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Jon endorses Jennifer Egan’s A Visit From the Goon Squad.
Amy Chua Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother- James Patterson
- Stephen King’s Full Dark No Stars
- Michael Crichton
- DaVinci Code, Eat Pray Love, The Alchemist
- Things We Didn’t See Coming by Steven Amsterdam
- DFW
- Altman’s Shortcuts
- Adam Ross‘ Mr. Peanut
- Greg Bear‘s Hull Zero Three
Music: Thanks to Drift for licensing ‘Invisible’ under creative commons.
Hey Guys. Just listened to your review and it was so spot on. I actually moved Goon Squad up on my list when I heard you were going to review it this week (see? You ARE like Oprah!) and I loved it but I was having trouble describing it to my friends. Jon's line about how this is like reading the 10 best excerpts from 10 screenplays nailed it. Reading this book is exactly like dipping in and out of a long movie but just at the 10 best scenes. I do think that some of the stories were stronger than others but there are some great images/ideas even in those "weaker" stories. I won't call out my favorites since Mark still needs to read it. As always – love the podcast!
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