A Visit From The Goon Squad

Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he emp... (more)

Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs confront their pasts in this powerful story about how rebellion ages, influence corrupts, habits turn to addictions, lifelong friendships fluctuate and turn, and how art and music have the power to redeem. (less)

Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he emp... (more)

Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs, confront their pasts in this story about how rebellion ages, influence corrupts, habits turn to addictions, lifelong friendships fluctuate and turn, and how art and music have the power to redeem. (less)

Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he emp... (more)

Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs confront their pasts in this powerful story about how rebellion ages, influence corrupts, habits turn to addictions, lifelong friendships fluctuate and turn, and how art and music have the power to redeem. (less)

Bennie Salazar, an aging punk rocker and record executive, and the beautiful Sasha, the troubled young woman he employs,... (more)

Bennie Salazar, an aging punk rocker and record executive, and the beautiful Sasha, the troubled young woman he employs, never discover each other's pasts, but the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other people whose paths intersect with theirs in the course of nearly fifty years and in a handful of countries. A Visit from the Goon Squad is about time, about survival, about our private terrors, and what happens when we fail to rebound... (less)

This fantastically inventive, intelligent, and fully realized exploration of music, art, and life is a must-listen. Benn... (more)

This fantastically inventive, intelligent, and fully realized exploration of music, art, and life is a must-listen. Bennie is an aging former punk rocker and record executive. Sasha is the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, along with the inner lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs. With music pulsing on every page, A Visit from the Goon Squad is a startling, exhilarating novel of self-destruction and redemption. (less)