Judgment Hill

by Castle Freeman Jr.

A remarkable and complex portrait of a land and its people in transition. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874518326
• ISBN13: 9780874518320
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

The first novel by this gifted author

This novel of misunderstandings, small town tolerance and intolerance, youthful rebellion, good intentions gone awry, struggles for control, tension over differences of accepting what some deem to be progress, and filled with wonderful dialogue is a joy to read. It's highly recommended to the casual reader, those interested in small town New England society plus those who enjoy first class writing for its own sake.

The bitter, the sweet, and the wierd add up to a great read.

Initially this appears to be a fairly standard work of ecofiction on the theme of environmental and cultural preservation, but the loopy but believable characters, sudden plot turns, and the occasional use of metafictional techniques make this a unique novel. You may think you know what these hardscrabble Vermonters and the mysterious drifter from Texas are up to, but there are surprises aplenty since the characters unfold as multifaceted personalities who are full of surprises. The landscape and small town life of New England are brilliantly evoked. This book would appeal to fans of Edward Abbey, Peter Matthiessen,Thomas McGuane or Barbara Kingsolver.--Jim Dwyer, author of Earth Works.