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From ‘A Visit From the Goon Squad‘ (Jennifer Egan, 2010) Rebecca was an academic star. Her new book was on the phenomenon of word casings, a term she’d invented for words that no longer ha… more →
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What We're Reading
wrote 3 hours ago: This week I’m reading A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan. Want to read along? You c … more →
A Visit from the Goon Squad: Just Another Hipster Thing?
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wrote 2 weeks ago: A few weeks ago, I saw a list (which I can’t find again in the vast expanse of internet) of books to … more →
Ain't Time a Goon?
wrote 3 weeks ago: In the early 2000s, a number of American writers (all male, which I think is significant, on which m … more →
Authors Unbound: The Rise of the Maker Author
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wrote 3 weeks ago: While the old guard complains and wishes things were like “the good old days,” many of today’s most … more →
Life Gets in the Way
wrote 1 month ago: Last week was a slow writing week. I didn’t even get a chance to sit down and compose until Fr … more →
Is it better to write or to live? (Hint: It's a trick question)
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wrote 1 month ago: “May you live an interesting life.” -Curse falsely attributed to various cultures, but n … more →
sonk's #CBRV Reviews #6-10
wrote 1 month ago: So once again, despite my best efforts…I’ve fallen behind on my reviews. Now I’m p … more →
Pulitzer Book Review: A Visit From The Goon Squad
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wrote 1 month ago: Alright, so this is the second post of what will become a monthly thing, based off my goal to read m … more →
txt spk in lit - Y/N?
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wrote 1 month ago: I remember reading a book back in high school, maybe seven or eight years ago, that was made up enti … more →
April Book Clubs
wrote 1 month ago: Here are our April book discussion: Online at Goodreads: Teen Reads with Mostly Books Hallowed by C … more →
Author's prediction comes true: the Pointer generation has been born.
wrote 1 month ago: I was on the Subway a few days ago, and as one often sees in public places, I saw a young family wit … more →
Marvels of Metafiction
wrote 1 month ago: Google “jennifer egan” and seconds later the term “metafiction” will attach itself leech-like to the … more →
Book Review: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
wrote 1 month ago: Title: A Visit from the Goon Squad Author: Jennifer Egan Publisher: Anchor Books ISBN: 9780307477477 … more →
Quote for Today: Jennifer Egan
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wrote 1 month ago: CC Image by mrcentipede on deviantart Too clear, too clean. The problem was precision, perfection; t … more →
Are fictional teenagers are TOO smart?
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wrote 2 months ago: “Seriously. Like, seriously? Whateves” This is how I hear normal teenagers talking but … more →
Book Review: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
wrote 2 months ago: Title: A Visit from the Goon Squad Author: Jennifer Egan Genre: Fiction First Published: 2010 Uncate … more →
Deep Content and Jess Walter's Beautiful Ruins
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wrote 2 months ago: I just finished reading Jess Walter‘s Beautiful Ruins. Not only was I completely enraptured by … more →
A Visit from the Goon Squad
wrote 2 months ago: Over a year ago I started reading Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad. I was drawn in … more →
A Visit From the Goon Squad
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wrote 2 months ago: Okay enough is enough. I’m going to drop some truth on you. I read this book eight months ago … more →
