The interestings book club

Popular book club books showing 150 of 83,201 all the light we cannot see hardcover by. The interestings, by meg wolitzer life goes on summer after summer meg wolitzers the interestings follows a group of teens who meet in the 70s at an artsy summer camp and remain. May 12, 2014 but after asking readers to share their book club experiences, i see that many people have figured out ways to avoid the cliches of the typical book club. Bbc radio 4 bookclub, meg wolitzer the interestings. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions.

The interestings secures wolitzers place among the best novelists of her generation. When six, artistic teenagers meet for a summer in 1974 at spirit in the woods, they dub themselves the interestings due to their intellectual connections. I think that might be a fun idea, since itd make it at least slightly easier to choose a book. Apr 21, 20 with this book, she has surpassed herself. American author meg wolitzer discusses her novel the interestings which follows a group of friends from teenage. Aug 18, 2018 the orphan train by christina baker kline moves back and forth between two stories that of a young orphan girl in the early twentieth century and that of a teenager in the modernday foster care system. The interestings is a book of great depth and insight. Its common for book clubs to choose a specific book to read and discuss at the same time. Shy, suburban nonentity julie jacobson, who had provoked howls for the first time in her life, had suddenly, lightly changed into jules, which was a far better name for an awkwardlooking fifteenyearold girl whod become desperate for people to pay attention to her p. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction and nonfiction alike. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Amazonaudible this post includes affiliate links earlier this year i read meg wolitzers the wife and i loved it, so i was pretty excited to finally get around to reading one of her other books, the interestings.

But i think other people might find that too restrictive. Book club questions for the orphan train by christina baker. So do years of unexpected consequences and soulsearching about what it means to. By the way, our book club has tossed around the idea of doing a theme for the year, whether it was books written by women, fiction only, childrens lit, etc.

But as they reach adulthood, even though the characters are, for the most part, rather chilly, especially teenaged protagonist jules, things begin happening so fast that the book becomes a lot more fun to read. There are a lot of good books out there but what would be best for your next read. If you read the noobligation book clubs september 20 choice, meg wolitzers the interestings, you know that the plot hinges on the shifting decadeslong relationships among six fiercely bonded friends. Jun 30, 2016 the interestings is an intelligent, characterdriven drama that chronicles the evolving relationships between six friends who meet as teenagers while attending an arts camp and how the great. The premise sounded interesting no pun intended and i poured my glass of wine and curled up with my kindle. But the very human moments in her work hit you harder than the big ideas. May 14, 2015 grab your gals and a glass of wine and get discussing. We chose this for a book club reading and we all came to the same conclusion this felt like a well written draft. Although there are many historically resonant moments, more than anything this is a book about character growth and development. Thank you for an awesome book club and a very insperational blog.

To listen to the audio book club discussion of the interestings, click the arrow on the player below. Real simples online book club celebrates its fifth. On the other hand, i had a hard time shutting it off and i think job one for a novel is to hook me and the interestings did do that. A hilarious, smart, cantputitdowntilitsdone novel, the interestings helps every woman examine the wacko disconnect between our dreams of who we wanted to become as teenagersand who we want to become now that were grown up and can actually do something about it. There is a lot of currency to the book, with themes easily linked to todays public conversation. But as they reach adulthood, even though the characters are, for the most part, rather chilly, especially teenaged protagonist jules, things begin happening so. Book club discussion questions for the interestings by meg wolitzer. Wolitzer follows a group of friends from adolescence at an artsy summer. They toasted their newformed club with vodka and tang cocktails, and rechristened this new member, formerly known as julie. Book club discussion questions for the interestings by. Meg wolitzers ability to take a moment, whether it be a campfire surrounded by 15yearold girls or a first kiss, and spin it out into a dozen different directions across multiple lives is the true genius of the book. Covering the next four decades of their lives the novel despite some wonky plot lines investigates.

But after asking readers to share their book club experiences, i see that many people have figured out ways to avoid the cliches of the typical book club. Aug 29, 20 real simple s noobligation book club celebrates five years together by reading meg wolitzers the interestings. Art thats inspired by a good book can be interesting. Apr 05, 20 how meg wolitzer made sure the interestings would be a big book. The henna artist opens a door into a world that is at. Turns out readers arent the only ones who wanted to befriend some of the pals. Its a truly great novel about friendship, and how it deepens and changes over the years david sedaris, conde nast traveller a breakout book allison pearson. It follows six characters who meet at summer camp in 1974 up through the presentalong with, to varying degrees, new friends, new relationships, and family members. This month, were chatting about the interestings by meg wolitzer. If youre ready to zap some life back into your own book club, or start up a new one, heres a list of what women around the nation are reading in. The interestings, by meg wolitzer the new york times. In meg wolitzers celebrated 20 novel, the interestings, a gaggle of teenagers at a summer arts camp bond together in that amazingly intense way that only summer campers can.

Some wine, friends new and old, a cheese plater, and often times, a good book. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Because who among us wasnt planning to be a genius someday. The interestings by meg wolitzer discussion questions. Conversation between the interestings writer meg wolitzer.

March 29 book selection is the starless sea by erin morgenstern 00. I love meg wolitzers the interestings because its sprawling and beautifully written and it opens at a summer camp. I just decided hey, this looks like a good book, and read it. Book club discussion questions for the interestings by meg.

