Monday, January 27, 2014

The Interestings

A coming of age novel exploring the lives of a group of friends who meet as teenagers at a summer camp.  Spanning 40 years, it is an epic exploration of friendship and dreams, both realized and deferred.  In an interview, the Meg Wolitzer spoke about her desire to explore a prevalent human emotion:
"I was really interested in the subject of envy. But not that kind of big, overt envy, but instead the kind of quiet envy that you might feel for people you really love.
This was one of my favorite aspects of the book for it was executed with a dramatic truth that never became melodramatic.  

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