Middlesex (novel)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesex_(novel)

 

 

<<Narrator and protagonist Cal Stephanides (initially called "Callie") is an intersex man of Greek descent with 5-alpha-reductase deficiency, which causes him to have certain feminine traits. The first half of the novel is about Cal's family and depicts his grandparents' migration from Bursa, a city in Asia Minor, to the United States in 1922. It follows their assimilation into U.S. society in Detroit, Michigan, then a booming industrial city. The latter half of the novel, set in the late 20th century, focuses on Cal's experiences in his hometown of Detroit and his escape to San Francisco, where he comes to terms with his modified gender identity.>>

 

Anyone read this book?

[Kevin Slater]

I tried. Found it so heavy handed I couldn't get past the first few pages.

 

Kevin Slater