A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan firmly follows a nonlinear narrative structure. It has come to be expected  (after reading "Side A") that each chapter will contain a multitude of new characters, and with those characters, a new story that somehow connects with the ones before and after it. So when I began reading "Side B" I thought I knew what to expect; but I was very wrong. "Side B" brought an entirely new level of nonlinear structuring. It experimented with extremely innovative forms, such as chapters written as newspaper articles, or even in (gasp) second person. If "Side A" were to be categorized as creative, "Side B" would be otherworldly. The stories are stranger, the characters are wittier, the problems are deeper, and the consequences are even more dire. From the genocide-initiating General, to the bipolar and lustful Jules Jones, and the suicidal and deeply complicated Rob, there is no greater investment of time and self than in these page-turner chapters. "Side B" brings with it an unprecedented narrative form, accompanied by adventures and lonely days, triumphs and defeats.