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Laddar... A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Lifeav Pat Conroy
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Reading this compilation of blog posts, speeches, interviews, etc. made me feel like I was re-reading old letters from a beloved friend who has passed away. You might call this book the most informal essay collection ever written. Mr. Conroy was not a fan of blogging and approached it with a healthy amount of skepticism, so the entries may seem a little random at first. But there are nuggets of beauty, insight, and humor in the randomness that make this a read more than worth your time, whether you have read Pat Conroy extensively or not. (The only book of his I've read is Beach Music, an all-time favorite of mine.) Four and a half stars. Highly recommended. A posthumous collection of Conroy's blog and other short essays and speeches. His writing is most vivid when he is talking about his friends, and about the books he loves, which is why this didn't sing for me quite as much as [My Reading Life] did. But I felt I got a powerful sense of the man and his life, and having recently located my buried copy of [A Prince of Tides], I'll be nudging that up the tbr mountain. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
"A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life by Pat Conroy is a new nonfiction collection of letters, interviews, and magazine articles spanning Conroy's long literary career, supplemented by touching pieces from the beloved author's many friends. A Lowcountry Heart collects some of Conroy's most charming pieces of short nonfiction, many of them addressed directly to his readers with his habitual greeting, "Hey, Out There." Ranging across diverse subjects such as favorite recent reads, the challenge of getting motivated to exercise, and processing the loss of dearly missed friends, Conroy's lighthearted and eminently memorable pieces offer a unique window into the life of a true titan of Southern writing. In addition, A Lowcountry Heart also includes some of Conroy's most beloved speeches and interviews, a touching letter to his grandson, and a beautiful introduction from his widow, the novelist Cassandra King. Finally, the collection turns to remembrances of The Great Conroy, as he is lovingly titled by friends, including his eulogy. This moving tribute is sure to be a cherished keepsake for any true Conroy fan, and a lasting monument to one of the best-loved writers of contemporary American letters"-- Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Conroy describes his life, particularly his early life, as being surrounded by dysfunctional people. Thus, his stories – such as The Great Santini and The Prince of Tides – are filled with flawed characters, but he continually finds redeeming qualities in them. This trait, I admire and find inspirational. I suspect he first received this outlook in his Catholic grade-schools yet cultivated it through an enduring faith and love of humanity.
This collection occasionally highlights his broad reading in the world of fiction. It also brings out a wide span of individuals that have marked his journey, like his friend who suffered from AIDS, only to become one of the first to receive curative HAART therapy. He shares about his Citadel classmates and about numerous women authors, who, a rarity at the beginning of his career, became dominant in today’s marketplace. He displays a complex yet tender personality that always looks for a witty yet caring word to spin.
If you’re looking for a collection of essays that will warm your heart, you need search no more than this short volume. You can read them in short spurts – none of them are particularly long – or read several at once. They portray a fascinating, human author whose warm words have touched many. He’s a product of his time, for sure. For instance, he frequently comments on women’s beauty, but also always addresses each one’s ingenuity. Nonetheless, in the particularity of his experiences and his words, he comports something eternal and lasting. That depth makes me grateful to have picked up this work. ( )