http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/07/09/wary-but-intrigued Comments On: Wary but Intrigued by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:45:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
i have zero knowledge of the book and find HBO's project decisions hit or miss, but along with Angels in America i consider Empire Falls an example of a miniseries done right.

as for Middlesex, i think its content is so tempting to exploit, and connects to the 'sensitive areas' of most readers, that i see only disappointment for fans of the book coming out of a tv adap.
Posted by cobones]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:59:11 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Mr Me]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:15:06 -0700 The Stranger
What I found interesting is how it reminded me of the Papau New Guinea "Penis-at-12" people...There is an entire aboriginal civilization there, where more than 2/3 of the children are born with female genetalia and develop additional secondary sex characteristics of males at the onset of puberty.
Posted by julie russell]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:55:13 -0700 The Stranger Posted by ohemgee]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:40:34 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Carollani]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:34:12 -0700 The Stranger Posted by muddy]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:28:12 -0700 The Stranger
Fuck you.

Posted by bigyaz]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:23:59 -0700 The Stranger
And anything starring Ed "has no" Harris is OK by me.
Posted by mitten]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:00:58 -0700 The Stranger Posted by cedarthvader]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:56:01 -0700 The Stranger
Are you kidding me? Middlesex has this big stupid chase scene at the end of it that involves a priest trying to extract a ransom from his parishioners which ends in a with a swerving crazy car jumping off into a river. Totally dumb and unnecessary. You could almost Eugenides gearing up for his Hollywood moment.

Plus half the book, we're waiting to get a good look at the narrator's "junk" and to see if the narrator scores with some Asian chick.

I agree that's a great book and with your hopes that the miniseries doesn't ruin it. Done well, it could really energize his already amazing writing.
Posted by paperbagwriter]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:35:24 -0700 The Stranger