Thursday February 10, 2005

Book Club

My monthly book club meeting was Tuesday night. We read "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides. I have to admit that I haven't finished it. I love to read. In fact reading is one of my passions. But I have been spending all my reading time studying for the CFP exam. I've enjoyed the book so far but I don't want to give my opinions until I finish it. I will definitely finish it.

What is truly amazing is that the 12 other women in the group all loved "Middlesex". This is very unusual. The women in this group are very articulate and literate. Several of them were teachers. We usually have very diverse opinions about a book. This time only the comments were diverse. Comments included how emotionally moving the novel is, how well constructed, how well Eugenides gives you a sense of being there, and how well the many themes are woven together. It is almost impossible to describe what "Middlesex" is about. It is about so many things. It definitely is an epic. Even though I have only half finished it I can see why it won the Pulitzer prize.