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Finished Part Four. Egan’s ability to get inside the conflicted, compulsive, vulnerable, and mysterious hearts of her various characters with a rare, authentic specificity, is really spectacular.
— Sep 06, 2026 05:21AM
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Anthony
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Finished Part Seven, which featured wonderfully surprising turns of events and tremendously moving passages.
— Sep 08, 2026 09:10AM
Anthony
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Finished Part Three, which ended with a scene at the sea that was very moving indeed.
— Sep 05, 2026 02:06PM
Anthony
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Finished Part Two. I went into this almost totally blind; all I knew was that it’s a period piece and that I adored Jennifer Egan’s Visits from the Goon Squad. This is a quieter, more patient novel, and I’m very drawn in.
— Sep 03, 2026 10:25PM