Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex
It's been a few years since I read this--I loaned my copy to a friend for her book group in like 2003 and never got it back, but now one of my several book groups is reading it so it was high time to get a new copy. Our discussion is actually a few weeks away, but I was really down to the dregs of my library books and figured a great epic novel would be a good way to wrap up my year's reading (seriously, ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE BOOKS. Thirty books more than I'd ever read in a year! That has to be a record! Why aren't I doing this for monetary gain or fame and fortune???). Anyway, yes, it's the story of a man who was misidentified as a girl until he hit puberty, plus he's telling his intricate family history (which is full of inbreeding). Eugenides is such a great author; I really wish he'd publish more frequently, but when it takes like eight years to write something this awesome, I'm willing to give him the time. :)
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"but now one of my several book groups is reading it so it was high time to get a new copy."
Somehow I misinterpreted this as meaning "go to a book club and steal someone's copy". I DID misinterpret this, right? ;-)
Yes, you did! I bought my new copy from Amazon (it's actually a used book, but it's new to me) after my original hardback was stolen by a friend for her own book group.
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