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The Great Santini
by Pat Conroy
Prince of Tides is in my top five favorite books of all time, but I'm not generally a fan of his other stuff. South of Broad is an exception. I read this because his new book, The Death of Santini, is out now and I figured I should read the first one first. It was...okay. The language is lush and beautiful, as Conroy's always is, but I got the impression that I was supposed to love Santini like his family did, and I couldn't do that. He is a great character, made me laugh, but I was more interested in Ben and his viewpoint than I was in Bull. I'm glad I read it, but I'm also glad I track on Goodreads, because I'm sure I'll forget it.