When I first tried reading A Visit from the Goon Squad, it was for purely selfish reasons.  It was like I wanted to be able to say I understand post-postmodern literature.  Bragging rights that I’d read the book were what I needed.  When I tried reading it though, I was pissed.  I read to escape work, not read more PowerPoint presentations.  And I thought if this is a bestseller, I can write something so much better.  Obviously, I was wrong.  When I read a review that said to read it like a collection of related stories, then I got it!  Now, 10 years later I really get it.  Basically, it’s the story of Bennie and his younger troubled assistant, Sasha. It explores all the people which connect Bennie and Sasha.  It explores how time (the goon) gets us all.  I re-read this book in anticipation of her newest book The Candy House which hits shelves this April.  I’ll be reading the book just in time to help me feel like a new spring chicken.