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Ep 032 - A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2013

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

 Rock and roll, PowerPoint slides, African dictators: all succumb to the inexorable march of time in Jennifer Egan's Pulitzer Prize-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad. 

Join us as we discuss the most recently published book we've read yet. Also: passive aggressive behavior, stories in the second person, and Craig admits to an unhealthy appreciation for Bryan Adams. 

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While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well told tale,

0:05.0

they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.

0:10.0

Plus, these are books you should have read by now.

0:30.0

I'm trying to think of Lauren, I do anything similar.

0:38.0

I don't know what it is. There is a similar, like, what if you didn't do that?

0:45.0

I don't know exactly. I don't think we say that.

0:48.0

I think that's the thing that you do. You do that to people.

0:51.0

Well, I do. I'd say, and I didn't even notice this until you guys started making fun of me for it,

0:58.0

but I will tell people that they don't need to do something if they don't want.

1:03.0

That is exactly what you do.

1:07.0

Can you give me an example? What could I do that's annoying right now?

1:12.0

What can you, oh, I don't know.

1:17.0

You could stop making that noise if you want.

1:23.0

That's pretty much how I roll.

1:26.0

Would that work if you were a parent?

1:28.0

Do you think that would work on your kid?

1:31.0

I definitely, rather it worked or not, I definitely would try it.

1:35.0

You would do it.

1:38.0

My wording leaves ambiguity.

1:41.0

I'm actually trying to give them the option, which I totally am not.

1:44.0

You did that to a two-year-old. You'd be boned.

1:47.0

But I want to.

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