You can use the genres below to navigate to genrespecific titles in fantasy, romance, nonfiction and more. The interestings secures wolitzers place among the best novelists. Overcoming ones demons is the major theme of the novel the interestings by meg wolitzer. Mar 25, 2014 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. In summary, the point i picked up on was related to jules jealousy. Some of this novels influences come from an earlier time in my life. Think about the ways romantic love completely pushes friendship to the side in this book. The six friends whose lives are described over a thirty year period are very believable. Aug 21, 20 the interestings is the us novelist meg wolitzers 10th book, a long novel concerning the unfolding fates of a group of friends from teenagehood to middle age. Excerpt definition is a passage as from a book or musical composition selected, performed, or copied. From this day forward, because we are clearly the most interesting people who ever fucking lived, said ethan, because we are just so fucking compelling, our brains swollen with intellectual thoughts, let us be known as the interestings. It seems kind of cool to know that, as far as an author is concerned, youre reading the very best thing theyve done. Excerpt from the interestings by meg wolitzer, plus links. The interestings book charlotte mecklenburg library.
The interestings is a book of great depth and insight. The interestings book omaha public library bibliocommons. I open my eyes and stare at the ceiling, immediately noticing that absolutely everything is wrong. I love a good laugh and i love reading, so of course i like books that can make me laugh. Meg wolitzers eagerly awaited ninth novel, the interestings, is an ambitious study of fall from grace. 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. The story follows a group of six friends who meet at a summer arts camp. Steamy excerpt crossfire of love by ella jade can an arranged marriage lead to love. This book is well written and reads well and quickly. The interestings secures wolitzers place among the.
Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. Leviathan by thomas hobbes, the souls of black folk by w. Read free book excerpt from the interestings by meg wolitzer, page 1 of 12. The pieces i am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. In the interestings, wolitzer follows these characters from the height of youth through middle age, as their talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge.
You can get a headache trying to think about the interestings on a straight timeline, so let us break it down for you first, we get a glimpse of our main cast as teenagers at spiritin the woods, the summer camp that ends up being the formative moment for a lot of what happens later. The kind of creativity that is rewarded at age fifteen is not always enough to propel someone through life at age thirty. Meg wolitzer quotes author of the interestings goodreads. 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.
Book excerpts to start reading now read it forward. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the interestings. As they find their places in life, the six deal with their downfalls, prejudices, fears, and insecurities. The interestings, by meg wolitzer six teens at a summer arts camp dub themselves, only somewhat ironically, the interestings in meg wolitzers novel of the same name. So after reading megs first chapter, start streaming. I wake up sunday morning feeling particularly energetic. I mean books that make me look like a crazy person in public because i keep laughing out loud. May 18, 2018 we are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. My mother and i couldnt stop laughing at a certain section where a little girl was crying so hard the sugar cookies she was given were melting. Huck has been led to believe it would be sinful to help his friend jim, a runaway slave. I didnt realize the political overtones in it until i was halfway through it. Here are 20 literature excerpts that resonate with readers everywhere.
Excerpt from the interestings by meg wolitzer, plus links to. Have you ever wanted to read an authors favorite book theyve written. March 26, 20 read an exclusive excerpt of meg wolitzers new book, the interestings. Recent college graduate gabriella has finally married the man of her dreams, the older, charismatic attorney lorenzo martinez. Apr 10, 20 meg wolitzers the interestings follows a group of teens who meet in the 70s at an artsy summer camp and remain friends for the rest of their lives.
At read it forward, we have a healthy obsession with authors, stories, and the readers who love them. The interestings secures wolitzers place among the best novelists of her generation. At numerous points throughout the book, there is also a feeling that the plot does not go anywhere or a feeling. Directed by mike newell, the pilot episode is available on amazon video now, and the new york times says you are in for a treat. The interestings book greenwich library bibliocommons. Its the story of a group of bright, talented kids who bond at summer camp in the 1970s dubbing. Her new book, belzhar, based on sylvia plaths the bell jar, will be published by dutton childrens books. And i guess thats what can start to happen when you talk about a book. The interestings book hennepin county library bibliocommons. May 14, 2014 author meg wolitzer the interestings is venturing into the world of young adult fiction. Maya angelou quote print from luxelittleprints on etsy. Read chapter one of the interestings read it forward.
Excerpts can also be used to support what you feel and think about a subject. You can use the genres below to navigate to genrespecific titles. Forging a powerful bond in the mid1970s that lasts throughout subsequent decades, six individuals pursue challenges into their midlife years, including an aspiring actress who harbors jealousy toward friends who achieve successful creative careers. Sometimes you read a phrase in a book and its as if it was written just for you. One on a warm night in early july of that longevaporated. The interestings by meg wolitzer thoughts on papyrus. Read free book excerpt from the interestings by meg wolitzer, page 4 of 12. May 04, 2018 i read this one summer while i was in college, right when i was first realizing my own political leanings. The battle for the soul of a game in an age of science. The interestings book las vegasclark county library. In this chapter, huck finds his own moral compass and decides to do. Expert reporting, current news, provocative columnists, your source for original reporting from progressive journalists that digs. Enter to win our favorite new reads, bookish goodies, and so much more.
Here you will find excerpts and first chapters from the latest childrens books. Aug 16, 2019 the interestings is also, perhaps, too long, and much like hanya yanagiharas a little life 2015, the realism in the book is interjected by some unrealistic turns of events, especially when something sudden happens to the group. Because an excerpt is a quoted portion of a longer work, it is always contained within quotation marks. Read an exclusive excerpt of meg wolitzers new book, the interestings. Amazon video adapted meg wolitzers bestselling novel the interestings into a series, starring lauren ambrose, david krumholtz, and jessica pare. The summer that nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Be sure to visit our readers read blog for the latest book news. Get the latest book excerpts news, articles, videos and photos on the new york post. Its the story of a group of bright, talented kids who bond at summer. I dont simply mean books that i occasionally smile at while i read. I usually feel like deathhungover with a bad case of the monday dreads. She was lo, plain lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. I really like how the book explores the friendship between a lower income family jules.
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