The Candy House opens in New York City with Bix Bouton, a character we only glimpsed briefly in Goon Squad. With many characters re-appearing and a timeline of events that follows on from the previous book, this rich read becomes even more rewarding when you can connect the dots between the two. Described as a ‘sibling novel’ to Goon Squad, The Candy House stands on its own, but I would recommend giving yourself the pleasure of reading (or re-reading) Goon Squad first. Taking the same patchwork form as Egan’s previous novel, each chapter in The Candy House is told from the perspective of a different character, creating an intersecting narrative that spans decades. Jennifer Egan’s follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning, genre-bending A Visit from the Goon Squad.
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