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Spanning eight decades and chronicling the wild ride of a Greek-American family through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century, Jeffrey Eugenides' novel on one level tells a traditional story about three generations of an immigrant family -- blessed and cursed with generous doses of tragedy and high
… More »Spanning eight decades and chronicling the wild ride of a Greek-American family through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century, Jeffrey Eugenides' novel on one level tells a traditional story about three generations of an immigrant family -- blessed and cursed with generous doses of tragedy and high comedy. But there's a provocative twist. Cal, the narrator -- also Callie -- is an hermaphrodite. And the explanation for this takes us spooling back in time, through a breathtaking review of the twentieth century, to 1922, when the Turks sacked Smyrna and Callie's grandparents fled for their lives. Back to a tiny village in Asia Minor where two lovers, and one rare genetic mutation, set our narrator's life in motion.
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Add a CommentPretty good. One can see why he won the Pulitzer for it. Captivating American/Greek family story, interesting descriptions of historical events (Greco-Turk war of 1920s, 1967 Detroit riots), tribulations of 20th century immigrant life in Detroit. and a cast of colorful characters along with Calliope, the fascinating hermaphrodite girl. Yep, pretty good.
I thought it was fantastic! I love the voice Eugenides gave to Calliope.
This book was very rewarding. A must read.
An excellent book. As the Ottawa Citizen review indicates a " ... funny, sad, tragic, beautifully rendered..."
Little hard to get into, but once I did, couldn't put it down. It was a great book. Lots of history and detail of people's lives. Googled the book when I was finished, to answer the most asked question...why did Cal call his brother Chapter Eleven??
I enjoyed this book, though certain elements seemed superfluous, most particularly the parts related to the Nation of Islam. Nonetheless, Eugenides is a clever and engaging writer and I look forward to his next project.
Among my favourite books of all time. It took me two tries to get into this book, but once I was I loved the language and the characters. Highly recommended.
A story we haven't seen before, told beautifully, in deceptively simple style. Strongly recommended.
Finally got around to reading this one. Soooo wonderful! Can't wait to read his latest book.
A thoroughly enjoyable and very sexy book that tells of two main characters (plus a few others) who seek to find happiness as they grow older.