Books like…

Books Like The Interestings

by Meg Wolitzer · about this book

Loved The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer? If its literary fiction, ensemble cast and female friendship hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Great Gatsby, Firefly Lane and This Time Tomorrow. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Interestings: Literary Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Female Friendship · Multiple POV · Contemporary Fiction

1. 

   The Great Gatsby

   F. Scott Fitzgerald

   Economic Inequality · Nostalgic · Marriage in Trouble · Literary Fiction · New York City

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   Firefly Lane

   Kristin Hannah

   Female Friendship · Contemporary Fiction · Nostalgic · Friendship and Betrayal · Coming of Age

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   This Time Tomorrow

   Emma Straub

   Midlife Crisis · Contemporary Fiction · Female Friendship · Nostalgic · New York City

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   Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

   Gabrielle Zevin

   Artist Protagonist · Nostalgic · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Friendship and Betrayal

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5. 

   My Friends

   Fredrik Backman

   Contemporary Fiction · Artist Protagonist · Ensemble Cast · Literary Fiction · Bittersweet

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   The Wedding People

   Alison Espach

   Marriage in Trouble · Contemporary Fiction · Female Friendship · Literary Fiction · Wealthy Families

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7. 

   Lush Life

   Richard Price

   Economic Inequality · Ensemble Cast · Literary Fiction · Classism · Contemporary Fiction

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8. 

   Daisy Jones & the Six

   Taylor Jenkins Reid

   Nostalgic · Ensemble Cast · Marriage in Trouble · Multiple POV · Bittersweet

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9. 

   On Beauty

   Zadie Smith

   Contemporary Fiction · Classism · Literary Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Marriage in Trouble

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10. 

    The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

    Melissa Bank

    Contemporary Fiction · New York City · Dry Humor · Literary Fiction · Coming of Age

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11. 

    I See You've Called in Dead

    John Kenney

    Midlife Crisis · Contemporary Fiction · Marriage in Trouble · Dry Humor · Bittersweet

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12. 

    The Seamstress

    Frances de Pontes Peebles

    Marriage in Trouble · Literary Fiction · Classism · Wealthy Families · Bittersweet

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13. 

    Never Let Me Go

    Kazuo Ishiguro

    Nostalgic · Female Friendship · Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · Friendship and Betrayal

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14. 

    The Bee Sting

    Paul Murray

    Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Marriage in Trouble · Classism · Multiple POV

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15. 

    Of Human Bondage

    W. Somerset Maugham

    Artist Protagonist · Literary Fiction · Economic Inequality · Bittersweet · Classism

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16. 

    Uncommon Type: Some Stories

    Tom Hanks

    Nostalgic · Contemporary Fiction · New York City · Ensemble Cast · Dry Humor

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17. 

    The Catcher in the Rye

    Jerome David Salinger

    Literary Fiction · Nostalgic · Dry Humor · New York City · Bittersweet

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18. 

    Beautyland

    Marie-Helene Bertino

    Female Friendship · Literary Fiction · New York City · Dry Humor · Bittersweet

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19. 

    Gather

    Kenneth M. Cadow

    Economic Inequality · Contemporary Fiction · Bittersweet · Friendship and Betrayal · Coming of Age

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20. 

    The Echo of Old Books

    Barbara Davis

    Nostalgic · New York City · Bittersweet · Wealthy Families · Contemporary Fiction

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