Delete nonexistent book

[Midwest]

With reference to The return of the goon squad: This recent entry is an orphan. There is provided no supporting information concerning this publication. Googling this title, I find no evidence anywhere that there ever was such a book by this author. (The person who created it is also the only person ever rating it.)

[lethe]

Odd. That title is also #4 in a list of books that Brian Molko loves: https://centrefoldsculture.blogspot.n...

Apart from that, it seems a reference to an American Football(?) team and a game based on that team?

I am thinking the book title is a slip of the pen (on both websites) and it should be merged into A Visit from the Goon Squad, but I'd like to hear other opinions.

[Midwest]

"A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods," from wikidictionary. See also wikipedia.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

lethe wrote: "I am thinking the book title is a slip of the pen (on both websites) and it should be merged into A Visit from the Goon Squad, but I'd like to hear other opinions."

Yes, right author, too.

[lethe]

Midwest wrote: ""A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods," from wikidictionary. See also wikipedia."

I don't understand why you are referring to Wikipedia?

[Midwest]

lethe wrote: "I don't understand why you are referring to Wikipedia? "

Those links are to "goon squad" in response to your query: ... it seems a reference to an American Football(?) team and a game based on that team? It has nothing to do with these, so far as I know.

[lethe]

Midwest wrote: "lethe wrote: "I don't understand why you are referring to Wikipedia? "

Those links are to "goon squad" in response to your query: ... it seems a reference to an American Football(?) team and a gam..."

I googled "return of the goon squad" in quotes and, apart from the website listing Brian Molko's favourite books, I got references to an American football team and a game.

[Midwest]

lethe wrote: "Midwest wrote: "lethe wrote: "I don't understand why you are referring to Wikipedia? "

Those links are to "goon squad" in response to your query: ... it seems a reference to an American Football(?..."

The term "goon squad" is common slang, whose origin can be inferred from the quotes in the wikidictionary and the etymology in the wikipedia. It's irrelevant to the current issue.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

lethe wrote: "I googled "return of the goon squad" in quotes and, apart from the website listing Brian Molko's favourite books, I got references to an American football team and a game. "

Interesting. When I google that phrase I get a whole page of returns for Jennifer Egan's book. (I did not use quotes, but when I google for a gook here, I try to include the author in my search.) I've never heard anything about an American football team regarding goon squad.

[lethe]

Midwest wrote: "The term "goon squad" is common slang, whose origin can be inferred from the quotes in the wikidictionary and the etymology in the wikipedia. It's irrelevant to the current issue."

Exactly.

I was only interested in finding out if the book actually exists with that name.

[lethe]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Interesting. When I google that phrase I get a whole page of returns for Jennifer Egan's book. (I did not use quotes, but when I google for a gook here, I try to include the author in my search.)

So did I, that's why I used quotes :)

[Arenda]

lethe wrote: "I am thinking the book title is a slip of the pen (on both websites) and it should be merged into A Visit from the Goon Squad"

I agree.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

lethe wrote: "I am thinking the book title is a slip of the pen (on both websites) and it should be merged into A Visit from the Goon Squad"

I agree as well.

[Arenda]

Working on merging the wrongly titled edition Done

[lethe]

Thanks, Arenda and rivka!