me. I kept thinking Eugenides was trying too hard.

... Memoirs of a Geisha 102. Sputnik Sweetheart 103. The Blind Assassin 104. Ignorance 105. Life of Pi 106. Middlesex 107. Kafka on the Shore 108. Unless 109. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 110. On Beauty 111. Never Let Me Go

... Naish #7 Zimmer Nr. 10 by Ake Edwardson #8 Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Body Farm by William Bass #9 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides #10 Dear Valued Customer, You Are a Loser by Rick Broadhead #11 QI: The Book of Animal Ignorance by John Lloyd #12 The End ...

pm11, I had almost forgotten about Eugenides' Middlesex. Yes, he did present a very strong narrative on the massacre. Thanks for reminding me.

... getting bleaker right up until the whole thing is wrapped up with a too-neat, too-happy ending that's hard to believe Middlesex - just couldn't get into this one from the start; if it has much of a plot, it must get going quite a ways in The Thirteenth Tale - the narrator of the story (a ...

... as a basis for his stories and really brings them to life. Blanche and Marie is on the new 1001 list. I'll be adding Middlesex to my monstrous tbr pile soon;) It sounds wonderful.

... story that works its magic and draws you in despite a plot that's almost entirely revealed up-front. Then there's Middlesex, which is just a monstrously impressive work. A huge epic, addressing war, love, growing up, sexual orientation, incest, genetics, hermaphoditism, and everything ...

... like it. There are two that I abandoned this year, however. Eragon, which just seemed to drag on and on, and Middlesex, which I just couldn't seem to care enough about. I tried to get into each of them a few times, but just couldn't. I'm now trying to find new homes for them.

Pulitzer Winners 1. Middlesex 2. The Shipping News 3. A Confederacy of Dunces 4. Grapes of Wrath 5. Age of Innocence 6. The Hours 7. Beloved 8. American Pastoral

... Corrections I'm looking forward to this book. I love the disfunctional mid-west family epic, and it has been compared to Middlesex which is another favorite.

24) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides This book was great. It started out a little slow with all of the Greek history, but I'm Greek so it kept me interested enough. After about 100-150 pages I found myself completely engrossed in the story. I've been really busy lately and not had much time ...

... I did end up loving that book, though. Definitely in my top five for this year, probably even in the top three. Oh, Middlesex. It's so hard to find the right words to say about it. I was very interested by it, but the ending...it just didn't quite seem to come full circle for me. In the ...

33. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides

... moet er altijd een boek bij zitten dat te maken heeft met het te bezoeken land. Momenteel ziet het stapeltje er zo uit: Middlesex door Jeffrey Eugenides The Island: three tales door Gustaw Herling The Ghost Map door Steven Johnson Potemkin: Catherine the Great’s Imperia ...

I hate it when I accidentally post something twice...

... July 29th Honorable mentions: Alive in Necropolis, The Lace Reader, Regina's Closet, The Handmaid's Tale, Middlesex, Pride and Prejudice, Year of Wonders, and Historical Genesis. I think it is interesting that 4/5 of my top books are ARCs...there is some good reading ...

I'm currently about 1/3 of the way through Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. It started out very slow, but I'm now starting to get more invested in the story. I haven't had much time for reading lately. Hopefully I'll be able to sit down with this for a longer period of time soon.

I had a great quarter. Sort of in order: Fiction: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner Non-Fiction: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan Homegrown Democrat ...

From Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides: "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 at my disposal complicated hybrid ...

Well, there certainly are books that I couldn't get through like MiddleSex and The Time Traveler's Wife but LOTR wasn't one of them. I thought the language was unusually beautiful, I guess that's what you'd expect from an author who studied linguistics. And I adored the way the story was ...

The Butter Battle Book Dr. Seuss The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Silly Sally by Audrey Wood Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

... admire the author's ability to totally inhabit (and portray) the mindset of his adolescent narrators in TVS as well as in Middlesex.

... rule that for this year at least, whatever I start I finish, I read the whole thing. It was very well written. I loved Middlesex and bought this book after on the strength of that book. There was no mystery about how the story would end, and the despondency of the narrators throughout the ...

... I'm interested in hearing what people have to say about why they liked it and/or what the message/purpose was. I loved Middlesex and was so shocked at how many negative feelings I had for TVS as I was reading it and now, 2-3 months later.

... no idea why these two books popped into my head as soon as I read your opening line, but I might as well give it a shot. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides or The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen?

