A Visit From the Goon Squad

by Jennifer Egan

[lisacee]

Wow! I loved this book so much.

You know those books where the author tries to weave multiple characters together but you have to struggle to remember how all of them are connected? This is not that book. The many characters, with a center of Bennie the music exec and Sasha his assistant, live throughout decades during this book but it all flows seamlessly.

This book manages to jump between characters and years without confusing the audience or feeling forced. I feel like I know all of the characters and I loved watching them progress through their connected lives. I know this will be a book I will return to, just to spend time with these characters again.

The storytelling style varies from normal (though beautiful) prose, to a magazine article written from jail, to a PowerPoint slide show. Again, seamlessly.

I don't want to give too much away because it was so much fun experiencing it and I don't want to ruin that for anyone reading this. This is the best book I have read in a really long time, and I have enjoyed a lot of good books recently. Wow! I loved this book so much.

You know those books where the author tries to weave multiple characters together but you have to struggle to remember how all of them are connected? This is not that book. The many characters, with a center of Bennie the music exec and Sasha his assistant, live throughout decades during this book but it all flows seamlessly.

This book manages to jump between characters and years without confusing the audience or feeling forced. I feel like I know all of the characters and I loved watching them progress through their connected lives. I know this will be a book I will return to, just to spend time with these characters again.

The storytelling style varies from normal (though beautiful) prose, to a magazine article written from jail, to a PowerPoint slide show. Again, seamlessly.

I don't want to give too much away because it was so much fun experiencing it and I don't want to ruin that for anyone reading this. This is the best book I have read in a really long time, and I have enjoyed a lot of good books recently.