From AudioFile
Even aside from the meat-clever abridgment, which has deleted sections that alter the meaning of Conroy's novel, this reading doesn't do the book justice. O'Keefe, who played Ben Meechum in the 1979 movie, doesn't have the vocal strength or acting ability to bring life to this story. D.A.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Review
?Reading PAT CONROY is like watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel.?
?Houston Chronicle
?Robust and vivid . . . full of feeling.?
?Newsday
?Tender, raucous, often hilarious.?
?Booklist
?A fine, funny, brawling book.?
?The National Observer
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Book Description
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.
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A tyrannical father, a military "ace" brutalize his family and particularly his oldest son, interpreting humanity as weakness in this unsparing novel. Tragedy is the outcome. Robert Duvall's performance of the title character in the film adaptation is p
From the Publisher
"Robust and vivid... full of feeling." --- Newsday "Stinging authenticity... a book that won't quit." -- Atlanta Journal "A tender, raucous and often hilarious book." -- Booklist
"Conroy has captured a different slice of America in this funny, dramatic novel." -- Richmond News -Leader
From the Inside Flap
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.
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