... much more of a downer in comparison. Eugenides is a very good writer, and I did like the book, but not as much as I liked Middlesex. As a first novel, The Virgin Suicides is impressive, however.

... Scott's love of writing, and people's love of storytelling. I think Lisey's may be on my top five this year, along with Middlesex and The Kite Runner. I have gotten a couple stories read in Skeleton Crew, as well. I'm now in "Beachworld." Still stuck in Wrinkle and The Prince. M ...

... I made that error in my post. TVS might be worth checking out, varielle, since you already own it. I thought Eugenides' Middlesex was brilliant. Oh, my, we are off-topic and the thread police should be showing up soon, but this has been a very interesting discussion, imo. Thanks for ...

#52 cmt: I loved Middlesex; it's on my top 5 list. Today I got from BookMooch: White Noise by Don DeLillo The Collection by Bentley Little, which are his short stories. and from PaperBackSwap: The Freedom Writers Diary

... bookmooch via the Netherlands today: The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell (no idea if I'll like this - anyone?) Middlesex and Gellhorn: a Twentieth Century Life about Martha Gellhorn. And then a trip to Parsons, one of my favourite bookshops, for no good reason, but I found Aga ...

I've read only 39 0f 1001. This is my list: 1. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time - Mark Haddon 2. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides 3.Memoirs of a geisha - Arthur Golden 4. Enduring love - Ian McEwan 5. Captain Corelli's mandolin - Louis de Bernieres 6. The virgin ...

Easily Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is the best book I read in May. Followed by Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner and Summer of Night by Dan Simmons.

... Bechdel Home Girl: Building a Dream House on a Lawless Block by Judith Matloff Bleak House by Charles Dickens Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

... truth be told. I wouldn't say this is a book you have to read but it passed an afternoon pleasantly. 85. (116) Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides (529pp) I read this for a RL bookgroup - I must confess that if this hadn't been the case I probably wouldn't have read it this year, it wasn' ...

During lunch I finished Middlesex for book club next week and started an ER book from the April Bonus Batch, The 19th Wife. I'm only about 20 pages in, but so far it seems well-written and interesting.

I finally finished Storm Over Morocco. It didn't actually take forever, it just seemed like it. Now I've moved onto Middlesex and am quite enjoying it so far.

... - to review for ReaderViews, The Handmaid's Tale - my first Margaret Atwood!! - for the Atwoodian's group read, and Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides for my book club. I'm off to go and buy some sudoko to do while listening to The Three Musketeers or one of my other audio books on ...

Coming up soon (already checked out from the library) are Bonfire of the Vanities, Middlesex, Don Quixote, and Portnoy's Complaint. Already read this month are Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (really enjoyed it...very quick read) and Slow Man (conflicted about it).

... later. In January I thought it might be a good idea to begin the year by reading the oldest book in the pile. But then Middlesex caught my interest, and it is back on the shelf.

Sadly, I finished Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - I wish it could have gone on and on. This is one of the rare books where I can't stop thinking about the characters. Now I'm trying to wrap up Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography by JD Crossan.

Hello everyone, I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring! Here's my list of 2008 reads; I actually started the first one on March 1st (I had some issues before then that made personal reading impossible), but I'm still attempting to reach at least 50 by December 31st. In case you couldn't ...

20. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - GLBTQ My favorite book of the challenge thus far. I adored this. It was as big and beautiful as any epic should be.

20. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - GLBTQ My favorite book of the challenge thus far. I adored this. It was as big and beautiful as any epic should be.

29. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides I loved this book. Every character felt fully developed, every observation completely right. It is truly an epic novel and well worth reading. I literally can't stop thinking about it. I even dreamed of it last night. Why I read it: I resist well-reviewed ...

For me, it's a tie between The Kite Runner and Middlesex.

... Safran Foer Everything is Illuminated 25 "Svøp" John Banville Shroud 26 Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides Middlesex 27 Nowhere man : Pronek-fantasiene Aleksander Hemon Nowhere Man 28 Plattform Michel Houellebecq Plateforme 29 Korrigeringer Jonathan Franzen The Cor ...

... up Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough Organic, Inc by Samuel Fromartz The Healthy Hedonist by Myra Kornfeld Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (for this month's book club) Woman of Sand and Myrrh by Hanan al-Shaykh Second Nature by Michael Pollan

Just started Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. I repeatedly resist books that get a lot of love and then feel foolish when I love them too...I think that is likely to be the case with this book.

