A Visit from the Goon Squad
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.
| Written by: | Jennifer Egan |
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| Synopsis: | [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) |
| First published: | June 8, 2010 |
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Tropes used in A Visit from the Goon Squad include:
- Anachronic Order: The narrative of the novel is completely scattered, and the chapters jump around in time.
- Ate His Gun: Rolf.
- Bungled Suicide: Bosco wants to kill himself on his Suicide Tour, but ends up surviving and running a dairy farm.
- 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.