false1110002<![CDATA[Great Santini]]>http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpghttp://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg Today his family would be called dysfunctional. Bull Meecham -- fighter pilot, warrior, juggler, clown and bully -- a hard-drinking terror of a man who calls himself The Great Santini -- actually hides behind his misnomer. His swaggering mask is all Marine, and entitles him to be the absolute ruler of his family, which he handles with all the tenderness and understanding of a drill sergeant shaping up a class of new recruits.
Bull's wife, Lillian, is a beautiful steel magnolia -- without her cool head and infinite patience, the family would fall apart. Ben, at eighteen the oldest of Bull and Lillian's three children, is a natural athlete whose best never satisfies his father. As Ben struggles to become his own man against the intimidation of his father, he's forced to stand up, even fight back, against a man who refuses to give in.
Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy's most explosive character -- a man you should hate, but a man you'll come to love, in this stingingly authentic production.]]>85448255178201977The Great Santinitotal:2788|5:57|4:83|3:45|2:10|1:2|278810965331714769424.0026764306583129445822491299490553381555978055338155910
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4.07199 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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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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Ms. Wheeler
Honors English 2
30 August 2009
Book Review
The Great Santini
After reading this book one feels like they actually grew up in a Marine Family. The book The Great Santini, by Pat Conroy, is one of the best books I have ever read. Pat Conroy ...
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197750falseSun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009Thu Sep 20 13:30:07 -0700 2007Mon Nov 16 10:02:38 -0800 2009 As usual, Conroy is able to transport the reader smack dab into the locale of the sto...more...]]>
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The Great Santini has long been a favorite, but I had avoided reading any of Conroy's books because I got the impression, based on the film adaptation of the popular Prince of Tides, that his work had a soap opera quality.
It took a long time to find a copy of (the ...more...]]>
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I met Pat Conroy at a signing and told him my upbringing was similar to his. He suggested I read Military Brat, which was tough to find, but well worth the search. Great book for ANYone who had a military upbringing. He signed all my ...more...]]>
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