... by Janet Chapman 6. The Mauritius Command by Patrick O'Brian 7. Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter 8. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - loved it! 9. To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning 10. Wizard and Glass by Stephen King 11. Highlander Untamed by Mo ...

... her. I don't have the heart to ask for the book and although it is around ten years past, I still think of the book. Middlesex -- Loaned to someone who worked for me. She loved the book and returned a brand new copy to me as she had cut her finger and got a tiny spot on the book. Wow! Th ...

... use a 5-star rating on another site for books I've read. I haven't rated any novels 5 stars yet this year, the closest is Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. I did, however, give Haruki Murakami's The Elephant Vanishes short story collection full marks, and Raymond Carver's personal ...

... the The Handmaid's Tale. I read it when I was very young so I want to give it another go... Also reading Money and Middlesex. Still procrastinating... I have a paper due by the end of the week for my history class.

One of my all-time favorites! I adore Vonnegut. How about another from my all-time list: Jeffrey Eugenides's Middlesex.

... few books to add! Unfortunately this means that I will not be able to comment them as much though... March 24, 2008 #19 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides I liked it. April 14, 2008 (I think I am missing a book that I must have already forgotten I read) #20 Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Jo ...

... of the story just goes on and on and on and on with inner monologue and expository, and I am not a patient woman. Tried Middlesex next, but it didn't grab me. After that I started Then We Came To The End, but the audiobook reader is a woman with a far too-proper-sounding voice for me to ...

I picked up Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides for 50p in a local Hospice shop - in Middlesex!!

I am about 3/4 of the way through Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. I had cracked the cover a year ago, but wasn't captivated enough to keep reading. However, my book club chose it as our April book, and so I picked it up again. Maybe the last time I tried it, it wasn't the right time in my ...

I am reading Santa Steps Out which is hilariously naughty, Middlesex and Super-Cannes: A Novel. I usually read only 2 books at a time, but finals week is coming up so I am adding another so that I may fully procrastinate. ;) Santa... is an erotic fairy tale. Its out of print but I ...

The Hours was great. #53 Yes, you should run out and buy Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. It was a Pulitzer Prize winner long before it was an Oprah pick! HA I have found this book loved by so many people from different backgrounds and reading styles. The Virgin Suicides was wonderful ...

>35 etc. I'm curious about Middlesex (have been for a while); must get my hands on a copy. Has anyone read The Virgin Suicides? I saw the movie (didn't like it), but haven't read the book. Was the book better than the movie? (Guess I'm straying from the topic slightly, sorry!)

... years of solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez-422p. 03/20/08 World without end – Ken Follet 1024 p. 03/22/08 Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides 529p.. 03/24/08 Down River – John Hart 325p. 03/26/08 The tin roof blowdown –James Lee Burke 373p. 03/28/08 The known world- Ed ...

... -- Mark Haddon 8) Fingersmith -- Sarah Waters 9) Everything Is Illuminated -- Jonathan Safran Foer 10) Middlesex -- Jeffrey Eugenides 11) The Corrections -- Jonathan Franzen 12) Choke -- Chuck Palahniuk 13) The Blind Assassin -- Margaret Atwood 14) after ...

I finally purchased my own copy of The Time Traveler's Wife and Middlesex. I also got Interpreter of Maladies. There were several others I *wanted* to bring home... new-ish book by Kate Mosse called Sepulchre...

... 1) Why doesn't this book have Touchtones? and 2) Why isn't it on the "1001 books you must read before you die" list? 2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. A great epic of the destiny of a pair of recessive genes. It's humorous where appropriate, sometimes irreverant, and made me want to be Gre ...

... book is ignorance by Milan Kundera Honorable mentions Waiting for the barbarians The year of magical thinking Middlesex

I am midway through My Friend Leonard by James Frey, and have just picked up Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides for my book club!

There are quite a few books you could try on this theme. For instance, Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is about Greek migrants in America (among other things). The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri is a great book about the different pulls in immigrants' lives between the new country and the old, and ...

Was going through my TBR pile for what to read next: I was kind of leaning toward Middlesex until I opened it and saw that the printing was really close together in my edition: I have a few others like that( War and Peace all of my Dickens whose print is really small)and I tend to put them ...

Middlesex really was a great book, wasn't it? I wasn't totally sure I liked it all the way through, but I kept picking it up again, so I guess I did like it. The ending, though--that was amazing! I was just blown away by it. I liked the way Eugenides showed that our lives are a product of ...

