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2018: reread for my creative writing class. Still love it, even though these kinds of short stories aren’t new to me anymore. But I found so many connections I missed and appreciated some stories more than before.
4.5? Unsurprisingly I'm not sure how to rate this, but anyway, naturally I liked some stories better than others and but for the most part I found it rather fascinating and I loved the overall theme about time. I was amazed at how the stories floated into one another so you got a clear ...more
4.5? Unsurprisingly I'm not sure how to rate this, but anyway, naturally I liked some stories better than others and but for the most part I found it rather fascinating and I loved the overall theme about time. I was amazed at how the stories floated into one another so you got a clear ...more
Based on rave reviews by friends who loved this book, I expected to like this book more than I did. I’m feeling generous today so I’m rating it 4 stars.
Best themes:
The elasticity of sibling bonds (“Safari” and “Great Rock and Roll Pauses”)
Fragility (“Good-bye, My Love” and “Found Objects”)
My favorite story:
Ted Hollander searching for his niece Sasha in Naples (“Good-bye, My Love”)
Funniest moments:
Characters who prefer to text (“T”) each other rather than speak even as they sit across the table ...more
Best themes:
The elasticity of sibling bonds (“Safari” and “Great Rock and Roll Pauses”)
Fragility (“Good-bye, My Love” and “Found Objects”)
My favorite story:
Ted Hollander searching for his niece Sasha in Naples (“Good-bye, My Love”)
Funniest moments:
Characters who prefer to text (“T”) each other rather than speak even as they sit across the table ...more
This book is not for everyone. It's a collection of stories about people involved in the music industry and it follows two of the main characters from adolescence into middle age. The reader watches as time marches on for these people and they are no longer as important in their jobs as they were in their early to mid-careers. As someone pointed out in another review the "goon squad" is time or death, so in that context, the ending makes sense. A favorite part was the description of the technolo
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Almost too trendy. Almost too many characters. Almost too pretentious. Almost too depressing. But wow, what a story of the passing of time tackled with with immense talent.
Dec 26, 2011
Deanna
marked it as to-read
Jan 04, 2014
Sarah
marked it as to-read
Apr 22, 2014
Erica
marked it as dnf
Nov 23, 2015
Nickelini
marked it as to-read
May 30, 2017
Ronnica Fatt
marked it as to-read
Oct 08, 2017
Carolyn
marked it as to-read
