No, I currently live in Virginia. I have lived in the South (Atlanta,
Florida, Tenn.) though, all of my life. I suppose that's why I enjoy
(ed) Conroy so much. Plus, I come from a large, disfunctional,
Catholic family, so I can really relate to much of his writing! LOL!

On 9/26/09, judy5ca nfm wrote:
> On 9/26/09, Helen wrote:
>> I have been a Conroy fan for years, and I have read everything
>> he has written. I was extremely disappointed with South of
>> Broad. There were several descriptive passages that were
>> beautifully written in the way he used to write. However, I
>> thought there were too many characters, most of whom lacked
>> depth and development, and too many time period shifts. I don't
>> understand why the whole AIDS piece took so much of the book.
>> The book seemed to be made up of bits and pieces of this and
>> that, but no real substantial story.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/26/09, judy5ca wrote:
>>> I used to love Pat Conroy. I particularly loved The Water is
>>> Wide, The Great Santini, and Lords of Discipline. We were such
>>> fans that we rode BART into San Francisco and heard him speak.
>>> But, I liked Prince of Tides less than his other works and
>>> then I really hated Beach Music. Of course, after the long
>>> break, I had hoped that his new work would be like his first
>>> few. Unfortunately, I am miserably disappointed in South of
>>> Broad. I finished it because I have been such a Conroy fan in
>>> my life, but I really do resent the time I spent with it. The
>>> San Francisco Chronicle called it "florid" and I think that was
>>> polite. The characters are all overblown stereotypes and the
>>> writing, though providing a few glimpses of the old Conroy,
>>> simply expands into meaninglessness. Let me repeat, I am so
>>> disappointed.
>>>
>>> How about you?
>>> Judy
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/26/09, Jan wrote:
>>>> I just finished the book--Pat Conroy's newest---and I would
>>>> love to hear your thoughts.

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