... Ken Follett (re-read, but I love it as much this time as the first time) 2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 3. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

... was good for most of March. Then today, I went to the large used bookstore and Borders with a friend. I came away with: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde The Queen of Everything by Deb ...

I've mooched Gathering Blue, and it's been sent, Messenger I'll read after Gathering Blue. I loved Middlesex! It's epic and beautiful and fanciful, a little naughty (the whole incest thing) and it carries the idea that our Grandparents, whom we have only ever known as old, were once young ...

Finished The Giver and it's definately one of my favorites. My shortlist reccomendations for this quarter would be Middlesex, The Road, and The Giver. p'shah on the rest of 'em... Maybe include The Store. Finished Larryisms and had to trudge the last half. It would have been ...

1. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 3. When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman 4. The Bride by Julie Garwood (okay, nothing literary, but I simply loved it!) 5. Highlander Untamed by Monica Mccarty okay another romance, ...

I would like to add The Road by Cormac McCarthy to my previous post of Middlesex.

... of the works on those lists that I have read have comic passages or are very funny. For example, Confederacy of Dunces, Middlesex, Kavalier and Clay, Midnight's Children, Amsterdam. They may not be written solely as comedies, but humour is used throughout to bring out the meaning. Th ...

... if I have FIVE tops for the first quarter... I wouldn't put many of what I've read on a TOP book list. But definately put Middlesex on the top books list. I also thought The Store by Bentley Little was a really great scary-creapy book, though I got tired of it and was glad it was over.

... Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 14- The Hobbit - J.R.R.Tolkein 15-A Year in Provence - Peter Mayle 16-Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides 17-Anne Frank - The Diary of A Young Girl - Anne Frank 18-The Plague - Albert Camus 19-Microserfs - Douglas Coupland 20-Ja ...

Even getting it to ten was rough for me! : / Geek Love by Katherine Dunn Middlesex by Jeffery Eunginides The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Witch's Boy by Michael Gruber American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis ...

I'm still holding on to my copy of Middlesex, though it'll probably eventually find it's way to BM. I really loved it and might want to reread it. I have a heirloom pair of Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass that my mother would beat me if I got rid of (and I wouldn' ...

... I would have ever picked myself, but a friend gave it to me to read. Sometimes those turn out to be the best books. Middlesex was like that, I wouldn't have read it on my own, but reading the reviews on here made me decide to pick it up, and it turned out to be one of my favorite books!

Is Middlesex really that long? - I'm sure it only took me a couple of days to read it.

I'd recommend IT by Stephen King (1300+ pages) or Middlesex by Jeffery Euginides (800+ pages).

... Danticat's Now after The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle... I am pretty curious about the rest of Murakami After Middlesex, the rest of Eugenides

Ahhh.... just finished Middlesex and am just blown away. Epic, homeric at points, and fantastic writing... I sooo want to read this again! Just flip it over and start over. I don't reread books often, but Middlesex may be the exception. Don't know what I'm starting next, maybe Atonemen ...

I second The hours - what a great read. Oh, and Middlesex was a good one for two different storylines.

Finished Harlan Coben's No Second Chance and I started Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides.

... the twists and turns of looking for his lost child and figuring out who shot who was captivating. I've already started Middlesex, which I am really liking. I enjoy Eugenides's style of writing. He's very poetic, and is great at putting the reader in the shoes of Cal (an others.) YES, ...

... just the first part of the answer to #12, and thought, "Opinions vary on the sex/gender of the protagonist? Maybe it is Middlesex!" Then I read the rest of the answer (and also the fact that it was discounted by previous answers). For a second there I thought I might actually know the ...

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides I hated every single paragraph. No idea why.. I should have liked it.. expected to like it...hated it

... disliked The Virgin Suicides. I finished it because I decided that anything I started I'd finish this year. I loved Middlesex but was so depressed by Virgin Suicides. Mark Twain is a good dose for a depressing book... So I'm reading Life on the Mississippi now and will start Snow C ...

#54 - that was exactly my problem with Middlesex. I went into it expecting it to be the story of this guy's life, but instead it proved to be more of a family history. I really enjoyed it once I'd adjusted, but that initial misconception threw me off at first.

>49 karenmarie - Yeah, I've read both Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides, and liked them both. Middlesex was longer ago, though, so I haven't retained as clear of an impression of why I liked it. I do remember being a little surprised (disappointed?), since I thought it was all going to be "a ...

