froggiepopple

All of those are amazing books I loved them all.

I recommend Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.

crinago1172

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

TheAngel

I keep seeing the name Middlesex pop up all over the place. I saw it in a bookstore when I was on vacation and then shortly after saw someone reading it, maybe at the airport. But yeah, what's it about?

froggiepopple

It is about an intersex individual that lives out her childhood as a girl and then when she reaches into adulthood she chooses to live out his life as a man.

Wayward Melody

Middlesex sounds like a fascinating read. I'll have to look into that.

Omg, I've heard so much about The Secret. I have a few friends who have dedicated themselves to living the principals. It's funny because whenever something good happens they pop up with "the secret really works".


Mandy

~Unfaithful~

Middlesex sounds like a very interesting read!

moonrox

Yeah I read Virgin Suicides and I really liked it. Middlesex is next on my agenda. I just don't know exactly when I'm going to get around to reading it.

thanx for the compliment about my icon, mandy.

AtomicEmpress

Middlesex is Oprah's book club summer pick - hence the reason it's EVERYWHERE. I too read and enjoyed the Virgin Suicides but I don't know about Middlesex. It sounds interesting but I've heard there's alot of history to it (like it goes back to her/his family 100 years ago or something and starts from there) Is that true?
-Pammie

froggiepopple

Well it has been a couple years since I have read it so I don't remember everything about it. Many times when I read a book only certain things stay in my memory. I remember liking the book a lot. I did some research and one of the editorial reviews says that covers a 80 year family history.

I had no clue it was the latest Oprah's book club suggestion.

Wayward Melody

This sounds amazing! Okay, it's definitely on my "to read" list.


Mandy

Lilhousemd

Gunseller by Hugh Laurie. It is awesome.

xallyx

Middlesex is fantastic. I read it about 2-3 years ago and have been recommending it to everyone I know since! Eugenides is a great writer. I suggest The Virgin Suicides for anyone that wants to read something shorter by him.

Frozeninside

I've seen Middlesex around and have been meaning to check it out.

*~Sophia~*

Middlesex sounds interesting, I haven't seen it around over here but I'll have a look.

I'm going to recommend a book, well actually it's a trilogy. But the first novel is Noughts and Crosses and it's by Malorie Blackman.

It's about racism with a twist. In this society the black people (Crosses) are superior to white people (noughts) and it's about a Nought and a Cross who fall in love. Calllum, a nought and Sephy, a cross, are long childhood friends, as Callum's mother used to work for Sephy's family. But when she loses her job, Callum and Sephy find it harder to be together. Noughts are treated as zero, nothing, nought. So when Callum is one of the only noughts to be accepted into a Cross school everything changes, but for better or worse?

It's a wonderful but heart breaking story, of two young people struggling to be together against all odds, against terroism, racism, love, revenge, hatred, loyality. It's the most moving novel I've ever read and it's two sequels Knife Edge and Checkmate are both equally good. The narration flips from Callum and Sephy all throughout the book and it's so effective as you see the feelings from both the top of society and the bottom and that really even though Callum and Sephy are so different and miles apart they really only believe in and want one thing, love.

Give it a read, you won't regret it!

Hayden's Girl

I have a question.

I want to read Spring Awakening in case I ever get to see the play.

Which version is better to read: Steven Sater's or Frank Wedekind's?