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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9781586421397
ISBN number: 1586421379
Label: Steerforth
Manufacturer: Steerforth
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 176
Printing Date: January 15, 2008
Publishing house: Steerforth
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Sale Popularity Level: 253265
Studio: Steerforth
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The Vermont hill country is the stark, vivid setting for this gripping and entertaining story of bold determination. The local villain, Blackway, is making life hellish for Lillian, a young woman from parts elsewhere. Her boyfriend has fled the state in fear, and local law enforcement can do nothing to protect her. She resolves, however, to stand her ground, and to fight back. A pair of unlikely allies – Lester, a crafty old-timer, and Nate, a powerful but naive youth – join her cause, understanding that there is no point in taking up the challenge unless you’re willing to “go through.” In this modern-day drama, a kind of Greek chorus – wry, witty, digressive; obsessively, amusingly reminiscent; skeptical, opinionated, and not always entirely sober – enriches the telling of this unforgettable tale as the reader follows the threesome’s progress on their dangerous, suspenseful quest.
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This outstanding novella is a master class in fiction writing -- perfectly paced, perfectly plotted, filled with dark, sardonic humor, age-old themes, and unlikely heroes. Or to put it another way, it's a Coen Brothers movie turned into prose: combining the questing gumption of O Brother, Where Art Thou? with the dark modernization themes of No Country for Old Men, populated with the small-town heroes and thugs of Fargo. It's elegantly simple, the outcome is rather predictable, and yet it's impossible to stop turning the pages.
Set in the depressed backwoods of Vermont logging country over the course of a summer day, the story kicks off when the town sheriff discovers a haggard young woman asleep in her car outside his office. It seems a local thug named Blackway scared off her boyfriend, killed her cat, and is stalking her. Unfortunately, as the sheriff points out, there's not a whole lot he can do unless she has a witness to any of this -- which she doesn't. Unwilling to send her away emptyhanded, he suggests she go to the old sawmill, where a crippled old-timer sits court amidst a revolving cast of local men, playing cards, drinking beer, and generally passing the time. There, he suggests, she will find someone to go with her and talk to Blackway.
She does indeed find someone to go with her, but not the person the sheriff thinks. Instead, two locals -- a crafty old-timer and a dour young colossus -- agree to help her. The odd couple are entirely unlikely heroes, and as she travels with them to various motels and bars to track down Blackway, she grows increasingly uneasy about what she's gotten them into and their ability to emerge unscathed. Meanwhile, the story continually returns the reader to the sawmill, where the Greek chorus of local men discuss this and that, gradually filling in a newcomer on the lay of the land, and just what a sticky situation the young woman is in. The overall effect is of a slightly surreal, somewhat mythic confrontation, all deeply tinged in grey humour and a rural noir sensibility reminiscent of Scott Wolvern's excellent short stories in Controlled Burn. Brilliant stuff worthy of multiple readings.
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Castle Freeman's Go With Me is complete hit for me, mordantly funny, sly, great dialogue, fine indeed. This is one to pass along to your friends, or you could wait for December when it would make a terrific gift. I wouldn't wait, though. It's just that fine.
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That was some book. It was? Wasn't it? Suppose so. What was? The book. You said it. This book had me laughing at almost every page. If you read it then you know what that very first sentence is all about. If you haven't then you should. Never a dull moment with this one. I'd give it 10 stars if I could.
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I thought this book was OK, but not as great as some of the reviews stated. It's a quick, somewhat comical and quirky little book, but I would not say it was gripping, as some of the reviews stated. The method of dialogue became a little boring towards the end of the book. It was OK, but definitely not on the list of books I would recommend.
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Being a New Englander, I recognized the people in this book! It captures the tone and atmosphere perfectly. We New Englanders (especially the old timers in small, remote towns) are a breed in ourselves. Why use 10 words when 1 will do - and when you live in a small community, experiences are shared and remembered together. This book tells the story of one day in the life of such people - with flash backs explaining story line and setting characters. I loved it! Great read - would like to see more such stories from the author.
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