1. Middlesex - loved it! 2. Wizards and Glass - 4th book of the Dark Tower Series 3. Highlander Untamed - an unexpectedly good Highlander romance!

... Joe Hill's website. He's a member of LT, I followed the link to LT, and here I am! #17 - fyrefly98 - have you read Middlesex? I liked it much better than The Virgin Suicides.

... on it, at least for now. I'm not a fan of depressing books, and I've read several recently. And, though I really liked Middlesex, I have learned that just because I like one book by an author, I won't necessarily like others. I see from your list that you gave Water for Elephants 5 ...

... rule that for this year at least, whatever I start I finish, I read the whole thing. It was very well written. I loved Middlesex and bought this book after on the strength of that book. There was no mystery about how the story would end, and the despondency of the narrators throughout ...

I'll be watching for your reaction to The Virgin Suicides. I read Middlesex a couple of weeks ago, and was thinking about adding The Virgin Suicides to my list.

... here and editing my list... it's kinda cool to see them get marked off one-by-one. •Pulitzer Prize Winners Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Hours by Michael Cunningham Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler The Road by Cormac ...

#7 Middlesex #8 My Sweet Audrina #9 Our Town

Message 10 -I agree.Middlesex was just too long. I thought editors were supposed to help with that sort of thing. I'm finding the same problem with The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao on audiobook. I enjoyed much of the audiobook, but now it's sort of a background blah blah blah. There are ...

I really loved Middlesex and that gets my vote. If it matters to you, it won the Pulitzer prize. But thats not why I would recommend it. I can't quite understand why Middlesex gets mixed reviews because I really enjoyed the book. Spoiler Just picture living your life as a girl and then ...

Middlesex is in my TBR pile!

I vote for Middlesex if you're still taking suggestions. It was a wonderful read.

... fun, and we could always use more players - makes the game move along faster. I haven't read a lot of those, but Middlesex is good enough that it's worth giving more than one chapter to try to get into it, and Ender's Game was just great. I found The Silmarilion to be a lot ...

I'm partial to Middlesex but it's not everyone's cup of tea.

... other book, The Audacity of Hope (great title) as soon as I saw that it had been released in paperback. I also bought Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides and How Would You Move Mount Fuji? by William Poundstone. Looking forward to reading the former.

10. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

... other extreme, my new audiobook is The Road by Cormac McCarthy. This means that, along with Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex, which I'm about 3/4 of the way through, I'm reading two Pulitzer winners at the moment. I feel modestly proud of myself.

--> 14 I didn't care for Middlesex all that much but I read it through to the end. The last part of the book was the better part of it, I thought. I really didn't care for Cal's family history. I was much more interested in his story. I was one of those who really liked The Time Traveler ...

... that everyone else liked it when I commented on my distaste! LOL - I am certainly in the minority with this one (and Middlesex, which I barely finished).

... The Inheritance of Loss - Kiran Desai The Gathering - Anne Enright Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides Vanish - Tess Gerritsen The Road - Cormac McCarthy The Shipping News - E.Annie Proulx The ...

... another thread, prior to lt I would see or ask for book recommendations on other forums and would always get the standard Middlesex, The Kite Runner, or Eat, Pray, Love recommendations. This way I get to see and pick out interesting reads myself. My wish list is pages long now and I read ...

#8 I just finished Middlesex, what an excellent book and story. So weird and original, yet heartwarming too. I enjoyed it very much! 8/50

I just finished Middlesex, what an excellent book and story. So weird and original, yet heartwarming too. I enjoyed it very much!

My top three: 1) The year of magical thinking 2) The pursuit of happyness 3) Middlesex

I'm currently reading Middlesex, but expect to finish it tomorrow or the next day, and then I'll begin reading To Tame a Highland Warrior.

3. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman 4. I am Legend by Richard Matheson 5. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

... so much, but I'm a bit annoyed by it all at the moment. In February we're doing The Catcher in the Rye, in March it's Middlesex, we haven't decided on April yet, and in May we're doing Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky. (Touchstones are playing up an awful lot today.)

I've just started reading Middlesex.

#178 Yes, he is. Jeffrey Eugenides's Middlesex touches on the same period as well, before moving to the US.

I absolutely agree. I would've enjoyed Middlesex much more had it been shorter. I don't mind long books, but I just couldn't wait to finish this one and move on to something else.

... the time of the 2nd World War. That shouldn't be a reason for missing out on such gems as Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Middlesex, The Island by Victoria Hislop, Little Infamies (interlinked short stories) or the biographical-but-every-bit-as-gripping-as-any-novel Eleni. There ...

