A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD by Jennifer Egan (Random House, 2010)
Jennifer Egan’s fourth novel features an intricate web of characters mired in drugs, sex and the music business. Many of the characters are difficult to like, gritty and headed towards fierce self-destruction. While the writing, as ever, is strong and engaging, the reader has to work hard to keep track of the changing points of views and the shifting focus in cast. Chapters seem unconnected and often read like separate short stories so that the reader cannot always recall how each character is connected and therefore cannot discover an affecting central narrative in this novel (6.5/10).
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