Go with Me
Go With Me is a 2008 novel by American writer Castle Freeman, Jr.. It is Castle Freeman's third novel and it was first published by Steerforth Press in January 2008.
Plot summary
This short novel of only 160 pages is set in backwoods Vermont where the local villain, Blackway, is making life hellish for Lillian, a young woman from outside the area. Her boyfriend has fled the state in fear, and local law enforcement can do nothing to protect her. She resolves to stand her ground, and to fight back. Lillian enlists the powerful brute Nate and the wily old-timer Lester to take the fight to her tormenter whilst an eccentric Greek chorus of locals ponders her likely fate.
Inspiration
The novel was inspired by Thomas Malory's King Arthur Tales, specifically the "Tale of Sir Gareth".[1][2]
Reception
- The Wall Street Journal remarked that it was 'a novel with echoes of Deliverance and Cormac McCarthy, and goes on to praise the author for capturing 'the feel of played-out Vermont towns and people, his dialogue has a terse, almost humorous, cadence'[3]
- People agreed, 'Freeman has a flawless ear for dialogue and a sharp eye for quirky detail'[4]
- O: The Oprah Magazine summarized 'elegant little thriller about cunning versus cruelty...This is a meticulous New England miniature, with not a wasted word.[5]
- The Boston Globe - 'a gem that sparkles with sly insight and cuts like a knife'.[6]
- Matthew Lewin, writing it the The Guardian began 'This unusual little gem of a book is part comic romp and part nail-biting thriller' and finishes with 'Castle Freeman writes with both wit and a deep understanding of the human psyche, and he does not cheat us out of a dramatic climax.'[7]
Adaptation
A feature film was released in 2015.
References
- ↑ bookgroup.info: interview: Castle Freeman Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ↑ A Chat With Castle Freeman, Jr. Retrieved 2012-12-17
- ↑ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120182710511833817.html
- ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20174359,00.html
- ↑ http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Go-With-Me-by-Castle-Freeman-Jr-Book-Review-Fiction A ragtag team of locals defends a woman's honor in a funny, quirky thriller
- ↑ http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2008/02/25/a_gripping_taut_tale_of_suspense/ A gripping taut tale of suspense
- ↑ The Guardian, Saturday 17 January 2009
External links
- Official website
- Reading Guide on Go with Me from HarperCollins Publishers
- bookgroup.info: interview: Castle Freeman
- A Chat With Castle Freeman, Jr
- Interview: Castle Freeman, author of Go With Me
Editions
- ISBN 978-1-58642-139-7 Steerforth Press (First Edition, Hardback, US, 2008)
- ISBN 978-0-06-167185-2 Harper Perrenial (Paperback, US, 2008)
- ISBN 978-0-7156-3835-4 Duckworth (Paperback, UK, 2008)