Beach Music: A Novel

There was enough elegant, incredibly evocative writing to keep reading, but this book “doth protest too much,” railing against too many horrors of the times for one book. I worry that Conroy was working too hard with the major issues that from time to time he clings to stereotypes and forced snappy repartee to catch his breath.

Ive had so many copies of this book and give them away all the time. I love, love this book. Its such a great story and has so many amazing characters.

I read this book in my 20s and loved it so much I wanted to read it again. Now in my 60s, it touched me in a much deeper way. Pat Conroy is a great storyteller and I highly recommend this book. But be ready; it will touch you deeply.

Loved everything about it

I would definitely recommend this book, it was a long read but very enjoyable, 900 pages but gripping. I was glad to read it on my iPad as I utilized the dictionary to look up various words. I never had a book require me to look up so many words I was not familiar with. Excellent read!

With lyrical prose and haunting imagery, the author tells the numerous stories that make up

My brother hooked me on Conroy. I found that I either loved his novels or liked them. Loves: Lords Of Discipline, The Great Santini, The Water Is Wide Likes: Prince Of Tides, Beach Music I’m about done with Beach Music and will be happy when complete. I agree with others that complain about so many subplots. The halocaust stories were too much and I found myself wanting to skip the chapters (I didn’t). This is a long book with near 700 pages. He should have somehow made two novels. This one is long and frankly depressing. Not a Christmastime reader! If you want a great Conroy novel, read The Lords Of Discipline.

Had seen Prince of Tides ,but never read any of Pat Conroy s works. This summer I stayed on St. Helene s Island. While there took a golf cart tour in Beaufort,SC. Had started this book right before tour. Fell in love with Mr. Conways life. His way with words takes you on a journey you will never forget. If you havent read this give yourself a blessing and do so.

This book took a while to finish, but it was worth it! This story is one story with several stories within it. So many life lessons learned through the pages.

Havent read a Conroy book in awhile but this was way to wordy for me. Liked the characters and their individual stories. Just seems like there was always 5 words where 3 would have been perfect.