literature." The unusual format of the novel, taking place across multiple platforms, has led some critics to label the novel "post-postmodern". Many critics were impressed by Egan's experiments with structure, such as a section formatted like a PowerPoint printout. In 2019, The Guardian ranked A Visit from the Goon Squad as the 24th best book since 2000. It was third place (along with Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad) in a Literary Hub list of the best books of the 2010s, one of the 10 books in Time’s list of the best fiction works of the 2010s, and first place in Entertainment Weekly's list concerning the same period, with Leah Greenblatt calling it "a book as rich and resonant as any linear classic in the canon." Adaptation Two days after the Pulitzer Prize announcement, it was announced that a deal with HBO for a television series adaptation had been signed. However, after two years the proposal had been dropped. References External links Review by Ron Charles, The Washington Post, June 16, 2010 Review by Janet Maslin, ''The New York Times Book Review, June 20, 2010 2010 American novels Pulitzer Prize for Fiction-winning works Novels set in New York City Novels set in California Novels set in Italy Novels set in Africa 2010 short story collections Novels about music Alfred A. Knopf books Postmodern novels PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction-winning works Nonlinear narrative novels National Book Critics Circle Award-winning works