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The Great Santini
by Pat Conroy
The Great Santini was clearly based, at least in part, on Conroy's own life growing up in a military family. I have no idea if Pat Conroy hated his father as much as I hated the father in this book (Bull Meecham, the guy who called himself "The Great Santini"), but there were very, very few likable things about Bull. Reading this book, I felt terrible for each of Bull's four children born to such a horrible man. I found myself hoping this was not a normal depiction of a military family.
Throughout the book, Conroy manages to provide great insight into growing up in the 1960s in the south all while telling the story of this family dealing with a man whose ego was too large to even imagine. Race relations, teenage melancholy and other topics make their way into the story.
Another good read by Conroy, but of course not as good as The Water is Wide.
Throughout the book, Conroy manages to provide great insight into growing up in the 1960s in the south all while telling the story of this family dealing with a man whose ego was too large to even imagine. Race relations, teenage melancholy and other topics make their way into the story.
Another good read by Conroy, but of course not as good as The Water is Wide.