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I just finished this and thought it was BRILLIANT. It sat in the bookcase for months and months while I picked out other novels all around it until finally I thought, ok, let's give Middlesex a go. Why had I ignored it for so long? I was afraid it would be dull (and it isn't) or dreadfully depressing (and it is not). Instead it's an amazing and passionate epic that weaves past and present seamlessly, that made me laugh out loud and made me weep, too, because yes, it does have its tragic moments. Jeffrey Eugenides swept me off my feet with his loud, courageous, passionate, lonesome, loyal, and (sometimes hysterically) funny characters, and for that I will be eternally grateful to him. If Middlesex is sitting gathering dust on your bookshelf I suggest you not waste any more time. Just read it.
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