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Reeling from a terrifying assault that has left him physically injured and psychologically shattered, nineteen-year-old Brad Land must contend with unsympathetic local police, parents who can barely discuss “the incident” (as they call it), a brother riddled with guilt but struggling to decelerate enough for Brad to maintain, and the sensation that he’ll never be normal again. When Brad’s brother enrolls at Clemson University and pledges a fraternity, Brad believes he’s being left out forever. Desperate to belong, he follows. What happens there—in the name of “brotherhood,” and with the supposed goal of forging a scholar and a gentleman from the raw materials of boyhood—involves torturous late-night hazing, heartbreaking estrangement from his brother, and, finally, the death of any 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 of masculinity, violence, and brotherhood, Goat has an unprecedented window into the emotional landscape of young men and introduces a author of uncommon grace and power.
