As I wade through,
'South of Broad', by Pat Conroy, I am truly conflicted, as in just walking away from it, or continuing on, to see if it has some redeeming value. Conroy, who wrote one of the best books of all time, 'Prince of Tides', still has the talent to create the magic of the South in his prose, BUT, he stretches reality and logic so thin, that it is hard to keep from saying, 'Oh bullshit', and just closing the cover for good. One theme that keeps drawing me back, is our hero, Leo King, who graduated the same time I did, has many of the same mileposts in his adolescence, including, slow-dancing, for the first time, to 'Wonderland by Night', that magical, romantic slow song. SO, I went to U-tube, and had to listen again. Has been MANY years, but that sound is still there. If you are of that age, this may bring back some memories, of that magical time, when you first held someone soft and sexy in your arms and swayed to the music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV7hLHiFHxg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV7hLHiFHxg
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I believe it was you, darlin' but you were so bombed you don't remember. I love it LOL!!!!!!!!
I am a fan of Barbara Kingsolver and I am going to start her latest "The Lacuna" soon!
I am currently into "Boom" by Tom Brokaw. An epic portrait of the sixties, a fault line in American History. Very good! One of my favorite hobbies is a great book!!!