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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Candyhouse by Jennifer Egan. It's about memory externalization and a collective conscience via social media in the near future. I'm enjoying it, but it's more dense and harder to follow than what I usually read.[/quote]

I read this book - didn’t give up - but I’m sure I understood at all! There were enough pieces and small story lines for me to follow and enjoy but I wish someone could give me an explainer.  [/quote]

Same. I thought it would tie together by the end, but it never really did. And there are too many characters to keep track of and follow.[/quote]

I loved Candy House!  And I agree that it was full of small pieces, big ideas, and characters/story lines interconnected but not in the clearest of ways. I found it entertaining and thought-provoking, but not an easy read because of Egan's construction.

Her earlier book, A Visit From the Good Squad may help pull things together a bit more, if you're interested.  Egan wrote it a good 10 years before Candy House.  The two books are linked - more like siblings/cousins than prequel/sequel, if that makes sense. Goon Squad is similarly kaleidoscopic, and includes many of the Candy House characters, but earlier in their lives and with different technology in play (but it's similarly in part about people's relationships with technology and each other.)  I found Goon Squad interesting and thought-provoking back in the day. Definitely worth reading a decade later, though I can see how you'd give it a pass if Candy House felt like a slog.[/quote]

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