Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides was not quite what I expected it to be.  I read it because I was fascinated by it's subjected matter.  It's said to be about a girl who discovers that she is part boy and part girl.  I was intrigued.  It's a work of fiction, but it feels like a non-fiction book.  I had to keep reminding myself it wasn't true.  Because of the events happening in the towns that were referenced, it felt real.
I wanted to read it because I thought it would be interesting to see how someone like this would be portrayed, how the person behaves, how the person feels.  It just felt like an interesting topic.  Don't get me wrong, it was.  However, the majority of the book is not about that.  It's about the genetic mutation that caused the condition in Calliope and how that mutation came to be.  The majority of the story is about her grandparents.  Then, a large portion is about her parents.  Then, a little bit of the story at the end was about her.  It was ok, I guess. I didn't completely hate it.  I just wanted it to be more about Calliope and her experiences with the condition.  I give this book 2 out of 5 stars.