Theresa A. (Blearyeyed) reviewed on 9/26/2009

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I loved this book! Mr Eugenides explores a topic rarely covered in fiction...and in doing so, makes it relative, honest, touching, and open. I have not yet read his other book, The Virgin Suicides, but it's now on my Wish List. I at once wanted to be part of this family; the grandparents, the mother and father, the aunt, the daughter even. Mr. Eugenides seamed together the Greek culture, family tradition, Detroit, war, and the racial conflict of the 60' and 70's, along with the sexual and emotional exploration of a young girl beautifully. In the end I wanted everything to work well for Cal...I grew to love him too. And that was magic.

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