I really enjoyed A Visit from the Goon Squad because its mayhem. I love how each chapter is a different story. It gets me excited to learn about the next person. A Visit From the Goon Squad, to me, is a bunch of stories that were written in order, and then tossed up in the air. I feel like Egan used which ever story she picked first and put it in a random order.
It's interesting because we hear about each character briefly in each chapter, however, we don't expect to see their story next or to learn more about someone else that we previously met. It's like watching a TV show with a non-linear narrative. If you don't pay attention to little things, characters, dialogue, you might not understand what will happen in the next chapter or episode.
It's interesting because we hear about each character briefly in each chapter, however, we don't expect to see their story next or to learn more about someone else that we previously met. It's like watching a TV show with a non-linear narrative. If you don't pay attention to little things, characters, dialogue, you might not understand what will happen in the next chapter or episode.