A review by caitlyn888
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

2.0

I FINALLY finished this book. I don't mind lengthier novels if the writing keeps me interested the whole time, but this 540 page book felt like a bloated novel that spent too much time in one place. I was originally intrigued by the "coming-of-age during summer camp in the 60s" motif, but as the years in the story dragged on, I found myself reading just to finish the book.

I can understand why this is a book club pick, because there are many themes to choose from for discussion - love, marriage, friendship, loss - the usual aspects that make a story interesting. Perhaps I'm just not yet at a point in my life where I can appreciate a book that shows all the ways that adulthood crushes your hopes and dreams while you make the best of things.