![]() ![]() I’m quite surprised by the negative reviews of both books: Egan’s writing seems to hit people viscerally so you either love it or hate it, though there is a lot of complaint in the negative reviews that this book won a Pulitzer and other people liked it so much. ![]() So, my recommendation would be to read this book first and then The Candy House … and I’d think that you’d know, after the first chapter, whether you like the style of writing and characterisation. I can see them being bound together and marketed as a pair it would only add to the weight of the novel, all the connections between the characters and the theme of how time changes us. And I clearly didn’t review it the first time around, While I knew that there were some of the same characters in both books, I didn’t know how clearly the two books connect. I returned for another read of this novel after reading the latest Egan, The Candy House, and thoroughly enjoying it. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan ![]()
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