But the interestings is exactly the kind of book that literary sorts who talk about. I got a kindle version from the library and am enjoying it. The interestings summary book club discussion questions. They toasted their newformed club with vodka and tang cocktails, and rechristened this new member, formerly known. The noobligation book club reads meg wolitzers new novel. This was a great read for a book club because, well, this book was not beloved overall.

A book club is a reading group, usually consisting of a number of people who read and talk about books based on a topic or an agreedupon reading list. This was my first read for the schaumburg library book club beyond the book. Reading guide for the interestings by meg wolitzer discussion guide for book clubs. The interestings is warm, allamerican, and acutely perceptive about the feelings and motivations of its characters, male and female, young and old, gay and straight. Welcome to the very first abm book club discussion. There were 16 people in the club and i think 4 of us self included gave it a 4 out of 5, everyone else did a 3 or lower. The interestings by meg wolitzer goodreads share book. It follows six characters who meet at summer camp in 1974 up through the presentalong with, to varying degrees, new friends, new relationships, and. Mar 20, 2014 one thing the interestings provided was a great book club discussion. Let us know if youre interested in joining the smith club book club. Shes every bit as literary as franzen or eugenides. Anthony doerr goodreads author shelved 5245 times as book club avg rating 4. Our critics discuss meg wolitzers novel about six childhood friends whose lives intersect over the years.

Jan 31, 2014 i want to thank you for this book club. The summer that nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Part i moments of strangeness, part ii figland, and part iii the drama of the gifted child. The next few questions will explore some of these, but feel free to bring up others and to discuss the overall role of secrets in the novel with your book club. The moment joan castleman decides to leave her husband, they are 35,000 feet above the ocean on a flight to helsinki. I got the impression the writer only knew about two real life versions of these characters because they all felt about as deep and developed as a mud puddle. These questions are ready for book clubs to use in their discussions. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. American author meg wolitzer discusses her novel the interestings, which follows a group of friends from teenage years through to middle age and marriage and children.

I also think its interesting that jules is the only one feeling disappointed by her life, while dennis and. Grab your gals and a glass of wine and get discussing. The unexpected education of two society girls in the west by dorothy wickenden. Click on a title to get started the book dumplings howtobookclub list. The interestings reminds readers to pause amidst their crowd of dear ones and try to imagine the farflung futures of these. Feb 02, 2014 so, the lovely emma of a beautiful mess just started a book club, which is perfect for me to help accomplish my goal this year of reading more books for pleasure. Subscribe to the oprahs book club newsletter sign up for the oprahs book club newsletter get more stories like this delivered to your inbox get updates on your favorite shows, the latest from oprahs world and more. I have the sense that many of the ideas behind the interestings are things youve done a great. Love, rivalry, hero worship and enduring dreams for the future all sprout. Meg wolitzers the interestings podcast and book club discussion. So, the lovely emma of a beautiful mess just started a book club, which is perfect for me to help accomplish my goal this year of reading more books for pleasure. I guess i would have been twelve or thirteen years old.

The interestings, by meg wolitzer life goes on summer after summer meg wolitzers the interestings follows a group of teens who. Meg wolitzers the interestings podcast and book club. The january selection was the interestings by meg wolitzer, a novel i had no background knowledge of. At first i didnt like this book, finding the six interestings to be rather shallow and even a bit snotty. The interestings book club central pick june 20 by meg wolitzer. Id explain these to everyone else, but i would prefer not to. A beautiful mess book clubthe interestings by meg wolitzer.

Get more inspiration like this delivered to your inbox. Dec 06, 2018 american author meg wolitzer discusses her novel the interestings, which follows a group of friends from teenage years through to middle age and marriage and children. Monika spykerman, left, looks at jamie morris artistic project, based on scenes and themes from the book the interestings, by meg wolitzer, during book club at the camas public library. Jul 12, 20 the audio book club on the interestings. For the interestings, that question will have very different answers. Nov 08, 2019 at first i didnt like this book, finding the six interestings to be rather shallow and even a bit snotty. Bookclub, meg wolitzer the interestings bbc radio 4. How meg wolitzer made sure the interestings would be a big book. Joans husband, joseph, is one of americas preeminent novelists, about to receive a prestigious international award, and joan, who has spent 40 years subjugating her own literary talents to fan the flames of his career, has finally decided to stop. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the interestings. I have been searching for one for sometime but its hard to find ones that arent old and were the members all know eachother and you feel like a little alien.

Intelligent and subtle, it is exquisitely written with enormous warmth and depth of emotion but what makes the interestings exceptional is the precision and elegance of wolitzers writingthis should be the novel to make wolitzer a household name here too kate mosse, the times wolitzer is a writer of prodigious energy and detail, with the knack for comic. A book club gets me reading books i might not have chosen myself, a big plus, but a real life club takes time and so much real life chatter. Aug 29, 2014 if you read the noobligation book clubs september 20 choice, meg wolitzers the interestings, you know that the plot hinges on the shifting decadeslong relationships among six fiercely bonded friends. Lots of prerelease hype means that expectations are high, but this book did not totally satisfy me. The interestings by meg wolitzer discussion questions thoughtco. There was a book fair at our school library on the last day of school. Monthly suggestions to stimulate discussions for your book club guided question and summary tabs to use as resources links to great articles, interviews and more. The interestings meg wolitzer, 20 penguin group usa 480 pp. Topics about this book topics that mention this book. In this excerpt, jules now married to ultrasound technician dennis experiences an unpleasant burst of jealousy after reading the annual christmas letter from ethan and ash, married to each other and flush with success.