A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan
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“@Egangoonsquad @EW I loved this book. Great pick. | More fav books I read in 2022: Lying Life of Adult,s by Elana Ferrante Visit From The Goon Squad Paper Girls by Brian Vaughn Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman Mating in Captivity by @EstherPerel Immortal XMen by @kierongillen 120 Days in Medieval Baghdad by Emily Selove”
Source →“@Egangoonsquad @EW I loved this book. Great pick. | More fav books I read in 2022: Lying Life of Adult,s by Elana Ferrante Visit From The Goon Squad Paper Girls by Brian Vaughn Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman Mating in Captivity by @EstherPerel Immortal XMen by @kierongillen 120 Days in Medieval Baghdad by Emily Selove”
Source →Recommended by 4 notable people, including Anya Taylor-Joy and Lee Pace
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Contemporary and Fiction.
Bennie is an aging former punk rocker and record executive. Sasha is the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, along with the inner lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs. With music pulsing on every page, A Visit from the Goon Squad is a startling, exhilarati...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Contemporary and Fiction.
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“@Egangoonsquad @EW I loved this book. Great pick. | More fav books I read in 2022: Lying Life of Adult,s by Elana Ferrante Visit From The Goon Squad Paper Girls by Brian Vaughn Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman Mating in Captivity by @EstherPerel Immortal XMen by @kierongillen 120 Days in Medieval Baghdad by Emily Selove”
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