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# The Candy House: Jennifer Egan Paperback – 7 Mar. 2023

**Brand:** jennifer egan
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- **What is this?** The Candy House: Jennifer Egan Paperback – 7 Mar. 2023 by jennifer egan
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ dizzying fractured narrative -uttery brilliant
*by O***T on 22 August 2022*

A thrillingly original read -but look at the one star reviews to check if you can cope with a engrossingly fractured narrative. Terrific follow up/companion volume/twin to “Goon squad” – many of the same characters and their children -minor players brought centre stage others de focused with major players become bit parts. Tech is the new element with Bix becoming an iconic developer of a tech that allows people to share memories. Again a series of – how to define it ? -mini stories, interlinked vignettes, an unfolding (very high class) soap opera. It allows her to zoom in and out of narratives, giving a dizzying perspective as she speeds forwards and backwards in time and experiment with different styles -epistolary ( e mail exchanges) even a rather odd spy story told in (a character names it) ‘2nd person aphoristic.’ Many touching moments -Lulu as a very self possessed little girl brilliant – the idea of world deracinated by over usage as ‘empty casings” spot on. I did question whether the cut up chronology is more than a puzzle providing gimmick – of course it is essential - but would a straighter narrative de-bone the book completely ? I think so.(sorry one starers) Looking forward to re reading both and her earlier stuff.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not all fur coat and no knickers
*by C***R on 27 July 2023*

I really wasn't sure whether I was going to like this book. At first sight it looked like it might be the type of stylistically showy, clever-clever novel that might be technically proficient - and often impressive - but at the same time can be somewhat thin on plot, relatable characters or just a decent story. Either that or it has a "message" that it rams home with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Basically, a bit smug (or "all fur coat and no knickers" as one rather colourful l British expression would have it).However, I was pleasantly surprised to find a novel that, though it takes some creative risks, doesn't forget to tell a good story with relatable characters. Ostensibly the story is about a tech entrepreneur called Bix Bouton who invents a way for people to download their memories. It therefore raises and explores issues such as privacy in the digital age and our growing reliance on technology, and the ethics around those things. However it does not do this in a heavy-handed way, but rather through a series of interlocking stories peopled by recurring characters including Bix himself. It is also no polemic - issues are raised but you aren't told what to think about them; rather you are left to make up your own mind.This interlocking narrative structure is therefore not quite that of a conventional novel. I guess this approach has its pros and cons. On the minus side, to be honest some chapters are stronger than others. More positively, you're more likely to find at least some parts to your liking. I loved one chapter in particular, a love story set in Bix's tech company that could easily stand by itself as a superbly written short story. If the rest of the book had been up to that standard it would be an easy five stars. But even as it is, the book overall is very good.It seem this book divides opinion, judging by some of the other reviews and the negative reactions of a couple of others in my book club. However, this is a clever, entertaining and thought-provoking read and well worth a try.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Not Egan’s best
*by D***S on 21 December 2023*

Looking forward to a return to form

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