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Middlesex - BOOKRING -
by Jeffrey Eugenides | Literature & Fiction
Registered by YowlYY of Nottingham, not specified not specified on Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Average 9 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by lostbookisland): travelling


5 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by YowlYY from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Tuesday, November 18, 2003

This book has not been rated.

Bought a few weeks ago for my reading group, but starting to read now... better hurry up, we will meet on the 27th of November!!! 

Journal Entry 2 by YowlYY from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Tuesday, November 25, 2003

8 out of 10

Cal's story, narrated as a wonderful family saga starting at the beginning of the 20th century in a small village in Greece, is the story of the search of an identity both in the sense of immigrants arriving in the US at the peak of glory of the motor industry, but also identity of Calliope, a girl who is born with a genetic peculiarity that caused a genital deformation, which at the end will see her transformation into Cal.
I loved the prosa and the way Cal, from today's point of view in his day-to-day life, accompanies us readers to see what happened to his grandparents and his parents, and his family, himself included, when he was a little girl. I am now so curious about the other book written by Eugenides, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, that I am going to put it on my wish list...!

This book is now available for trade. 

Journal Entry 3 by YowlYY from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Tuesday, December 09, 2003

This book has not been rated.

I have started a mini Italian bookring for my friends of the former Fantasma Formaggino forum.... here's the participants so far:

0.-----> YowlYY (London) - start -
1.-----> Solimano (Florence) 31.12.2003
2.-----> BlackLilith (Citta' di Castello) 21.01.2004
3.-----> Banshee (Villar Dora) 19.02.2004
4.-----> Joana (Venice)
0.-----> YowlYY (London) - the end.

After its return, I will organise an European bookring/international bookray for it, so if anyone is interested please PM me ...cheers!

List for the ring - European leg
0.----->YowlYY (UK) - start -
1.-----> Loopy1 (UK)
2.-----> Falzbein (Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
3.-----> Crestfallen (Barreiro, Setúbal, Portugal)
4.-----> MarieStardust (Paris, France)
5.-----> allbookedup (Wien, Austria)
6.-----> Mymlan (Helsinki, uusimaa, Finland)
7.-----> LeighBCD (UK)
8.-----> tiggsybabes (UK)
9.-----> isis-osiris (Spain)
0.-----> YowlYY (UK) - end -

List for the ray - rest of the world
0.-----> YowlYY (UK) - start -
1.-----> Schmetterling (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)
2.-----> Fresne (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA)[ship int]
3.-----> ??? 

Journal Entry 4 by YowlYY from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Tuesday, December 23, 2003

This book has not been rated.

Il libro parte oggi alla volta di Firenze...chissa' quando arrivera', visto che siamo sotto Natale?? ;-) 

Journal Entry 5 by solimano from Firenze, Toscana Italy on Wednesday, December 31, 2003

This book has not been rated.

Middlesex is in Florence.
I look forward to reading it!
Thanks, YowlYY. 

Journal Entry 6 by solimano from Firenze, Toscana Italy on Monday, January 19, 2004

9 out of 10

It's an "epic" book; and, like all epic masterpieces, you love or you hate it.
I really enjoyed this book - absolutely loved the beginning where the story is descriptive of Callie's grandparents' beginning and early life.

P.S. I am in another "Middlesex" bookring. A nice way to read it again ;-) 

Journal Entry 7 by BlackLilith from Città di Castello, Umbria Italy on Wednesday, January 21, 2004

This book has not been rated.

Just arrived! ALOHA and thanks to YowIYY and solimano! 

Journal Entry 8 by BlackLilith from Città di Castello, Umbria Italy on Sunday, February 08, 2004

10 out of 10

Just ended! The story, beginning with Cal's grandparents, start slowly, growing more interesting with Cal's birth, childhood and deep changing...silent, cell by cell...showing up, in a bit shocking way, to everyone when he was a teenager. The last part of his story make me totally involved with him and his deepest feelings, and I really liked this character and his whole personality. 

Journal Entry 9 by Banshee on Thursday, February 19, 2004

This book has not been rated.

Here it is, a good friend for a snowy day. 

Journal Entry 10 by Banshee on Monday, March 15, 2004

This book has not been rated.

Usually I'm not very fond in family's stories, but this is really enjoyable.
I'd like to know more about Cal: is he happy with his new girlfriend? Will he ever meet the Object again? Is he going to write "middlesex part 2"?
Leaving to Joana as soon as I get her address. 

Journal Entry 11 by YowlYY from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Saturday, March 12, 2005

This book has not been rated.

Lost in the mail? I don't think so - I have the proof thanks to Banshee. It is too bad that this book was never journalled upon arrival. Very sad indeed, as I had big travelling plans for it. R.I.P. my dear book, I will be on the lookout of another copy to keep the ray going now... 

Journal Entry 12 by YowlYY from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Sunday, June 05, 2005

This book has not been rated.

Thanks to the generosity of AnglersRest, this bookring continues now with a new copy of MIDDLESEX. 

Journal Entry 13 by lostbookisland on Tuesday, October 25, 2005

This book has not been rated.

This book seems to be another case for the Lost Book Island as this book didn't get a journal entry to tell the rest of the tale and now previous journalers and other interested parties are left wondering what fate has become of this book.

It is hoped that after a little rest and relaxation at the Lost Book Island Resort this book will again check in with a journal entry so that others may again know its travels. 



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