I cannot believe this book is an award winner. It was long and tedious, I wanted to give up so many times, but kept waiting for it to get better. It was too wordy and cheesy. The only character that interested me was Cal/Callie and unfortunately the author only dedicated the last few chapters to him/her. It spanned over many decades, which I felt I lived through with the characters (not in a good way). It had some potentially interesting topics, but written with such a cheesy sense of humor, it lessened the interest. I had to force myself to read this book, and at the end, wondered why.