... after my first post (#63) using the handy spreadsheet and realised I've actually read 130, not 127. Book #131 is Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

Several years late, as usual, I've just started Middlesex.

... new books to read. Usually when I see book recommendations made on message boards/forums, people recommend the same books middlesex, The Kite Runner, etc. It's good to see what people have read aside from the same books that always get mentioned and recommended.

I finished Middlesex and slowly found myself getting sucked into this book. I really enjoyed this story and loved the way it was written. I am now half way though The pursuit of happyness and am enjoying it much more than I thought I would.

I decided to postpone Middlesex (just wasn't in the mood right now) and just finished a light mindless read, Charming the Highlander and am now starting The Mauritius Command. Ah, so nice to read another Aubrey/Maturin tale!

... about everything she was going through. It gives me ideas and hopes on how to start living and stop existing. 5/5 2. Middlesex was even better. I have had that book on my wishlist for years, ever since I read The Virgin Suicides. I am kicking myself for not getting it sooner. I tore ...

>69 Middlesex ! Um ... let's see ... oh, I know: "Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board."

I finished Unless which I found to be very touching and an excellent read. I am now reading Middlesex and am half way through and am really enjoying it.

I just finished Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb (what a slog that was!) and am now about to begin Middlesex.

... lol What are you thinking after rereading it? I still haven't read anything on the challenge list, but I think Middlesex is the next book in my to-be-read pile, so I'll tell you what I think when I've finished.

... Slow River though, so I haven't read anything she wrote since. I'm also curious to hear what you think of March and Middlesex, both of which I've been wanting to read for a while... I hope you manage to find all the books you're hoping to read!

I remember my Mum reading The Jane Austen Book Club and Middlesex as well as Bridget Jones's Diary. My Dad on the other hand reads such unimaginative works as Emotional Intelligence, which he uses to claim that my mother is irrational when she criticises him. He's stuck in a time warp ...

... more books to my wishlist after this thread. Will we ever get through them all? Mine's in the 400s now. My answers: Middlesex Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys IT In Cold Blood Eat, Pray, Love Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire--from there, they were all downhill from there.

... would've chosen Fortress of Solitude as a favorite in the year he read it. He really loved it. I very much enjoyed Middlesex also.

... of Jeffrey Eugenides'. It was a good book, but I'm not entirely sure if I'd want to confront something of the size of Middlesex just yet. That said, I like a challenge! I've just finished: 4. Dubliners by James Joyce (161p). I don't often read short story collections, but there ...

... Anne Enright (January, 3*) 2. Someone to Love by Jude Deveraux (January, 3*) 3. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (February, 4 1/2*) 4. Creation in Death by J.D. Robb (May) 5. Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb< ...

... adventure of Sherlock Holmes by Caleb Carr 100 vicious little vampire stories edt. by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Did you read Middlesex? I thought it went on just long enough to bore me. The book needed some serious editing, yet it drew serious acclaim. Just too long for me, although there were some great characters in it.

How about Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides? "I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January of 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of 1974."

... carthy March by Geraldine Brooks Gilead: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson The Known World: A Novel by Edward P. Jones Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides Empire Falls by Richard Russo The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa ...

... favorites from my last year's list include: White Oleander by Janet Fitch, Peyton Place by Grace Metalious, Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind, Blindness by Jose Saramago, and The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Rui ...

Received Middlesex today from Paperback Swap, it's next on my list after I finish my current book, Royal Assassin.

I'm about a quarter of the way into The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. I loved Middlesex but I'm finding this one very different.

... Dalloway) A Christmas Memory (A short story) To Kill a Mockingbird Their Eyes were Watching God The Sparrow Middlesex The House of the Spirits Song of Solomon You have a terrific list on this page, to my way of thinking! (Sorry, no touchstones loading at the moment).

... 19th Wife by David Ebershoff 7. Take this Bread by Sara Miles 8. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Potential Alternates Blue by Abigail Padgett Grave Silence by Rose Beecham

Most: Anything by Ian McEwan, mainly Atonement. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides and most of all American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. Least: Tristram Shandy, although I am quite intrigued to give it a go. And most books that are above and beyond 700 pages long. I'm not a ...

... 2007, in no particular order: Fiction: Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwen Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Can You Hear the Nightbird Sing? by Anita Rau Badami The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson I am a bit ambivalent ...

