Fraternity: Stories

Name: Fraternity: Stories
Price: 11.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.9 (78 reviews)
Author: Nugent, Benjamin

by Nugent, Benjamin

Contemporary Fiction Literary Fiction

3.9 (78)

3.9 stars from 78 reviews

108 pages~1.8 hr readPublished by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

$11.9926% off peak

Last checked: Apr 24, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You're drawn to stories about the messy, contradictory bonds between young people trying to find their place away from home.
You appreciate ensemble narratives that refuse easy judgment, showing both tenderness and toxicity in the same breath.
You read literary fiction for the voice and texture, not plot, and you're comfortable with discomfort and ambiguity.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a clear moral reckoning or a redemptive arc. This collection holds contradictions without resolving them.
You're looking for a narrative with traditional structure and pacing. These linked stories fragment and circle back.
You need escapism or comfort in your reading. This book sits in the anxiety of what it means to belong to something you're not sure you should.

About this book

Benjamin Nugent's collection of stories centers on Delta Zeta Chi, a fraternity in a Massachusetts college town housed in a dilapidated colonial. Through the perspectives of members including Newton, the chapter president; Oprah, a sensitive reader; Petey, the treasurer; Claire, a couch-surfing dropout; and a girl called God, the book explores the lives of young people navigating the fraternity experience. The stories depict the daily reality of fraternity life: drunken antics, confessions, and romantic encounters alongside the underlying fear of exclusion. Nugent examines how belonging shapes these characters as they transition between adolescence and adulthood, away from home for the first time. The collection addresses serious themes woven through the narratives: a closeted member's evolving feelings, a combat veteran's perspective on hazing, a young woman seeking community, and the presence of assault within sexual encounters. The book presents fraternity life with attention to both its bonds and its darker dimensions.

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Currently 3.9★ from 78 reviews

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