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A review by jodiesackettbrown
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
2.0
I really don't see why this book was hyped so very much. The chapters I enjoyed were Xs and Os, which discussed concepts of experiential reality; Great Rock and Roll Pauses, which was told in PowerPoint, but was more interesting because of the musical conceptual study of pauses in rock and roll; and the final chapter, Pure Language, because it is particularly academic in nature about language and its evolution in contemporary American society.
The only character I felt anything for was Bennie, and I found the other characters particularly flat and uninteresting. The chronology of the story was somewhat interesting, but not enough to overshadow the fact that it didn't deliver enough of the punk scene as I anticipated it would.
The only character I felt anything for was Bennie, and I found the other characters particularly flat and uninteresting. The chronology of the story was somewhat interesting, but not enough to overshadow the fact that it didn't deliver enough of the punk scene as I anticipated it would.