6.39k reviews for:

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan

3.71 AVERAGE

blrobin2's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tannervolz's review against another edition

3.0

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Decent. Entertaining, has the heft of truth and of myth and the spaces they share. What stuck with me is that’s it’s a bit like a brainy and inventive Big Chill, but cleverness aside that’s an insult to Big Chill.

I’ve never been so emotional about ppt slides.

tierneymarie1251's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

beez25's review against another edition

3.0

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kenm001's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous medium-paced

rn_george's review against another edition

4.25

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

halieh's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

mwwils17's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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PowerPoint in a book is new

cat_whiterow's review against another edition

4.0

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overall really enjoyed, did not love the slides inclusion

goesbyhenry's review against another edition

3.75

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This book has some excellent writing, to be sure, but I just didn't care about some of the viewpoint characters as much as I cared about a few of them. It's a tad frustrating to be fascinated and attached to a particular character and not having to meet them again with the same intimacy.