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{{Infobox book
| title = A Visit from the Goon Squad
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| author = Jennifer Egan
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| elevator pitch = [A] set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar, a record company executive, and his assistant, Sasha. ''(Wikipedia)''
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| publication date = June 8, 2010
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{{quote|Time's a goon, right? Isn't that the expression?}}
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* [[Anachronic Order]]: The narrative of the novel is completely scattered, and the chapters jump around in time.
* [[Ate His Gun]]: {{spoiler|Rolf.}}
* [[Bungled Suicide]]: Bosco wants to kill himself on his Suicide Tour, {{spoiler|but ends up surviving and running a dairy farm.}}
* [[Green Eyed Red Head]]: Sasha.▼
* [[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.
* [[Sticky Fingers]]: Sasha is a kleptomaniac.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Rolf, and the girl who narrates the Power Point chapter.
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