Janet’s review of My Reading Life > Likes and Comments

Great review. Conroy's passion and your enjoyment of it come across so well. Conroy was one of the authors that got me into reading in early high school. I loved his Prince of Tides (which has one of the best opening sentences!), and Beach Music in their bigger than life characters, sweeping plots, overflowing emotions and a love for the rhythm of language.

I really enjoy books about reading; particularly reflecting over a whole reading life. My only real disappointment in this reading memoir was that it was so short! I would have loved it to be twice as long. His love for Thomas Wolfe is infectious while also kind of reflecting a fading influence on modern times. Rarely do I meet people who love Wolfe like readers of an older generation did. Hope you enjoy Conroy's novels.

Shashank wrote: "Great review. Conroy's passion and your enjoyment of it come across so well. Conroy was one of the authors that got me into reading in early high school. I loved his Prince of Tides (which has one ..."

The whole things was so infectious! Yes, want to reread Wolfe--and Conroy!