![]() ![]() ![]() Music producers and A&R people are more than two-dimensional figures for satirical abuse. Some of these characters are vessels for highlighting someone else’s trajectory, and aren’t referenced again, but it’s through the glimpse each story offers that provides this point of contact that makes the world so real. Each short story is centered on a specific character during a particular moment in history. A lineal narrative is withheld for time jumping aesthetics. It’s a moving book that captures the human element in a way that tends to be background noise in stories in orbit around the music business. On the other hand, I needed this read now. On one hand, I wish I hadn’t waited so long. In 2021 I’ve started thinking about music again, and as I consider my options I decided it was time to give Egan’s Pulitzer Prize winner the chance it deserves. I’ve since moved, got married, had a child, and have read quite a few other books. It wasn’t until I had started playing with a band on campus that a peer redirected me toward Egan’s novel that I opted to give it another chance…and by another chance I mean I bought a copy and let it reside in my bookcase for a few years. Having been involved with music, I found one instance in the text that I didn’t think was historically accurate, finished my studies, and moved on. In 2014 I was assigned the first five short stories (chapters) from Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad. ![]()
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