“The Candy House” and “Goon Squad” are touchstone New York City and technology.novels of our time they’ll be printed in one volume someday, I suspect, by the Library of America. The story quickly recounts events of his future, then returns to the triumphant moment of his home-run.ĭwight Garner of The New York Times writesĮgan has a zonking sense of control she knows where she’s going and the polyphonic effects she wants to achieve, and she achieves them, as if she were writing on a type of MacBook that won’t exist for another decade. "Middle Son (Area of Detail)" – Ames strikes a surprise home-run in a baseball game."Eureka Gold" – Gregory, the son of Bix, mourns the death of his father."See Below" – A series of intersecting email threads between the large cast of the novel's characters."The Perimeter: Before" – Hannah, Molly's sister, recounts her mother's feud with their neighbor Jules."Lulu the Spy, 2032" – Lulu works as a spy for the Citizen Agent program."The Perimeter: After" – Molly, a teenager, experience tensions with her friends when new girl Lulu arrives.On a frustrating trip with a coworker, he finds new direction in life. "'i,' the Protagonist" – Chris works complacently for a company that "algebraizes" stories to basic tropes."Bright Day" – Roxy, a recovering heroin addict, uploads her memories to Mandala and is ready to start a new life."What the Forest Remembers" – Charlene uses Mandala to explore the memories of her father Lou on his trip in the 1960s."The Mystery of Our Mother" – Melora recounts the family history of her anthropologist mother and absent father Lou.He tries to figure out how to get coworker M to fall in love with him.
"Rhyme Scheme" – Lincoln works for Mandala as a "counter", someone who analyzes data from users to predict their behavior."A Journey: A Stranger Comes to Town" – Miles considers his life to be a failure, and Drew struggles with guilt over Rob's death.He performs outlandish acts to elicit genuine reactions from strangers, causing strife with his family. "Case Study: No One Got Hurt" – Alfred is obsessed with authenticity.He overhears that experiments are being done to externalize the memories of animals, which sparks an idea. "The Affinity Charm" – Bix, CEO of the social media company Mandala, is longing for a new tech innovation.Many of the characters from A Visit from the Goon Squad return with an update to their stories, including having had children. This novel is a sequel to Egan's 2010 novel, A Visit From the Goon Squad. The Candy House is a novel written by Jennifer Egan and published by Scribner's with a U.S.
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