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I don’t recommend reading a sequel before reading the first one

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

January 31, 2024 by genericwhitegirl Leave a Comment

This book made me kinda mad. But it’s partially my fault. Apparently it’s a sequel and I’m not sure how I didn’t know that going in. For those who live under a rock, like me, Jennifer Egan wrote A Visit From the Goon Squad. Did you know there’s a sequel to that? Yeah yeah. I’m not convinced you need to read one to get the other though. Based on Egan’s style of writing, which is to say, eclectic. There are a multitude of characters with […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Fiction, Jennifer Egan, skootchyknees, The Blist, the candy house

genericwhitegirl's CBR16 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Fiction, Jennifer Egan, skootchyknees, The Blist, the candy house ·
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Review Dump 2: My Favorites of the Year. CBR14 Reviews 5-8.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

December 29, 2022 by scootsa1000 4 Comments

In case I don’t get around to finishing all the reviews I was hoping to before the deadline…I wanted to make sure to share my thoughts on my four favorite books of the year: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow; This Time Tomorrow; The Candy House; and Sea of Tranquility. 2022 was an amazing year for books. I preordered Sea of Tranquility and received in on release day. I finished it on release day too. I was a little nervous that I wouldn’t love it quite […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, Emily St. John Mandel, Emma Straub, Gabrielle Zevin, Jennifer Egan, Scootsa1000, Sea of Tranquility, the candy house, this time tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow

scootsa1000's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14, Emily St. John Mandel, Emma Straub, Gabrielle Zevin, Jennifer Egan, Scootsa1000, Sea of Tranquility, the candy house, this time tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow ·
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