The Interestings is the facetious name that six friends come up with for their group while spending the summer at idyllic Spirit in the Woods camp in the early 70's. The story follows each of the friends through the years as they attempt to hold onto their friendships and make a name for themselves in the world of performing arts. 
 The book could be described as a coming of age novel, but in this case, the coming of age continues through middle age. The author does a fantastic job of keeping the reader in touch with all six friends while allowing for individual story lines. There were a few tedious story lines (but who's life doesn't have some of these?) and the book ended too abruptly for me, but was still a good read.