The Death of the Great Santini wasn’t a great memoir but it was interesting — in places. The beginning and the ending, in particular — the stuff in the middle was a little touch and go. I’ve wondered what happened to the family after The Great Santini was written — now I know.
Reading it made me want to sit through a Conroy movie marathon or re-read his books but who has time for that? I watched Conrack tonight (thank you, youtube – it’s been ages since I’ve seen that movie!) and I think I’ll watch The Great Santini and The Prince of Tides next week and skip The Lords of Discipline because I can only take so much anger and The Lords of Discipline makes me shudder. (Go Bulldogs? ugh.)