The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

The Interestings

Meg Wolitzer

538 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. In The Interestings, Wolitzer follows these characters from the height of youth t...

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Community Reviews

3.61
based on 13,468 reviews

Moods

reflective: 81%

emotional: 80%

sad: 25%

funny: 23%

hopeful: 16%

challenging: 13%

inspiring: 11%

adventurous: 8%

lighthearted: 8%

dark: 7%

tense: 6%

relaxing: 4%

mysterious: 2%

informative: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
16% of readers chose A mix
82% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

86% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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