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

The Prince of Tides till 158

I don't even know where to begin with this book. For a while, I've been searching for a book that is really, really interesting; a book that has an interesting story and believable, honest characters. When I was shown this book, I knew that it had potential. So far, it is above my expectations. This book is so well written, my inner poet screams with jealousy. Pat Conroy writes in a poetic and well written voice. To make things easier for himself, one of the main characters, Savannah Wingo, twin of Tom Wingo and sister of Luke Wingo, is a poet. Pat Conroy, speaking as Savannah writes, "I blaze with a deep sullen (Vocab Word!!!) magic, smell lust like a heron on fire; all word I form into castles then storm them with soldiers of air. What I seek is not there for asking. My armies are fit and well trained. This poet will trust her battalions to fashion her words into blades." The context of this passage is that Tom Wingo, Savannah's twin brother, is reading one of Savannah's books in a psychiatrist's office. He is there because Savannah is not mentally sound and has recently cut her wrists for the 5th known time. She sees demons who tell her to kill herself in the voice of the one person whom she loves more than anyone in the world, Tom. Tom came from South Carolina all the way to New York to see Savannah. The passage above is describing Savannah as a writer/poet, in her own words. This book so far has been amazing and I can't wait to finish it.