tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post2185674733733613865..comments2024-03-01T08:06:27.951-08:00Comments on Layers of Thought: Review: A Visit from the Goon Squad ~ by Jennifer EganAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-74606801969593404642011-09-13T09:59:03.796-07:002011-09-13T09:59:03.796-07:00Hi Matthew,
Thanks for stopping by and commenting...Hi Matthew,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting. My views weren't quite as extreme as yours, but definitely heading in the same direction. <br /><br />I got to the end of the book and pretty much didn't care about most of the characters. <br /><br />Nice review and blog by the way. But only two days of summer in England during August - surely not!<br /><br />JohnJohn Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544917163930698029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-39476294296037996692011-09-13T09:00:03.904-07:002011-09-13T09:00:03.904-07:00I've just finished reading this and really did...I've just finished reading this and really didn't enjoy it greatly. The style was interesting, but messy overall, and the characters were so loosely drawn that I really wasn't particularly interested in any of them.<br /><br />My Review: <a href="http://www.bibliofreak.net/2011/09/review-visit-from-goon-squad-by.html" rel="nofollow">A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan</a>Matthew Selwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-51690552989358595522011-05-01T11:39:58.739-07:002011-05-01T11:39:58.739-07:00Hi Gary,
It's definitely not a book for every...Hi Gary,<br /><br />It's definitely not a book for everyone - but there again, what is? If everyone liked the same things the world would be awfully boring. <br /><br />I think you'll get a kick out of the PowerPoint chapter. It's very well done - so few words, but those words and the way they are presented convey a lot. Clever.<br /><br />JohnJohn Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544917163930698029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-33187926335988121802011-05-01T10:57:30.087-07:002011-05-01T10:57:30.087-07:00I love the sound of this, especially the powerpoin...I love the sound of this, especially the powerpoint chapter. I like the idea of playing with techniques, one of my favourite books last year was Ilustrado & this sounds vaguely similar.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-37579069648384298772011-05-01T09:41:51.737-07:002011-05-01T09:41:51.737-07:00Hi JoV,
Well, it is a very quick read so it doesn...Hi JoV,<br /><br />Well, it is a very quick read so it doesn't take a big investment of time; and it won a prestigeous award so clearly some folks think it's great. It just didn't quite hit home for me. <br /><br />Perhaps this is one yiou should loan from your library and see if the first chapter grabs you or not<br /><br />JohnJohn Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544917163930698029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-45600014008365751802011-04-30T14:59:35.852-07:002011-04-30T14:59:35.852-07:00I really like to read this but now I heard so much...I really like to read this but now I heard so much ambivalent reviews about this that I am not so sure anymore... to read or not to read, what do you think?JoVhttp://www.bibliojunkie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-4925646477900314962011-04-28T16:20:14.846-07:002011-04-28T16:20:14.846-07:00Hi Ashley,
It was Sasha that I really wanted to r...Hi Ashley,<br /><br />It was Sasha that I really wanted to read more about. She was such an interesting character. The more that the story diverged from her, the more of a distraction it felt to me. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />JohnJohn Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544917163930698029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-3425372978601739082011-04-28T15:50:33.416-07:002011-04-28T15:50:33.416-07:00Hi Laurel,
This book on its own wouldn't caus...Hi Laurel,<br /><br />This book on its own wouldn't cause me to seek out others by Egan. Would you particularly recommend any of them?<br /><br />I can imagine how many people will hate the PowerPoint chapter. It's funny; at work I often work in PowerPoint so this medium must have appealed to me on some non-literary level.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting.<br /><br />JohnJohn Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544917163930698029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-62123282879859672762011-04-28T13:52:01.855-07:002011-04-28T13:52:01.855-07:00I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the PPT story bec...I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the PPT story because I really liked it. I had no idea how that would work until I was halfway through and discovered that I was picking up on this story. I also really enjoyed the character of Sasha. I attended one of Egan's readings and she said her goal with this was that each story had to focus on a different character and have a completely different feel from the other stories. Unfortunately, it does make some people feel the disconnection like yourself.Short Story Slorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139511411002760755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-65870757895969177902011-04-28T13:34:10.220-07:002011-04-28T13:34:10.220-07:00I read this one awhile ago, and it was not one of ...I read this one awhile ago, and it was not one of my favorites by this author.<br /><br />I found the changing perspectives a bit too confusing at times. And I hated the Power Point chapter...<br /><br />Which goes to show, we all have different takes on books. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.com