Take Me Where the Good Times Are

Take Me Where the Good Times Are

Author	Robert Cormier
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Macmillan
Publication date	1965
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)

Take Me Where the Good Times Are is a novel by Robert Cormier. First published in 1965, it is Cormier's third novel.

Plot

This story features Tommy Bartin, a 70-year-old resident at the Dorchester County, Maryland poorhouse. When another resident leaves Tommy some cash, he sees his opportunity to go back to the area he grew up in. However, Tommy finds that his old town has changed substantially over time, and he hopes to find a way to be useful again, and to regain his self-respect.^[1]

Themes

Themes in this story include the quality of denial and facing reality even if it is undesirable.^[1]

References

1 2 Reeves, Joseph T. (April 24, 2000). "Take Me Where the Good Times Are (Mass Market Paperback)". Amazon. Retrieved 2009-06-27.

Published novels by Robert Cormier

Now and At the Hour (1960)
A Little Raw on Monday Mornings (1963)
Take Me Where the Good Times Are (1965)
The Chocolate War (1974)
I Am the Cheese (1977)
After the First Death (1979)
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1983)
Beyond the Chocolate War (1985)
Fade (1988)
Other Bells for Us to Ring (1990)
We All Fall Down (1991)
Tunes for Bears to Dance To (1992)
In the Middle of the Night (1995)
Tenderness (1998)
Heroes (1998)
The Rag and Bone Shop (2001)

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