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| Title | : | The Prince of Tides |
| Author | : | Pat Conroy |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 679 pages |
| Published | : | March 26th 2002 by Dial Press Trade Paperback (first published 1986) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Young Adult |
Pat Conroy
Paperback | Pages: 679 pages Rating: 4.24 | 186991 Users | 4102 Reviews
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PAT CONROY has created a huge, brash thunderstorm of a novel, stinging with honesty and resounding with drama. Spanning forty years, this is the story of turbulent Tom Wingo, his gifted and troubled twin sister Savannah, and their struggle to triumph over the dark and tragic legacy of the extraordinary family into which they were born.Filled with the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina low country as well as the dusty glitter of New York City, The Prince of Tides is PAT CONROY at his very best.
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| Original Title: | The Prince of Tides |
| ISBN: | 0553381547 (ISBN13: 9780553381542) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Tom Wingo, Susan Lowenstein, Savannah Wingo, Luke Wingo |
| Setting: | South Carolina(United States) New York City, New York(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.24 From 186991 Users | 4102 ReviewsCritique About Books The Prince of Tides
*TUDOR^QUEEN* wrote: "Superb review, Negin XOXO. I own this book on kindle and you have really whet my appetite to read it with your glowing reviewI can't remember the last time I felt this torn; I hated the characters for being so selfish with their affections, so cowardly in their confrontations, the cruelty shown when the moment was theirs for the taking. What I hated more was when the victim on the receiving end - and, to be fair, it always rotates - would rise up in anger, but then crumble to their knees in love and forgiveness. And that's also why I loved them. In one moment they felt so betrayed, so dishonored by blood and by love.
Oy gevalt. I think this is a case of a book not aging well. Back in the 80s, this novel was an enormous bestseller and (if I recall) was pretty well received critically too. And, of course, it was made into a lavish movie starring Barbra Streisand and Nick Nolte. But holy sun, stars and moon... this thing is wildly, extravagantly overwritten. Perhaps it needs to be appreciated in its context. Stories of abuse weren't as common back then as they were to be later, so it must have been considered
I'm waiting for the day that Pat Conroy will disappoint me. I'm waiting for the day that he fails to astound me, to take my breath away with each poetically seductive word that he has chosen, to stir emotions deep within me that I only feel and understand when I am reading his literature.I am pertinaciously confident that that day will never come.
Superb review, Negin XOXO. I own this book on kindle and you have really whet my appetite to read it with your glowing review :-)
I don't understand why this book gets rave reviews. I made it through the nearly 600 pages, but I can't say that I enjoyed most of it. Here is a random excerpt: "I tasted the wine and it was so robust and appealing that I could feel my mouth singing with pleasure when I brought the glass from my lips. The aftertaste held like a chord on my tongue; my mouth felt like a field of flowers. The mousse made me happy to be alive." Give me a break. Am I supposed to believe all of this? I felt like the
This is a story about Tom Wingo and his belated attempts to come to grips with his abusive childhood. His sister has made yet another suicide attempt, and Tom comes to New York to see her and speak to her psychiatrist. They both have never mentally healed from their abusive childhood. Half of this story is flashbacks of their upbringing, which was full of mental and physical abuse.I loved the first 200 or so pages. After that, it felt like trying to swim in molasses. This one is near 700 pages,
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