I recently finished the book Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. The book is a Pulitzer Prize winner and Opra Book Club award winner. It is a well narrated but strange tale of a hermaphite exploring the roots of his condition.
It's hard to compare the story to another book. It spans three generation like many classic "come to America" novels. The subject matter will make some people uncomfortable, with its' thread of incest and gender confusion. In some ways I liken it to Running with Scissors, except that it is much more coherent and expertly told. Running with Scissor is more of a collection of oddball short stories written in a style of a middle-schooler.
I found myself drawn to the time period and location of the story. The narrator is my age, and grows up in the same metropolitan area as I did. References to Detroit places and events brought back memories of my own formative years.
Once started, I found the book hard to put down. I recommend it.
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