A review by kakovac
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

1.0

Wow, this was a disappointment. A Visit from the Goon Squad is easily on my top 10 list of favorite books, maybe even top 5. But this was a terribly boring slog through a plot that never had the motivation or drive that I needed to know more. It took me so long to finish, yet I had no desire to do so faster because it was so dry and meandering. Meandering can be done well, but I just never had the feeling that this was headed anywhere satisfactory.