The Prince of Tides till 252

The more I read this book, the more I want to read it. This is the first book that I've read in a really long time that has a lot of psychological and emotional topics and problems crammed into it. Over the almost one-hundred-word section of this week's reading, rape, paternal and maternal violence, death, suicide, stillbirths, and many other emotionally distressing topics were revealed about this family's life. One of the most horrifying parts of the book so far, and strangly my favorite, is the story of the Wingo's and the Callanwolde. The Wingo's, the main characters family, moved from a small town in South Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia when their father was sent to Vietnam. They lived in South Carolina for some time. The children would usually play in a forest, which was on privet property of the Callanwolde family, near their house. One day, while playing catch in the forest, the children threw the ball too far and hit a man that they did not see standing there. They immediatly ran away, screaming. The man, who was 7 feet tall, chased after them all the way to their house. The children ran inside while the mother stood on the porch. From across the street, the man pointed to the children's mother and said, "I'll be back for you!" The mother thought that he was full of it until a couple of nights later, the man broke into their house and tried to rape the mother. Just as the man, who they will forever refer to as the Callanwolde, had his way, the grandmother came out with a shotgun and shot the Callanwolde in the arm. He ran out of the house before the cops came.
This has to be my favorite story so far because of the suspense and danger described. Even though it is terrifying and a horrible story, I still like the way in which Pat Conroy writes it and so far, this book gets a 9.5 out of 10