Friday, May 29, 2026

FFB THE PRINCE OF TIDES, Pat Conroy

 

I think I read just about all of Pat Conroy's books back in the day. I guess he is most famous for THE GREAT SANTINI but almost all of them were best sellers, even MY READING LIFE, a non-fiction book about what he read. This is my favorite because it's such a romantic and heartbreaking family saga. It's about the affect of a dysfunctional childhood on two adults. The sister is suicidal and her therapist gets involved with her brother, a married man with three children. They really don't make them exactly like this anymore. A perfect beach read although there's so rough going. A very good movie too with Nick Nolte and Barbra Streisand. 

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5 comments:

Jeff Meyerson said...

I agree. I really liked this one too, definitely the most of the Conroy books I've read (which is most of them).

Our favorite story concerns a (shall we say) less than intellectual friend that Jackie used to teach with. Several teachers were discussing how good THE PRINCE OF TIDES was, when this Pat contributed, "Well, he's OK but he's no Danielle Steel."

Check, please!

7:12 AM
Jerry House said...

Jeff, you have to admit that Pat was right. He's no Danielle Steele. And he's no Barbara Cartland, and he's no Jackie Collins, and he's no E. L. James, and he's no....

7:25 AM
George said...

Diane is a big fan of Pat Conroy's books. Her Book Club has read a couple and loved them, too!

9:14 AM
Kent Morgan said...

I think I enjoyed The Price of Tides the most, but I remember The Great Santani having the biggest impact. I need to pull out his non-fiction book, The Death of Santini, and read it. I also liked his final non-fitction book, A Lowcountry Heart.

12:13 PM
pattinase (abbott) said...

I have never read the Death of Santini. I didn't even know about it until I pulled him up.
It certainly put Robert Duvall on the map (along with the GodFather)

12:46 PM

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