A Visit from the Goon Squad

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Jennifer Egan

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE WINNER • With music pulsing on every page, this startling, exhilarating novel of self-destruction and redemption "features characters about whom you come to care deeply as you watch them doing things they shouldn't, acting gloriously, infuriatingly human" (The Chicago Tribune).One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsBennie 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. “Pitch perfect.... Darkly, rippingly funny.... Egan possesses a satirist’s eye and a romance novelist’s heart.” —The New York Times Book Review

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Author

Jennifer Egan

Pages

288

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published Date

2010-06-08

ISBN

0307593622 9780307593627

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"A rumination on the passing of time that’s equal parts pragmatic and sentimental, regretful and hopeful. An occasionally heartbreaking, often electrifying, and always sobering reminder that time’s right on your heels, and the only direction is forward."

Gordon

"Non-linear storytelling drops you into the lives of characters who are flawed and fascinating and somewhat unlikeable. Egan shares glimpses of their lives through interlocking chapters that show how they know each other (or just spend time together) at different moments in life. "

"Creative stricture, uncomfortable at times, but overall fun read. "

Reid Smith

"It’s quite sad to read about people decay"

Valeriya Verveda

"Amazing story with a surprisingly easy to follow time jumping narrative "

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Joshua Berg

"What a journey this book is. It's such an intelligent and creative piece. The structure, the characters, the chapters... it's all beautifully crafted. It's no wonder this book won so many awards. Egan's talents really reflect on every page. Each detail of this book is so clever. Definitely recommend. "

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Mauricio De Leon