I’m having trouble getting through middlesex even though I know I have to. When the author said it may be over plotted I think that is an understatement. Besides all of the unnecessary details and story line I like the novel. History in general keeps me entertained and this novel has some good history in it. Some people in class say the beginning is too slow, that was the best part so far to me. I think this novel would have been better to read in the beginning of the semester just because of its length. Some people do have trouble getting through books like this and its stressful being a 600 pager at the end of the semester. I’m excited to hopefully get through it.