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I'm a reader who enjoys posting comments and recommendations about the books I read. You will not find a synopsis with my recommendations because you can just click on the book title for a link to www.goodreads.com for a synopsis and reviews by other readers. I prefer the 3 Reason format: the reason I chose to read it; the reason I liked (or disliked) the book; and the reason I recommend it.

Friday, July 15, 2011

A Visit from the Goon SquadA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Now I understand why Goodreads.com encouraged so many of us to read this book in June-July 2011. Yes, I want to encourage my friends to read it and tell me they found it creative and innovative in the variety of ways Egan gave distinct voices to such a wide variety of characters. I have never read a chapter where a back story was revealed with such immediacy by having Sasha discuss events with her psychiatrist, Cuz. I have never had the chapter's narrator tell me the story of her family in graphic slides. I have never had so much conversation in T. This book surprised me, and I was glad I read it.



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