South of Broad: A Novel
Registered by SqueakyChu of Rockville, Maryland USA on 10/26/2015
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
I selected this book on 10/25/15 from The Book Thing of Baltimore whose mission is to put unwanted books into the hands of those who want them. Thank you very much!
This is one of 125 books that I brought home from The Book Thing that day. I made that visit with a friend of mine from Catonsville, Maryland, and her cousin from New Hampshire. Needless to say, I came home with the largest haul! :)
I read another copy of this book in 2010. This is what I wrote about it after I read it...
I thoroughly love reading books by Pat Conroy. I get carried away by the scope of his stories, the way he describes relationships between his characters, and the attention he gives to the environment in which those individuals live. South of Broad is the story of one man's love of his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. Despite awkwardness as a child, Leo King, also known as Toad, gradually develops a close circle of friends who battle difficult issues. Intertwined with their personal stories are emerging social problems such as effects of differing class status, uneasy race relations, homosexuality and other even more difficult issues which I'd rather not reveal as they might be spoilers. The novel heats up as some of the more liberal characters go head to head against the more conservative ones.
Be forewarned that this book is about 500 pages. Know that you’ll need to take a bit of time to get to know Leo King’s friends and learn how the decisions they make affect Leo's life. Not always comfortable reading due to its subject matter, Conroy's writing is nevertheless elegant and touching. I would give this book a hearty thumbs up for anyone who enjoys a novel with sparkling characters well defined by their setting.
This is one of 125 books that I brought home from The Book Thing that day. I made that visit with a friend of mine from Catonsville, Maryland, and her cousin from New Hampshire. Needless to say, I came home with the largest haul! :)
I read another copy of this book in 2010. This is what I wrote about it after I read it...
I thoroughly love reading books by Pat Conroy. I get carried away by the scope of his stories, the way he describes relationships between his characters, and the attention he gives to the environment in which those individuals live. South of Broad is the story of one man's love of his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. Despite awkwardness as a child, Leo King, also known as Toad, gradually develops a close circle of friends who battle difficult issues. Intertwined with their personal stories are emerging social problems such as effects of differing class status, uneasy race relations, homosexuality and other even more difficult issues which I'd rather not reveal as they might be spoilers. The novel heats up as some of the more liberal characters go head to head against the more conservative ones.
Be forewarned that this book is about 500 pages. Know that you’ll need to take a bit of time to get to know Leo King’s friends and learn how the decisions they make affect Leo's life. Not always comfortable reading due to its subject matter, Conroy's writing is nevertheless elegant and touching. I would give this book a hearty thumbs up for anyone who enjoys a novel with sparkling characters well defined by their setting.
Journal Entry 2 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Sunday, October 16, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (10/16/2016 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I'm releasing this book for the following BookCrossing challenge:
*** The 2016 Tick Tock Release Challenge hosted by DragonGoddess. This book has the embedded term AD in the title.
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Happy reading!
*** The 2016 Tick Tock Release Challenge hosted by DragonGoddess. This book has the embedded term AD in the title.
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Happy reading!
My friend from Cabin John, Maryland, visited the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720). I recommended this book to her.
I released this book to my friend from Cabin John, Maryland. I suggested that she also have her husband read it because my own husband enjoyed reading it. :)
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This book is now yours to keep or share with someone else. Take your time to read this book. Afterward, make a journal entry to record your thoughts about it. If you release it, kindly make a release note to let me know where it is traveling. Thank you so much.
Happy reading!
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This book is now yours to keep or share with someone else. Take your time to read this book. Afterward, make a journal entry to record your thoughts about it. If you release it, kindly make a release note to let me know where it is traveling. Thank you so much.
Happy reading!
Caught!
Thank you for returning this book to the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720). I'll be saving it to go out for Round #2.
Thank you for returning this book to the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720). I'll be saving it to go out for Round #2.
Journal Entry 6 by SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Friday, October 13, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (10/17/2017 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Going out for Round #2...
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I'm releasing this book for the following BookCrossing challenge:
***The October 2017 TICK TOCK Release Challenge hosted by DragonGoddess. This book has the word AD in the title.
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Hello and welcome to BookCrossing ... where we make the whole world a library!
Now that you've "caught" this book, it is yours to do with as you like. Read it, keep it, or give it away. It's your choice!
I'd love if you'd enter a note here on BookCrossing about this book -- where you found it, how you like it, and/or where you release it. If you join BookCrossing (free and fun), kindly list me, SqueakyChu , or any other journaler on this thread as your referring person. Thank you so much.
Enjoy the book!
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I'm releasing this book for the following BookCrossing challenge:
***The October 2017 TICK TOCK Release Challenge hosted by DragonGoddess. This book has the word AD in the title.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello and welcome to BookCrossing ... where we make the whole world a library!
Now that you've "caught" this book, it is yours to do with as you like. Read it, keep it, or give it away. It's your choice!
I'd love if you'd enter a note here on BookCrossing about this book -- where you found it, how you like it, and/or where you release it. If you join BookCrossing (free and fun), kindly list me, SqueakyChu , or any other journaler on this thread as your referring person. Thank you so much.
Enjoy the book!