Welcome to another Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill, at Breaking the Spine.
Today’s feature is a book by Meg Wolitzer, due out on April 9, 2013. The Interestings is a dazzling, panoramic novel about what becomes of early talent, and the roles that art, money, and even envy can play in close friendships.
Blurb: From bestselling author Meg Wolitzer a dazzling, panoramic novel about what becomes of early talent, and the roles that art, money, and even envy can play in close friendships.
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 through middle age, as their talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge.The kind of creativity that is rewarded at age fifteen is not always enough to propel someone through life at age thirty; not everyone can sustain, in adulthood, what seemed so special in adolescence. Jules Jacobson, an aspiring comic actress, eventually resigns herself to a more practical occupation and lifestyle. Her friend Jonah, a gifted musician, stops playing the guitar and becomes an engineer. But Ethan and Ash, Jules’s now-married best friends, become shockingly successful—true to their initial artistic dreams, with the wealth and access that allow those dreams to keep expanding. The friendships endure and even prosper, but also underscore the differences in their fates, in what their talents have become and the shapes their lives have taken.
Wide in scope, ambitious, and populated by complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City, The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.
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What exciting features await each of you? I’ll be stopping by….
This sounds like it’ll be a really interesting read! Great pick! 🙂
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Thanks, Samantha…I’ve enjoyed several books by this author. Glad you could stop by!
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Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome, Autumn…glad you could stop by. Enjoy your pick.
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Like your pick…it’s a book that peeks my interest because I’ve read several others by this author.
Here’s my WoW: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2013/02/waiting-on-wednesday-new-february.html
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Yes, I’ve enjoyed this author, too, Catherine, and thanks for visiting!
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Ooh this does sound good! I like the art tie-in and that we follow the group of friends over several decades. Also love NYC so that’s a plus in my book. Thanks for sharing this one!
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Yes, there are several ingredients that appeal to me in this book, Lucy. Glad you could stop by…enjoy your pick.
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Ooo this sounds interesting. Hope you enjoy it when you get it!
Thanks for stopping by my WoW :).
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Thanks, Leah…I’m definitely looking forward to it. Glad you could stop by.
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My goodness that does sounds like an interesting book. Great pick and Happy Reading! Here is my WoW for this week!
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And it’s named appropriately, Danielle…lol
Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your pick.
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Haven’t heard of this one! Hope you love it once you read it!
Thanks for visiting my WoW!
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Oh, so do I, Jessica, and I’m glad you could stop by. Enjoy your read.
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Your blog is awesome! I love the layout.
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Thanks, Emily…glad you could stop by!
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This sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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Glad you liked it, L. S. And thanks for stopping by!
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Mmm, sounds good! Thanks for stopping by today =)
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You’re welcome, Cait…and I hope you enjoy your pick!
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I haven’t heard of this one before and I’m not sure I’ll get the chance to read it but I hope you enjoy reading it. Nice pick and thanks for stopping by my blog.
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Thanks, Martina…glad you could stop by; hope you enjoy your pick!
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