Middlesex. Download yes, or no.

[copzgirl1171]

What say you?

[Deleted]

the book? I thought it was good

[stephiehun]

I read that book a few years ago and enjoyed it, but it was hard to plow through sometimes. It's on my "reread very soon" list.

[copzgirl1171]

Yep, the book. I'm kinda scared after the awful book post

[Deleted]

I don't care for the author's writing style, so I say no.

[msmerymac]

Jun 23, 2012 18:24:55 GMT -5 @mjmksb04 said:

I don't care for the author's writing style, so I say no.

I actually loved his previous book (the Virgin Suicides). Maybe it was the weird subject matter than did me in with Middlesex. I got to around page 60-75?

[copzgirl1171]

Well toss something at me

[StrawberryBlondie]

I say yes. I didn't love it, but I liked it a decent amount.

[basilosaurus]

I read it, but I can't remember thinking much about it one way or another.

[gpw]

I read it and liked it...but, that book is local to me. As a side note, this case occurred on the same street that this book is written about.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/jane-bashara-murder-case_n_1245460.html

[hopecounts]

I'm rereading a discovery of witches by Deborah harkness which is a great book but a lot lighter than middlesex.
I read the fall of giants last year and it was really good dealing with the lead upto and the fallout of the first world war, it's fiction and follows 5 families (1 in each country)
I just finished Open by Andre Agassi and it was so good.

[shopgirl07]

I LOVED Middlesex so I vote yes.

[dirtyred]

Yes.

As some of the others have said, I liked it, not loved it, but was glad that I read it.

[Deleted]

I couldn't finish it so I vote no. I just read "the Tiger's Wife" by Tea Obreht. I didn't think it was as good as the reviews indicated but I enjoyed it overall.

[EllieArroway]

I love Middlesex! The first section is kind of hard to plow through but it's worth it. Don't give up on it too early.

[ESF]

When I first read it, I loved it. But when I think back to it, I think that it wasn't that great. I think it's a good read but doesn't really hold up as a good book when compared to others I've read.

Jeffrey Eugenides' most recent book, The Marriage Plot, is absolutely fantastic.

[msmerymac]

Jun 23, 2012 21:00:09 GMT -5 @mrsbecky07 said:

I couldn't finish it so I vote no. I just read "the Tiger's Wife" by Tea Obreht. I didn't think it was as good as the reviews indicated but I enjoyed it overall.

I liked this pretty well.

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell is fabulous.

For anyone that's interested in fantasy/magical elements, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor is one of the best books I've read in the genre.

[Deleted]

I loved it. Read the free preview to get a feel for the style.

[GailGoldie]

I tried and tried to get into it and quit about 1/2 way through.

[sparrowsong]

It was not my favorite book ever, but it was worth reading. Worth my time.

[Michelle]

I LOVED that book. I could see the first part being hard to get through if you don't like historical fiction. But it sets the tone so you feel the family's history that is woven into the person the main character becomes. I felt like any person who has felt disenfranchised or marginalized for being different could identify with the storyline by the end.

[runforrest]

Jun 23, 2012 19:24:14 GMT -5 gpw said:

I read it and liked it...but, that book is local to me. As a side note, this case occurred on the same street that this book is written about.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/jane-bashara-murder-case_n_1245460.html

This - I'm originally from the Detroit area so I really liked the book, as it talks a lot about the local culture and such. I also found the topic very interesting.