A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer EganMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
"She says they're precious because they're casual and meaningless." "'But they tell the whole story if you really look.'"
This book has two identities; (1) a novel (2) 13 short stories connected by a thread.
Thrown into the lives of people, mostly circling New York City, spanning a period of 50 years where change happens at an alarming rate. The dizzying cycle of "what happens next" and "what just happened". To quote John Lennon, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
It's a fascinating journey, and a near metaphor, to be close and intimate with a character by knowing their sercrets (like Sasha's), their hidden potential (like Kitty Jackson's), their near-end-of-life challenges (like Bosco's), or their future (like Scotty); all the while catching glances of them in others' intimacies as side characters or focuses.
What does it mean to have morals or ideals? What does it mean to be true to yourself? What does it mean to participate in a society you're against, or you're a part of, or you're excommunicated from, or you've lost touch with?
Really, really loved this book and recommend it to anyone.
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