http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/ A bookworm journalist blogs on literature and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/comment-page-1/#comment-13238 Middlesex « Ardent Reader Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:48:04 +0000 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=4580#comment-13238 [...] Sophisticated Dorkiness [...] [...] Sophisticated Dorkiness [...]

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/comment-page-1/#comment-7501 Kim Sat, 01 May 2010 22:19:23 +0000 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=4580#comment-7501 softdrink: Yes, me too. I don't know much about Detroit, other than all the bad things people say, so learning more about the history was fun. softdrink: Yes, me too. I don’t know much about Detroit, other than all the bad things people say, so learning more about the history was fun.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/comment-page-1/#comment-7500 Kim Sat, 01 May 2010 22:18:53 +0000 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=4580#comment-7500 Iris: I felt like I learned a lot, which is one of the standards I'm finding that hold fiction too and something that helps me enjoy fiction more. So in that sense, yes, definitely rewarding. Iris: I felt like I learned a lot, which is one of the standards I’m finding that hold fiction too and something that helps me enjoy fiction more. So in that sense, yes, definitely rewarding.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/comment-page-1/#comment-7499 Kim Sat, 01 May 2010 22:18:22 +0000 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=4580#comment-7499 Clover: It is pretty long, deceptively so, I think. But I didn't feel like it dragged, so that helps a bit. Clover: It is pretty long, deceptively so, I think. But I didn’t feel like it dragged, so that helps a bit.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/comment-page-1/#comment-7482 softdrink Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:18:54 +0000 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=4580#comment-7482 I loved this book when I read it a few years ago, even though it wasn't what I expected, either. I really liked the glimpses of Detroit history that popped up. I loved this book when I read it a few years ago, even though it wasn’t what I expected, either. I really liked the glimpses of Detroit history that popped up.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/comment-page-1/#comment-7476 Iris Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:59:22 +0000 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=4580#comment-7476 This is one of those books that I always feel I need to read someday, but never get around to (also, I should probably buy it first). You review makes it sound like a rewarding read though, so I should probably start with acquiring it :) This is one of those books that I always feel I need to read someday, but never get around to (also, I should probably buy it first). You review makes it sound like a rewarding read though, so I should probably start with acquiring it

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/comment-page-1/#comment-7474 Clover Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:05:57 +0000 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=4580#comment-7474 I bought this in a charity shop a few weeks ago. I've heard lots of good things about it, but I think the length of it puts me off ever so slightly. I bought this in a charity shop a few weeks ago. I’ve heard lots of good things about it, but I think the length of it puts me off ever so slightly.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/comment-page-1/#comment-7459 Kim Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:33:25 +0000 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=4580#comment-7459 Kristi: Yes, I agree on the family dynamics. I felt like they made sense, and many of the details about the family and how they changed as they became accustomed to America made me laugh. Kristi: Yes, I agree on the family dynamics. I felt like they made sense, and many of the details about the family and how they changed as they became accustomed to America made me laugh.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/comment-page-1/#comment-7458 Kim Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:32:32 +0000 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=4580#comment-7458 Elise: That was so funny! Thanks for leaving the link -- a singing review totally counts. I'd review in song if I could sing at all. Elise: That was so funny! Thanks for leaving the link — a singing review totally counts. I’d review in song if I could sing at all.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2010/04/review-middlesex-by-jeffrey-eugenides/comment-page-1/#comment-7457 Kim Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:30:11 +0000 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=4580#comment-7457 charley: Timing is important for big books like this. I happened to be at a time where I could just sit down and read it, which I think helped. charley: Timing is important for big books like this. I happened to be at a time where I could just sit down and read it, which I think helped.

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