Friday, July 11, 2025

FFB: THE GREAT SANTINI, Pat Conroy

 

 

 

 You've probably seen the movie with Robert Duvall, but the book is terrific too. Conroy is a great writer and I've read most of his books THE PRINCE OF TIDES may be my favorite but this has the most memorable character in his work. This is a semi-autobiographical story of an ex-marine who runs his family like it's boot camp.Especially affected is Ben who fears, hates, and is anxious to feel his father's love and respect. "THE GREAT SANTINI HAS SPOKEN" is Bull's catch phrase and I can still picture Robert Duvall shouting that.  

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5 comments:

Jeff Meyerson said...

I agree, on Conroy and THE GREAT SANTINI. And THE PRINCE OF TIDES is probably my favorite.

8:11 AM
George said...

Diane and her Book Club loved THE PRINCE OF TIDES.

8:43 AM
Barry Ergang said...

I greatly enjoyed SANTINI, but of the Conroy novels I've read, THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE is the favorite.

9:41 AM
Todd Mason said...

I still need to read the novel...I found the film good but somewhat overstated (though I had difficulties with my parents as most do, and I knew some egomaniacs with kids, I hadn't run into too many like Santini as portrayed who weren't actually separated from their kids eventually).

1:10 PM
Anonymous said...

The Water is Wide is also a good one.

3:12 PM

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