Dimensions
133 x 209 x 19mm
About to begin his second year of college, Brad Land agrees to give a stranger a ride home from a party. The stranger brings a friend, and the two men abduct, rob, and beat Land, leaving him bleeding on a country road. Brad Land must contend with unsympathetic local police, parents who can barely discuss ‘the incident’ (as they call it), and a brother riddled with guilt.
He and his brother enrol at university and pledge to a fraternity. What happens there - in the name of ‘brotherhood’ - involves torturous late-night hazing, heart-breaking estrangement from his brother, and, finally, the death of a fellow pledge. Ultimately, Brad must weigh total alienation from his newfound community against accepting a form of
brutality he already knows too well.
A searing memoir in the tradition of 'A Million Little Pieces' and 'Running With Scissors', 'Goat' provides an unprecedented window into the emotional landscape of young men and introduces a writer of uncommon grace and power.
