Infinite Gestation gets A Visit from the Goon Squad on this episode covering Jennifer Egan’s 2010 Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name. The book stands more as a study on the emotional effects of time and memory (and life) on a group of loosely associated characters and less as a straight forward narrative in the traditional sense. With a realistic portrayal straying from cliched tropes of the record industry (including that of a Brady Bunch episode), the novel certainly completes its goals masterfully, leaving little wonder regarding the wisdom of its Pulitzer win.

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Show Notes & Links

• Jennifer Egan
• jenniferegan.com
• A Visit from the Goon Squad
• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
• Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck
• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
• Steely Dan
• Daniel Johnston
• Dead Kennedys
• PCU (1994 film) – Hart Bochner
• Empire Records (1995 film) – Allan Moyle
• Peep Show – Hat Game – Indie Bands
• High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
• Vinyl (HBO Series)
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz