A Visit from the Goon Squad...again.

A lot has happened for this book since I finished it!

It recently won a Pulitzer Prize....which by the way, I'm so proud of myself for having read a Pulitzer winning novel. It makes me feel super smart and with the times. ESPECIALLY since I recommended this book out to a few people before it won the Pulitzer (granted it had one several other literary prizes by the time I read it). Usually books that win awards are not my style of books, so I'm happy that I was able to enjoy such a well-respected novel.

But the bigger news (at least to me) is that I just read in my Entertainment Weekly that this is being adapted into a HBO series! The way that the characters in the book are written seems like a recipe for a really fun series. Especially the way the book jumps from years past to present. That could lead to some really interesting filmmaking. The article also noted that the author will serve as a consultant for the show, but will leave the adaptation part of it to the producers. That makes me a little nervous because then the integrity of the book is at risk - but it's also HBO and I haven't seen a series on that network that I haven't enjoyed yet (ahem...The Wire).

Go read the book. You'll feel smart for reading such a well-respected book AND it's a really fun book to read.