# Go with Me
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{{short description|2008 novel by Castle Freeman Jr.}}
{{About|the book|the film also known by the same title|Blackway}}{{Infobox book
| author = [Castle Freeman Jr.](/source/Castle_Freeman_Jr.)
| image = GoWithMe.jpg
| caption = First edition cover
| isbn = 978-1-58642-139-7
| pub_date = January 15, 2008
| publisher = Steerforth
}}
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'''''Go with Me''''' is a 2008 novel by American writer [Castle Freeman Jr.](/source/Castle_Freeman_Jr.) It is Castle Freeman's third novel and it was first published by Steerforth Press in January 2008.
==Plot summary==
This 160-page novel 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](/source/Greek_chorus) of locals ponders her likely fate.
==Background==
The novel was inspired by [Thomas Malory](/source/Thomas_Malory)'s ''[King Arthur Tales](/source/Le_Morte_d'Arthur)'', specifically "[The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney](/source/Le_Morte_d'Arthur)".[{{Cite web |title=Castle Freeman |url=https://bookgroup.info/041205/interview.php?id=56 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=bookgroup.info |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208100815/http://bookgroup.info/041205/interview.php?id=56 |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |title=A Chat With Castle Freeman, Jr. |url=http://literatehousewife.com/2009/03/a-chat-with-castle-freeman-jr/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2012-12-17 |website=Literate Housewife |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726090946/http://literatehousewife.com/2009/03/a-chat-with-castle-freeman-jr/ }}]
== Publication history ==
* {{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/154705171 |title=Go with Me |date=2008 |publisher=Steerforth Press |isbn=978-1-58642-139-7 |location=Hanover |oclc=154705171}}
* {{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/232977744 |title=Go with Me |date=2009 |publisher=Harper Perennial |isbn=978-0-06-167185-2 |edition= |location=New York |oclc=232977744}}
* {{Cite book |last= |first= |title=Go with Me |date=2009 |publisher=Duckworth Overlook |isbn=978-0-7156-3835-4 |location=London}}
== Reception ==
According to ''[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)'', "If all novels were this good, Americans would read more."[{{Cite web |date=2007-10-15 |title=Go with Me |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jr-freeman/go-with-me/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)}}]
''[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal)'' called ''Go with Me'' "a novel with echoes of ''[Deliverance](/source/Deliverance)'' and [Cormac McCarthy](/source/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."[{{cite web |date=1 February 2008 |title=Bookmarks |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120182710511833817 |access-date=8 August 2016 |website=[Wall Street Journal](/source/Wall_Street_Journal)}}] ''[People](/source/People_(magazine))'' agreed, writing that "Freeman has a flawless ear for dialogue and a sharp eye for quirky detail."[{{cite web |title=Picks and Pans Review: Go with Me |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20174359,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019091728/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20174359,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |access-date=8 August 2016 |website=[People](/source/People_(magazine))}}]
''[O: The Oprah Magazine](/source/O%3A_The_Oprah_Magazine)'' called it an "elegant little thriller about cunning versus cruelty...This is a meticulous New England miniature, with not a wasted word."[{{Cite web |title=Help! |url=https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/go-with-me-by-castle-freeman-jr-book-review-fiction |access-date=24 December 2021 |website=[Oprah](/source/Oprah_(magazine))}}]
''[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)'' called it "a gem that sparkles with sly insight and cuts like a knife",[{{Cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Renée |date=2008 |title=A gripping taut tale of suspense |url=https://archive.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2008/02/25/a_gripping_taut_tale_of_suspense/ |access-date=24 December 2021 |newspaper=[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)}}] while Matthew Lewin of ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' similarly wrote, "This unusual little gem of a book is part comic romp and part nail-biting thriller" and concluded that "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."[{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jan/17/go-with-me-castle-freeman|title=Go With Me|first=Matthew|last=Lewin|date=16 January 2009|publisher=|access-date=8 August 2016|newspaper=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)}}]
==Adaptation==
{{main article|Blackway}}
The 2016 film ''[Blackway](/source/Blackway)'' is based on the book. The film was previously known as ''Go with Me'' and was released in some markets with that title.[{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2361317/ |title=Blackway (2015) – Also Known As |website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |access-date=2026-05-12}}]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Official website|1=http://castlefreemanjr.com/?page_id=193}}
*[http://bookgroup.info/041205/interview.php?id=56 bookgroup.info: interview: Castle Freeman]
*[http://literatehousewife.com/2009/03/a-chat-with-castle-freeman-jr/ A Chat with Castle Freeman, Jr]
*[http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/79239/interview-castle-freeman-author-go-me/ Interview: Castle Freeman, author of ''Go with Me'']
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Category:2008 American novels
Category:Novels set in Vermont
Category:American thriller novels
Category:American novels adapted into films
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