tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post112016046788406413..comments2023-09-05T05:56:07.500-05:00Comments on St. Casserole: The Prince of TidesSt. Casserolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046979001194772038noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1120226026253316592005-07-01T08:53:00.000-05:002005-07-01T08:53:00.000-05:00"My wound is geography." My memory of a great Conr..."My wound is geography." My memory of a great Conroy opening line. Prince of Tides, I believe. A book of family pain and secrets. A combination of many OT books for Southerners.<BR/><BR/>ExpeditusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1120219740175506482005-07-01T07:09:00.000-05:002005-07-01T07:09:00.000-05:00All I know about Pat Conroy is that he was a mean ...All I know about Pat Conroy is that he was a mean landlord to some friends of mine (or so they claimed) and that The Great Santini was devastating for my mom and one of my college friends, both of whom had mean, career-military fathers.<BR/>But if you say Prince of Tides is that good, I'll add it to the pile.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1120187299962973972005-06-30T22:08:00.000-05:002005-06-30T22:08:00.000-05:00Notes to self: 1. Read Prince of Tides. 2.Be Glad...Notes to self: 1. Read Prince of Tides. 2.Be Glad I forgot about seeing the film. 3. Resolve to never, ever listen to audio tapes of P of T. 4. Remain strong in resolve to not see the film Simon Birch. <BR/><BR/>A Prayer for Owen Meany is the book that turned me on to Irving. I went on to read everything else he'd done. I loved it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1120182334562813282005-06-30T20:45:00.000-05:002005-06-30T20:45:00.000-05:00Oh Aola, it is a lovely book.St. Cass, what do you...Oh Aola, it is a lovely book.<BR/><BR/>St. Cass, what do you think of The Water is Wide? I read the book when I was thinking about going into teaching. (I guess I sort of did.) Anyway, there was a quote near the end that I carried around with me for months, that went something like "My heart sings when a young person calls me 'teacher.' I've honored myself and the entire family of man by becoming one."<BR/><BR/>Wasn't Pat Conroy a teacher? I felt like there was a little bit of himself poking through there, but it didn't bother me.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it's heartbreaking when another medium trashes a book. I'm on pins and needles about The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. And don't get me started on Simon Birch, the wretched movie version of A Prayer for Owen Meany. Why did they even try.reverendmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457532866087494676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1120182006191117612005-06-30T20:40:00.000-05:002005-06-30T20:40:00.000-05:00I'm glad you posted this because I would have neve...I'm glad you posted this because I would have never read the book based on the few minutes of the movie that I watched before turning it off. <BR/>Now I have a new book to put on my wishlist.<BR/>Thanksaolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434882980698530258noreply@blogger.com