Goat

At turns shockingly fierce and surprisingly tender, Goat is a shattering memoir that graphically portrays the scarred emotional landscape of young men. Author Brad Land’s story is one of heartbreak and loneliness, but also of bravery and hope in an increasingly brutal world.

Brad is driving two strangers home from a party when he realizes they are leading him to the middle of nowhere. Viciously beaten and left in the middle of the road, Brad survives. But as his physical injuries heal, his psychological wounds worsen. Desperate to belong, he follows his brother to Clemson University and pledges the same fraternity. What he finds is not brotherhood and support, but alienation and more violence.

An astonishing debut, Goat is a raw story of survival—all the more powerful for being true—that will linger in your memory forever.