Middlesex
(From NurseAmore, originally published 1.12.05)
Jeffrey Eugenides’s Middlesex is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and when you read it, you can understand why. The novel is about a hermaphrodite, who tells the history of his generations, in order to understand who he/she is and how he/she became. The story covers three generations, starting with his Greek grandparents in Turkey to Cal (their grandchild). It is very interesting not only to read about the life of each generation, but also what was happening in the world during these times. So, overall, I really enjoyed this book. I found it easy to get into, easy to follow, and I learned a lot of history as well.
(From NurseAmore, originally published 1.12.05)