The Interestings

Oh the privileged and their artsy and enigmatic friends. The book follows a group of friends from summercamp to middle-age, through crushes, heartbreaks, career choices, health crisis and wealth envies. The storytelling pulled me in, it was an easy listen, but all in all its not good enough to make up for the fact that the story and setting felt formulaic and familiar. It feels like The Secret History, spanning also the lives after they left college. The outsider (here Jules, there Richard) that joins a group of oh-such-interesting and dazzling young people, all well-read and talented, full of vigor and beauty. I think I am past my quota on such books.

3.5