tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post592197477796191230..comments2024-03-18T20:00:47.729-05:00Comments on Book Chase: South of BroadSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-46736418485478984002009-09-24T17:46:39.473-05:002009-09-24T17:46:39.473-05:00I agree with you, Factotum, that "Broad"...I agree with you, Factotum, that "Broad" is no "Santini." I would rate in about the middle of what he's written because I didn't get all that emotionally attached to any of the characters. But, damn, the man is a great storyteller and I got well lost in that big Charleston soap opera of his again.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69069535001347615312009-09-24T10:30:16.761-05:002009-09-24T10:30:16.761-05:00I am halfway through the book and I have to say it...I am halfway through the book and I have to say it's not grabbing me the way his other books have. I'm a little annoyed with all the characters -- it's just too "Big Chillish" for me. I prefer "The Great Santini."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-57390116002569248742009-09-13T15:55:19.871-05:002009-09-13T15:55:19.871-05:00Kaye, I will never doubt Pat Conroy again. He kep...Kaye, I will never doubt Pat Conroy again. He kept me well entertained and enthralled by a good story for almost four days of reading time. I appreciate writers who can do that for me.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69084740377735088832009-09-13T15:54:24.645-05:002009-09-13T15:54:24.645-05:00JoAnn, I did...and very much.JoAnn, I did...and very much.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-33249673980959491412009-09-13T15:54:00.347-05:002009-09-13T15:54:00.347-05:00Diane, if you are willing to suspend the need for ...Diane, if you are willing to suspend the need for total belief that something like this could really happen, you will love it. What most negative critics seem to forget is that this is fiction, a made up story...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-55726175425859399842009-09-13T15:52:53.021-05:002009-09-13T15:52:53.021-05:00Wasn't it, Caitlin? It never seemed quite rea...Wasn't it, Caitlin? It never seemed quite real to me but I was very willing to do without a complete sense of its realness so that I could lose myself in the story itself. It was great fun - and great entertainment.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-15714044315875716432009-09-12T08:59:52.531-05:002009-09-12T08:59:52.531-05:00What a terrific review!
And I'm so glad you l...What a terrific review!<br /><br />And I'm so glad you liked it. I was worried, just like you were, for all the same reasons. But he remains the master.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-14110205434681447242009-09-11T17:37:20.551-05:002009-09-11T17:37:20.551-05:00I just knew you would love "wallowing" i...I just knew you would love "wallowing" in Conroy's language and would enjoy the story he spun.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600670648603318536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-28348972540787356522009-09-11T15:36:45.212-05:002009-09-11T15:36:45.212-05:00Great review--the reviews seem mixed out there, bu...Great review--the reviews seem mixed out there, but i do plan to read it.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-912525715650284752009-09-11T15:14:12.901-05:002009-09-11T15:14:12.901-05:00I really loved it, too. It was a pleasure to sink...I really loved it, too. It was a pleasure to sink into that world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374987261333318644noreply@blogger.com