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A review by rrparker
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
4.0
I feel like I read this book at the exact right time in my life, and so I am quite fond of it. I cannot think of a book I've read recently that better captures the modern young (albeit, well educated) adult existence. I saw pieces of myself and and of my friends in all the characters and their circumstances.
I was intrigued by the books repeated theme of talent and how it relates to art and to success. I felt like it grappled with the subject in ways I myself have grappled with it. In it's way, this book allowed me to see a bigger picture.
At the start I felt that, while the story was captivating, the writing tended to be a little too overtly showy or self-aware. But as the book went on it seemed to mature. As I write this I can see that it was possibly a purposeful effect done by the writer, the writing maturing and deepening as the characters do the same.
Overall I feel emotional about the book because it addressed my life so intimately. I feel as if I have come from the story having learned something. I feel wiser from having read it.
I was intrigued by the books repeated theme of talent and how it relates to art and to success. I felt like it grappled with the subject in ways I myself have grappled with it. In it's way, this book allowed me to see a bigger picture.
At the start I felt that, while the story was captivating, the writing tended to be a little too overtly showy or self-aware. But as the book went on it seemed to mature. As I write this I can see that it was possibly a purposeful effect done by the writer, the writing maturing and deepening as the characters do the same.
Overall I feel emotional about the book because it addressed my life so intimately. I feel as if I have come from the story having learned something. I feel wiser from having read it.