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A review by lavrendy
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
4.0
Things I want to remember about this book:
- Intriguing format where each chapter was from the perspective of a (seemingly) unimportant character from the last.
- I was amazed at how distinctly the writing style could shift for each of the characters without feeling corny or overdone
- Some of these characters are assholes and it’s hard to read the chapters from their perspectives.
- The last chapter took place in the future, with references to an entire dystopian world that I had zero interest in. Jarring and disappointing ending to a book I had really enjoyed up to that point.
- Intriguing format where each chapter was from the perspective of a (seemingly) unimportant character from the last.
- I was amazed at how distinctly the writing style could shift for each of the characters without feeling corny or overdone
- Some of these characters are assholes and it’s hard to read the chapters from their perspectives.
- The last chapter took place in the future, with references to an entire dystopian world that I had zero interest in. Jarring and disappointing ending to a book I had really enjoyed up to that point.