I give this novel 3 out of 5 stars. I listened to Egan's Goon Squad back in ’11, and while I don't remember much about it, I recall enjoying it.
Candy House was OK. Too many characters, IMO — glad I have a text-file app on my phone to type in the page number of a character's first appearance.
I almost didn't finish the book with the chapter about the tech head using data when trying to figure out if the girl he works with will date him. I'm not a fan of technology or its evangelical-like adherents.
My favorite chapter was the one that was mostly emails and texts. It showed how Machiavellian the entertainment business can be.
Glad I finished Candy House, though I don't think I'll be reading anything else by Egan.
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