A Visit from the Goon Squad

"Time's a goon, right? Isn't that the expression?"

A Visit From the Goon Squad is a bestselling 2010 novel by Jennifer Egan, about an aging former punk-rock star named Bennie and his kleptomaniac assistant, Sasha. Each chapter is told from a different viewpoint, revealing the past and future of Bennie and Sasha as well as the various people in their lives, nearly all of whom work in the music industry.


 * Anachronic Order: The narrative of the novel is completely scattered, and the chapters jump around in time.
 * Ate His Gun:
 * Bungled Suicide: Bosco wants to kill himself on his Suicide Tour,
 * Hello, Nurse!: Nearly every male character lusts after Sasha at some point.
 * I Was Quite a Looker: Almost everybody, in the later chapters.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Bennie.
 * Painting the Medium: One chapter is presented as a Power Point, another as a footnote-ridden article in a magazine.
 * Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Sasha.
 * Sticky Fingers: Sasha is a kleptomaniac.
 * Wise Beyond Their Years: Rolf, and the girl who narrates the Power Point chapter.