On My Wish List (39)

On My Wish List is a fun weekly event hosted by Cosy Books and runs every Saturday. It's where we list all the books we desperately want but haven't actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming.

Title: A Visit From The Goon Squad
Author: Jennifer Egan
Publication Date: June 8, 2010


From Goodreads:


Bennie is an aging former punk rocker and record executive.  Sasha is  the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, along with the inner lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs. With music pulsing on every page, A Visit from the Goon Squad is a  startling, exhilarating novel of self-destruction and redemption.

This is another one of those books that I was desperate to get my hands on when it first came out because everyone and their mothers were talking about it's awesomeness. When I didn't get it right away, it slowly fell off my radar. Has anyone read it? Does it live up to the hype?

What is your heart's desire this week? Leave me a link in the comments and I'll be sure to stop by!