"Middlesex" with St. Peter's Readers

"Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides isn't just a story of a hermaphrodite's journey to adulthood," one reviewer said.
Since I haven't finished reading it -- I'm in the middle of Middlesex, -- I can't tell you everything it's about, just that it's about a lot of things. The main character is named Calliope - sometimes called Callie, sometimes called Cal -which is also the name of one of the muses. The one who is the patron of epic poetry. So a question for discussion might be, is this a modern epic?
Eugenides, in another interview, said if he could pick one image for this book it would be the interior of a Greek Orthodox Church, with its pools of light and darkness, and with Christ Pantocrator on the ceiling. In fact, he said, he thought of the main narrative voice as that of Christ Pantocrator.. This might be another topic for discussion.
If we have time, we can also discuss hermaphrodite journeys.
St. Peter's Readers will discuss Middlesex Sunday, March 30 at 5:00 in the parish hall of St. Peter's Church in Lewes, Delaware. All are welcome. For directions, please call the church office.