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Great Santini
Great Santini | Pat Conroy
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The piercing, iconic semi-autobiographical novel of a domineering father and ambitious son, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Prince of Tides Step into the powerhouse life of Bull Meecham. He's all Marine--fighter pilot, king of the clouds, and absolute ruler of his family. Lillian is his wife--beautiful, southern-bred, with a core of velvet steel. Without her cool head, her kids would be in real trouble. Ben is the oldest, a born athlete whose best never satisfies the big man. Ben's got to stand up, even fight back, against a father who doesn't give in--not to his men, not to his wife, and certainly not to his son. Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy's most explosive character--a man you should hate, but a man you will love. Praise for The Great Santini "Stinging authenticity . . . a book that won't quit."--The Atlanta Journal "[Pat] Conroy has captured a different slice of America in this funny, dramatic novel."--Richmond News-Leader "Conroy takes aim at our darkest emotions, lets the arrow fly and hits the bull's-eye almost every time."--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Robust and vivid . . . full of feeling."--Newsday "God preserve Pat Conroy."--The Boston Globe
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MicrobeMom
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#12booksin2022 this is my August pick. I have met a Pat Conroy book I haven‘t loved. I had not read this one yet, and it did not disappoint.

Andrew65 Sounds an excellent read. 2y
Leftcoastzen I love Pat Conroy . 2y
Blaire Oh I loved this book and basically everything he had written. 2y
MicrobeMom @Leftcoastzen @Blaire Pat Conroy is the best!! 2y
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KianRelatedConcepts
The Great Santini | Pat Conroy

Genre: Drama
Date Started: Dec. 21st
Date Completed: Dec. 26th
How did you choose this book: My parents bought it for me when I told them I had to read books over the break.
Write a brief summary of the novel: A stereotypical Marine fighter pilot takes his strict military discipline home with him.

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Reecaspieces
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These are the books I purchased last night @SquareBooks All are signed. Gift cards are the way to go! And all are first editions

DivineDiana Fantastic! Love signed books! 👏🏻📚👏🏻 6y
Aims42 I hope ‘Tony‘s Wife‘ is good, I love Adriana‘s books so much 💜 6y
Reecaspieces @Aims42 me too! And she is a super lady to meet! Will talk to you like you are the only one in line! 6y
Aims42 @Reecaspieces I love her SO MUCH more because of that 😍 Haven‘t had a chance yet to see her, but that‘s wonderful to know 💗 6y
BookishBelle Love Square Books!! 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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📚The Great Santini
✍️Gunter Grass
📺The Good Wife
🥗Greek salad
#manicmonday #letterg
I need to go back to “F”

JoScho Thanks for playing 💖 I love a good Greek salad. 6y
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TheBookgeekFrau
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When I first about The Great Santini it was in reference to the movie, which we watched in school, and I thought it was about a magician 😂

Read the book about 20yrs as part of a book club and was the only one who argued that Bull Meecham thought he was dispensing tough love on his family🤷‍♀️

#AdelesMayMashUp Day29 #CruelToBeKind

AmyG Excellent book. 6y
BookNerd9906 Loved this book. Have you read 6y
TheBookgeekFrau @BookNerd9906 I haven‘t, and I don‘t know why because I actually have the book🤷‍♀️ Was it good? 6y
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BookNerd9906 @C.Perone so good. It‘s my favorite Conroy. 6y
TheBookgeekFrau @BookNerd9906 Annnd mt. TBR just grew by one 😁 6y
BookNerd9906 ❤️👍👏 6y
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DeborahSmall
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#Aprilbookshowers #badcovergoodbook there are other books that have bad covers but these two I have read. I loved these books but can't stand the covers especially MITGOGAE it's truly awful, the orange print against the sickly green....

Reviewsbylola I actually don't hate the cover of MITGOGAE. It isn't the best but it doesn't jump out at me as being bad. And I loved the actual book. So good! 8y
DeborahSmall @Reviewsbylola in my first trip to the states 14/15 years ago. Because of this book I asked my husband to work Savannah into our trip. And I wasn't disappointed, I loved it. I think after my visit I thought he could have picked a better photograph. Or even if he took the green and orange away.... 8y
Books88 ... @DwightReads you see this purse? I need it! 8y
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DeborahSmall @AJBowers 😂 😘 8y
DwightReads Of course you do! 8y
DeborahSmall @DwightReads she really does!!😂 8y
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JustinBrouckaert
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Mehso-so

My first Conroy. Not exactly the tightest plotted novel, but it entertained.

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slhbooks
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It's a rainy day, so I did what I do on rainy days...go buy books from HPB and bake cookies. I bought the Pat Conroy books in honor of #PatConroyDay. The cookies are Oatmeal Cinnamon Chip. They're good, but would be better with about 1/2 the chips🍪
#patconroyday # bookhaul #booksanddessert

Well-ReadNeck Nice 📚stack!! 8y
DeborahSmall Prince of Tides is one of my favourites 8y
Gulfsidemusing Pat Conroy!❤️ 8y
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ramyasbookshelf
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The first #whitespine I spotted on my bookshelf this morning.. My autographed copy of The Great Santini. Brought back great memories of the one evening I managed to have a conversation with him.. #augustphotochallenge #augustofpages

ScrappyMags 😍 8y
MMenefee Too cool! 8y
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shawnmooney Sweet! I'm embarrassed to say I've never read him. I hope to soon… 8y
ramyasbookshelf @shawnmooney I hadn't even heard of him until I moved to Atlanta. A friend introduced me to his books. Took me a while to get in to his writing but I've been a fan ever since.. 8y
BookishFeminist How cool! 8y
LeahBergen Love 😍 8y
MemoirsForMe How cool is that! My Reading Life is probably my favorite. 😍👍🏻 8y
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KrisConstantReader
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Ebook deal today, $1.99

Dragon Love Pat Conroy's writing. Prince Of Tides is my favourite 8y
KrisConstantReader @Dragon yes, he was such a wonderful writer. I think I read most of his books but it's been ages. 8y
Karli Love Conroy! Beach Music was my favorite. 8y
AmyG Best. Book. Ever 8y
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MelodyJones
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Haunting story by an extremely talented author. I finished this quickly as it was difficult to set down. Highly recommend this for every reader.

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missfarin
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Continuing the journey through Pat Conroy's backlist.

LitHousewife I love your mission. 9y
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