Literary · Contemporary fiction
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Linked stories jump across decades and styles to follow a record executive, his assistant and others in the music business, showing how time changes ambition, friendship and the people we were.
Facts last checked 2026-10-17
- First published
- 2010
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 289
- Format
- Book 1 of 2 in Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
Read this if you like inventive, fragmentary fiction about time, music and memory.
Skip this if you want a single linear story with one main character.
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- What is A Visit from the Goon Squad about?
- Linked stories jump across decades and styles to follow a record executive, his assistant and others in the music business, showing how time changes ambition, friendship and the people we were.
- Who should read A Visit from the Goon Squad?
- Read it if you like inventive, fragmentary fiction about time, music and memory. Skip it if you want a single linear story with one main character.
- How long and how fast is A Visit from the Goon Squad?
- It is a medium-paced, short read of about 289 pages, first published in 2010.
- Does A Visit from the Goon Squad have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Addiction.
- Can I borrow A Visit from the Goon Squad for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends A Visit from the Goon Squad; the borrow button above searches it for you.
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