... the holidays.... I bought Craze: Gin and Debauchery in an Age of Reason, The Cat Who Came in from the Cold, and Middlesex for my boyfriend, Dinner with Persephone for my mom, and a huge history of post-colonial Africa for my dad. Can't remember the name.... I received the new ...

22. Oathbreakers by Mercedes Lackey 23. Oathblood by Mercedes Lackey 24. Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides 25. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Got The Sex Club by A J Sellers today - was totally mytified because I didn't remember it was on my list, and just figured it out logging onto LibraryThing.

Oh, this is so hard! Fiction: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde Honourable Mentions: ...

I am getting The Sex Club which is my third ER book.

... for sure that it could never be this good in print. This has to be one of them. Others I can think of are Life of Pi and Middlesex. All highly acclaimed in print, but I can't imagine that listening to them wasn't the superior way to enjoy them.

... in "profondeur" - I wanted more Africa, the real Africa, the food, the atmosphere, the reality of it all and 28. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - I liked this, it was fun and though provoking, tks

... Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, I liked this for some strange reason, I'm just not sure why and 20. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides which was just wonderful.

Oh wow, that's a challenge. ONE book. I'll have to pick The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. Runner-up: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. 2nd Runner-up: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. I can't have just one! ETA: welcome to LT, luv2danse9!

Mine are: Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides Shadow of the Wind Carlos Zafon Sammy's Hill Kristin Gore With probably A Thousand Splendid Suns as the best with Nineteen Minutes a close second.

... There are a lot more that I absolutely love: Half of a Yellow Sun, Birds Without Wings, The Kite Runner and Middlesex ... but there would be far too many to name.

... on the part of the main character and a ton of ill-placed Irish history left me begging for a pint of Irish ale. 2) Middlesex - Oh, I know I am in the majority with this book, but I really didn't like it. I grew impatient with the long-winded stories about Callie's grandparents and ...

... fit in a bag for a $1!!!! I got the following: We Were the Mulvaneys Mrs. Dalloway The Shipping News Walden Middlesex The Things They Carried Rock Star Brave New World Revisited Wuthering Heights A Widow for One Year Little Women and The Great Gatsby Funny ...

... you will get bad reviews. As an example, check out the NYRoB review of Middlesex, which won the Pulitzer Prize. They found lots of faults (many of which I agree with), but Eugenides has that prize and all the reviews in the world won't take it ...

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams And by a sheer miracle I have touchstoned every single one! I have already read Hitchhiker's guide but it cost $2.50 at a second hand store so I thought I'd ...

I decided on The Screwtape Letters (it was already in my wishlist on audible) and Middlesex. I wanted something long & involving, and it's one of those Pulitzer winners that's been on my TBR list for a while. Thanks, everyone, for your ideas! Happy Turkey!

Our book discussion group did Middlesex - which provoked a lot of discussion on gender identity and sexual orientation.

... up starting fresh. 1. A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley 2. Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow 3. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 4. Sula by Toni Morrison 5. Wicked by Gregory Maguire 6. America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart 7. I A ...

... which is much better (started yesterday and am nearly halfway through...) so i will finish the trilogy then move on to Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

... in Charge by Carl Bernstein (no, it isn't Sue Stillmun's biography) offers some fascinating insights. I also just began Middlesex. Interesting, so far...

... wans Things Fall Apart The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Sounds of the River Life and Death in Shanghai Middlesex Thirteen Moons Team of Rivals

Sammy's Hill Nineteen Minutes A Tree Grows In Brooklyn Middlesex

Glad you enjoyed Middlesex - as you probably know, it was the opposite for me. But I will definitely say Eugenides is a fantastic storyteller. I just didn't like this particular story (maybe I should try Virgin Suicides. =)

I'm so glad you liked Middlesex. I think it's one of my alltime favorites. You're right, it's so much more than life as a hermaphrodite. I am looking forward to another of his books! I didn't like Virgin Suicides nearly as much, though.

59. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Possibly my favorite book of this year. An engrossing story of three generations of a Greek and Greek-American family, molded by historical events, personal tragedies and genetic destiny. It's a family saga, and yet it isn't, because it's more a coming ...

... novels I greatly enjoyed and lead me to the idea of reading all Pulitzer winners. Empire Falls, Humbolt's Gift, and Middlesex are three favorites that I read in the past year. I didn't much care for The Good Earth, The Hours, or Beloved.

... Lizard Cage, Karen Connelly The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides Also: The Yacoubian Building, The Book of Lost Things, Out Stealing Horses, The Memory Keepers Daughter, The Book Thief, We Need ...

