FREE SOUTH OF BROAD PDF Pat Conroy | 544 pages | 27 Jul 2016 | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc | 9780385344074 | English | New York, United States South of Broad by Pat Conroy Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview South of Broad South of Broad by Pat Conroy. South of Broad by Pat Conroy. The one and only Pat Conroy returns, with a big, sprawling novel that is at once a love letter to Charleston and to lifelong friendship. Against the sumptuous backdrop of Charleston, South Carolina, South of Broad gathers a unique cast of sinners and saints. Leopold Bloom King, our narrator, is the son of an amiable, loving father who teaches science at the local high schoo The one and only South of Broad Conroy returns, with a big, sprawling novel that is at once a love letter to Charleston and to lifelong friendship. Leopold Bloom King, our narrator, is the son of an amiable, loving father who teaches science at the local high school. His mother, an ex-nun, is the high school principal and a well-known Joyce scholar. After Leo's older brother commits suicide at the age of thirteen, the family struggles with the shattering effects of his death, and Leo, lonely and isolated, searches for something to sustain him. Eventually, he finds his answer when he becomes part of a tightly knit group of high school seniors that includes friends Sheba and Trevor Poe, glamorous twins with an alcoholic mother and a prison-escapee father; hardscrabble mountain runaways Niles and Starla Whitehead; socialite Molly Huger and her boyfriend, Chadworth Rutledge X; and an ever-widening circle whose liaisons will ripple across two decades-from s counterculture through the dawn of the AIDS crisis in the s. The ties among them endure for years, surviving marriages happy and troubled, unrequited loves and unspoken longings, hard-won successes and devastating breakdowns, South of Broad Charleston's dark legacy of racism and class divisions. But the final test of friendship that brings them to San Francisco is something no one is prepared for. South of Broad is Pat Conroy at his finest; a long-awaited work from a great American writer whose passion for life and language knows no bounds. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Original Title. Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about South of Broadplease sign up. Ithought I'd read all his books except the one about sports [maybe basketball? Anyone want to comment on this one? Linda Best book I read in I found the characters to be rich and perplexing, not at all stereotypical as someone else said. The plot twists and turns l …more Best book I read in The plot twists and turns like a snake peering at the under layer of humanity's foibles. Damaged souls, galore, but presented with dignity and understanding and a realistic hope of rising above the damage. Interpersonal tension simmers just below the surface. And Conroy's prose is like a Sibelius symphony, lovely and lyrical. I am wanting to know how you all have reviewed this book? I found this old book in a thrift shop, Conroy is one of my favorite writers and this book somehow escaped me at that time. I really am enjoying each and every character South of Broad a hard time putting it down. Rachel Harper I gave it a solid 5 stars. I know it's not for everyone, but I felt like this was him saying to us, South of Broad people who read everything, "I'm OK now. See 2 questions about South South of Broad Broad…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. South of Broad order. Start your review of South of Broad. Oct 28, Mary rated it did not like it. Greatly anticipated and greatly loathed. I love the other Conroy novels. The Great Santini and the Prince of Tides are modern classics. But South of Broad Conroy has taken the "dysfunctional South Carolina family" formula and beaten it into the ground. Where to start? Implausible plot elements. I mean PUH-leeze. I can't even cover all the gimmicks Conroy throws into this plot. Give your readers some credit, you don't have to hit them over the head with every imaginable twist on family dysfunction all in one Greatly anticipated and greatly loathed. Give your readers some credit, you don't have to hit them South of Broad the head with every imaginable twist on family South of Broad all in one book. Embarrassingly unbelievable dialogue. Conroy is obviously trying to reproduce the kind of witty repartee you see on Friends but it just doesn't work here. These are teenagers speaking the words of sophisticated script writers. It not only doesn't ring true, but totally detracts from the story. Worst of all is the preachy tone of the whole novel. The main character is so smugly "enlightened", even as a teenager, that you want nothing more than to smack him upside his self righteous head. Leo boldly South of Broad his group of friends into Racial Harmony and Gay Tolerance while healing the wounds of Childhood Trauma and at same time showing remarkable and totally unbelievable attachment to a cantankerous, elderly character what he does for this character, at one point, is simply not to be believed of any teenager. He describes himself as a dork who bakes and sews prom gowns, but at the same time manages to make time with the female characters in a way that - again - defies belief. All this is to South of Broad that I have yet to conclude this novel. With a few remaining chapters I intend to see it through to the bitter end. I have a feeling that it won't end the South of Broad I'd South of Broad which would be to see the entire cast of characters sail away on a Slow Boat to China, never to be heard from again! View all 48 comments. Apr 23, Diane rated it it was ok Shelves: southern-charmunfinished. Sorry, Pat, but I'm abandoning this novel at 25 percent. Conroy has a lot of Southern charm, but this isn't his best work. The dialogue was too contrived and I wasn't invested in the characters. I did like the Charleston setting and the Bloomsday references, but South of Broad hit a wall and decided I need to move on. Conroy has such a big heart that I feel a bit guilty for not finishing, but my pile of unread books is just too large to linger here. I'll circle back and read more of his novels in the future. View all 11 comments. South of Broad 12, Eloise rated it it was ok. This is a difficult book to review. South of Broad, however, is not one of his best works. There were far too many jarring grammatical errors which occurred as early as page threethe dialogue was awful and the storyline over-the-top dramatic. Parts of the book This is a difficult book to review. Parts of the book were magical, such as the story of the main character's parents' romance and the relationship between the boy and an antique dealer. But many of the characters came across as stereotyped caricatures. View all 9 comments. May 05, Lisa Patton added it Shelves: abandoned. Not loving it, so far. The dialogue is really bugging me. South of Broad people South of Broad talk like this? Is anyone else out there reading this right now and finding it irritating? Slightly North of Broad | Fine dining restaurant in Charleston, SC Downtown Charleston is typically referred to as the Historic District but within the city center, a host of smaller neighborhoods exist, each offering a unique personality and experience for visitors. Location: As its name suggests, South of Broad is located south of Broad Street, at the southernmost tip of the peninsula. Bordered by the Cooper and Ashley Rivers, this primarily residential area offers spectacular views of the Charleston harbor, where the two rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean. The neighborhood is also home to Rainbow Row, one of the most famous streets in all of Charleston. Wander along the newly renovated, raised promenade South of Broad unparalleled views of the harbor. See if you can spot Fort Sumterwhere the Civil War began, in the distance! South of Broad a variety of architectural styles exist, most homes were built by wealthy plantation owners or merchants South of Broad the Georgian-Palladian style. Each half of the gate has a central cross, formed by a vertical spear and a horizontally placed broadsword. A matching pair mark the entrance to The Citadel, the military college located downtown. Concierge Tip: While wandering South of Broad can be a history South of Broad in itself, consider a tour of one of the historic homes in the neighborhood. The Heyward Washington Housewhere George Washington stayed on his tour of the South of Broad, the Edmonston Alston House or the Calhoun Mansionthe largest private residence downtown at 24, square feet, are open for tours. The Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeonwhich offers daily tours, has hosted pirates, patriots and presidents since the Colonial era.