The Interestings

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


I find myself breaking up with this book, lost in the Did Not Finish pile. It started off well enough...six kids meet in a summer camp and then follows them throughout their lives, some successful in their creative fields and others settling for less glamorous adult jobs. I can certainly relate, having been an "Interesting" person once in my life and a whole lot less interesting now. But it started with the mention of my hometown and a few facts here and there that made it seem a lot less genuine and then moved on to the issues that will occur in a sprawling narrative, namely: why should I be spending my time caring about these people when there is a whole other pile of more interesting books in my reading pile? Whatever causes me to like or care about characters wasn't present here, making it tough to slog through 440 pages when I could be reading Dark Matter or something. I break up with this book because while I'm sure sticking with this would have brought me the warm happiness that a good read will bring, it just wasn't to be. It's not you--it's me!



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