Middlesex book cover7/6/2023 His writing makes up only half of his genius. I was (and still am) tempted to write to Eugenides, asking him if I could be his slave for a few years and just watch what he does, how he writes-an offer that still stands if you’re reading this, Mr. He had me verbally upset with him at times because I was jealous of how well he could write a sentence or how that sentence led the reader into some greater truth about a character. He is one of those authors I constantly curse because he is such a good writer. Middlesex proves that Jeffrey Eugenides is an absolute master. It is one of the deepest and most compelling novels I’ve ever laid my hands on. It is about immigration, family, gender, identity, and rebirth. It makes you feel the racial tensions during and after the civil rights movement. It is about that same family coming to America and learning how to live and pursue the American Dream. This same family flees Greece after being caught in a massive fire that burns down their entire town. While this book is about an incestuous Greek family who produces an innersex child, it is, obviously, about so much more.
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