This powerful book is written with keen word play and an eye for detail. It takes you through the life of Greek immigrants in Detroit written through the eyes of an intersex person. In addition to the vivid descriptions, and has some fascinating plot twists. When I read books like this, I wonder how accurate the depictions of certain types of people are. How much does Eugenides really know about being intersex? I poked around a little and people claim that he did not engage with the intersex community