... by Kristin Gore A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The above in no particular order.

~ October ~ Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs To Weave a Web of Magic containing stories by Claire Delacroix, Lynn Kurland, Patricia A. McKillip, and Sharon Shinn Dragonhaven by Robin McK ...

I just finished Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. I enjoyed the book muchly. I'm still reading, albeit sporadically, The Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge. I think next up will be Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs.

Both Middlesex and Life of Pi are fantastic on audiobook. Maybe better than in print. I've attempted War and Peace on audio several times, and I get a little further each time, but still haven't been able to get through it.

58) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (review) And an update on my progress: literarysarah in 1001 Books to read before you die : Best of Different Genres (Sep 25, 2007, 10:28am)

... Search of Lost Time series since I probably would never have embarked on it if it was contemporary. 10. Contemporary: Middlesex

... - BookMooch from an LT recommendation. That's it so far Edited to add a stop at Half Price Books resulted in Middlesex Stargirl Feed Pastwatch and Heartsick landing on my shelf as well. This is pathetic, and I am definitely an addict.

... also have been browsing LSAT books, contemplating going to Law School next year. Next up perhaps Uglies, Flush or Middlesex. I really enjoyed watching Jeffrey Eugenides on Oprah this past Friday and look forward to reading Middlesex.

This is subject to change if my current read, Middlesex, blows my socks off, and if I finish it by the end of the month. =) My top five for this quarter (in no particular order): 1) Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 2) Small Wonder: Essays by Barbara Kingsolver 3) The Road by ...

... ppreciation/awe: 1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 2. The Devil in the White City (non-fiction) by Erik Larson 3. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4. The Road by Cormac McCarthy 5. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (IF I did read that early this quarter...not sure it squeaks in ...

... that I read them: Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Middlemarch by George Eliot

... Foer Love in a Cold Climate, Nancy Mitford Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond Middlesex, Jefferey Eugenides Bloodsucking Fiends, Christopher Moore Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See The Whistling Season< ...

I will be reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides this week, which has received many great reviews on LT. I am looking forward to this one! Kell - I will be curious to read your thoughts on The Dumas Club - it's been on my TBR list forever! =)

oh, baaack to B&N: Caves of Steel and Middlesex. I actually do not mind reading Oprah's books but I have gotten completely tired of her TV show and all the rest, including her magazine. Who puts their own image on the front of a magazine every month for years? That has got to be ego-weird.

... Close, Jonathan Safran Foer Love in a Cold Climate, Nancy Mitford Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond Middlesex, Jefferey Eugenides The Whistling Season, Ivan Doig The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova Wives and daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell Confessions ...

... think I will reread Little Women by Louisa May Alcott or maybe I'll reach for something a little more modern, such as Middlesex or Gilead. Decisions, decisions!

It by Stephen King Middlesex By Jeffrey Eugenides The Regulators by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) Desperation by Stephen King James and the Giant Peach By Roald Dahl Red Dragon By Thomas Harris I work at a used bookstore, it comes in handy

I just finished Middlesex by Jeffry Eugenides. Boy it was great! It's a novel about a man born with 5-alpha reductase insufficiency which caused him to be raised as a female when he was really a male. It was full of Greek history too as he tells his family's story. I couldn't put it down. A ...

... qualify to me as great books. Good books though. Lamb; The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal and Middlesex I liked the former more than the latter, FWIW. For the most part, my reading habits have not changed due to LT, I just document more.

Too many to name! I have read so many books because of LT comments and recommendations. Some of them are . . Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham Saturday by Ian McEwan

... Heinlein 12. After the Plague by T.C. Boyle 13. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 14. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 15. Marley and Me by John Grogan 16. Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea 17. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman ...

... d. I'm still reading The Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge. I manage a couple of chapters a week. I'm about to start Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

... and most of James Patterson's books. Oh, and I can't believe I almost forgot to mention it-- I hated (hated) Middlesex. What was all the fuss about?!

I just finished Middlesex and am starting The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Also reading The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence.

... one Calvin, but later found out she was actually a female. Did you call her Callie then, as a literary reference to Middlesex? :-)

28. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. Wow. Very good.

... Suns Author: Khaled Hosseini Book #24 Title: For One More Day Author: Mitch Albom Book #25 Title: Middlesex Author: Jeffrey Eugenides Book #26 Title: The Hungry Years: Confessions of a Food Addict Author: William Leith