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Completed	May 2010
Title	South of Broad
Author	Pat Conroy
Published	2009
Quote	"I turned out to be a late bloomer, which I long regretted. My parents suffered needlessly because it took me so long to find my way to a place at their table. But I sighted the early signs of my recovery long before they did. My mother had given up on me at such an early age that a comeback was something she no longer even prayed for in her wildest dreams. Yet in my anonymous and underachieving high school career, I laid the foundation for a strong finish without my mother noticing that I was, at last, up to some good. I had built an impregnable castle of solitude for myself and then set out to bring that castle down, no matter how serious the collateral damage or who might get hurt."
Review	Don't get me wrong. I love Pat Conroy. I just love the way he writes. I especially loved his other books, The Great Santini and The Lords of Discipline. I like military dramas. The Prince of Tides, as a book, was alright but really, Nick Nolte ruined it for me. The movie was awful. This book, South of Broad, was not up to par. It dragged on in places, say, the first three hundred pages. Then, there was the quick twist of plot at the very end, which left me almost mad. It was a cheap ending, and unnecessary. Shame on you, Pat Conroy.

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