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The Lords of Discipline [Kindle Edition]

Pat Conroy (Author)

4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (190 customer reviews)

From Library Journal

For the listener who can persevere beyond the barrage of crude language used by most of the male characters in author Conroy's humane look at life inside a Southern military academy, the producer offers a stunning audio version of a popular work of modern American fiction (published first in 1980). The star of this production is narrator Tom Stechschulte, who provides an amazing array of nuanced voices, even making each of the several native Charleston characters distinctive by his intonation. By turns, Conroy holds up military ideals and savages the often brutal treatment of military school recruits. At once starkly realistic and lyrical, Conroy's diffuse prose ultimately lulls the listener into the rhythms of its episodic tide of plot devices. The sound quality of this unabridged audio book is supurb, as is the pacing and cover design. Highly recommended.?Mark Pumphrey, Polk Cty. P.L., Columbus, N.C.
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Review

"Gripping,  grueling... superb." -- Playboy

"A work of enormous power, passion,  humor, and wisdom. It sweeps the reader along on a  great tide of honest, throbbing emotion. It is  the work of a writer with a large, brave heart."  -- Jonathan Yardley, Washington  Star

"God preserve Pat Conroy."  -- Boston Globe

"Seldom have I encountered an author who puts words  together so well -- reading Conroy is like  watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel." --  Sam Fletcher, Houston Post -- Review

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