Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective slow-paced

529 pages | first published 2002

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"I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of l974. . . My birth certificate lists my name as Calliope H...
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Moods

reflective 78%
emotional 74%
challenging 37%
informative 28%
funny 26%
hopeful 23%
sad 19%
inspiring 16%
dark 15%
adventurous 14%
tense 8%
mysterious 5%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 47%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

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4.13

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