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Jennifer Egan: A Visit from the Goon Squad (2010) 4 stars

Jennifer Egan’s spellbinding interlocking narratives circle the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk …

A Visit From The Goon Squad

4 stars

This started to lose me in some of the middle chapters, but it came back with a strong finish. Connected stories: some were compelling, others were clunkers. Some of the plot lines were pretty ridiculous (the general, the fake boyfriend) and/or annoying (I really disliked chapter 9). Some of the style/format choices were interesting (e.g., second-person narration in chapter 10). I think the PowerPoint presentation was my favorite chapter, although the final chapter was great also.