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  • Better than "The Virgin Suicides," although Eugenides's prose can occasionally be tiresome.

    

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  • This beautifully written book is more than a story of a hermaphrodite. It is a rich family history interwoven with the history of Greek immigrants, as well as a history of life in the Detroit area from the early auto industry through the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. I liked all the characters ... Continue

    This beautifully written book is more than a story of a hermaphrodite. It is a rich family history interwoven with the history of Greek immigrants, as well as a history of life in the Detroit area from the early auto industry through the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. I liked all the characters from the grandparents Desdemona and Lefty through the narrator, Cal/Callie.

    

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  • This book needs more than 4 stars.

    

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  • About my hometown: Detroit/Grosse Pointe. The descriptions of familiar places felt exactly right.

    

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