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A Visit from the Goon Squad
368 pages, 2011
fiction
1382 booksBennie is an aging former punk rocker and record executive. Sasha is the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, along with the inner lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs.
With music pulsing on every page, A Visit from the Goon Squad is a startling, exhilarating novel of self-destruction and redemption.
In A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan explores the concept of time as an unstoppable force. She shows us that no matter how hard we try, we can't escape its effects. It's a reminder to live in the present and appreciate what we have now.
Music is a central theme in the book. It's not just about the songs, but the emotions and memories they evoke. Egan uses music as a tool to connect her characters and weave their stories together. So, next time you listen to your favorite song, think about the memories it brings back.
Egan's book is a web of interconnected stories. She shows us how our lives are intertwined with others, even in ways we might not realize. It's a nudge to value our relationships and understand their impact on our lives.
A Visit from the Goon Squad doesn't shy away from discussing the role of technology in our lives. Egan explores both its benefits and drawbacks, encouraging us to think about our own relationship with technology. Are we using it, or is it using us?
Despite the mistakes her characters make, Egan gives them chances for redemption. It's a powerful message about forgiveness and second chances. So, if you've messed up, don't worry. It's never too late to make things right.
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Egan's characters leap off the page, they're so real. Interrelated stories dazzlingly unite to form a universe you'll never want to leave.
Stephen King - Horror Fiction AuthorEgan's book is a rare example of experimental fiction that's also a page-turner. It's an exhilarating, big-hearted, three-headed beast of a story.
Emma Donoghue - Room Novel AuthorEgan's book is a deeply humane story about growing up and growing old in a culture corroded by technology and marketing. And it's a spectacular novel.
Michael Chabon - Pulitzer Prize WinnerEgan's book is a brilliant, all-absorbing novel that commands you to share its characters' confusions and to reconsider your own.
Zadie Smith - White Teeth AuthorEgan's book is a thrilling, intense narrative that uses the methods of fiction to illuminate a world obsessed with 'real' experience.
Jonathan Franzen - Freedom Novel Author
