Middlesex... wow.

(This is an amazing cover!!)
Well, needless to say, this book is about a hermaphrodite. (I hope that doesn't creep anyone out.) Hermaphrodism is an intersting, though unfortunate defect. I wonder how common it is to be born with both male and female sex organs. Although I've only read a couple chapters, I can just tell this book is going to be marvelous. I just feel a great deal of sympathy for the fictional characters. The hermaphrodite Cal/Callie tells her unfortunate story of her family. Her grandparents are brother and sister. They fell in love with each other after their parents' death and although brothers and sisters are obviously not suppose to get married and produce offspring, they did. I feel a great deal of sympathy for Desdemona (Cal's grandmother) who is constantly afraid that her children will have birth defects. Unfortunately, I haven't really read far enough in the novel to give a full-out analysis, but so far, it's been a very good read. i love Eugenides writing style so I'm really looking into reading his other novel, The Virgin Suicides. I'll write more when I've read more!
Reading Log:
Middlesex: 30pgs