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Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

200217 pagesabout 15–25 minutes
2002
first published
  • 2002Picador · 529 pages · ENGISBN 9780312422158
  • 2002Picador · 529 pages · ENGISBN 9780312427733
  • 2002Farrar, Straus, Giroux · 529 pages · ENGISBN 9780374199692
  • 2003Bloomsbury · ENGISBN 9780747561620
  • 2003Thorndike Press · 955 pages · ENGISBN 9780786257003
  • 2004Audio Renaissance · 17 pages · ENGISBN 9781593977344
  • 2011Bloomsbury UK · 544 pages · ENGISBN 9781408825693
  • ENGISBN 9780747564485

A unique coming of age story. While the main character in this novel is dealing with gender identity issues the main focus of this brilliantly written story is the confusion we all face as we grow into the person we were meant to be. The reader finds himself identifying with the main character's experiences. This is a brilliantly written story. The prose is honest in a way that few authors dare to write. Every word, every action, every thought, is symbolic of the common human experience.

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