It's hard to commit to a favorite author. Once you commit, then you'll need to tell others. They may question why. It reveals something about yourself as a reader and they will know. You'll know it when it happens, when you find a favorite author, and you may keep it to yourself for awhile. You'll read other works by YOUR author to confirm your adoration of him/her. When you're ready, speak up! PAT CONROY IS MY FAVORITE AUTHOR! Yep, now I've shouted it and you all know. It happened when I read his work, The Prince of Tides. I've since read his full body of work including My Reading Life, his most recent. As the title suggests, this is Pat Conroy's story about his life with books. My gift to you are some of his most delicious jewels I've savored while learning about Pat Conroy, the reader.
On authors: "I've searched out those writers unafraid to stir up the emotions, who entrust me with their darkest passions, their most indestructible yearnings, and their most soul-killing doubts." [That is how I feel about him as an author when I read his books.]
On books: "I take it as an article of faith that the novels I've loved will live inside me forever." [I feel the same way about favorite books.]
On his quest for a better father figure: "I was on a lifelong search for a different kind of man. I wanted to attach my own moon of solitude to the strong attraction of a good man's gravitational pull." [Beautiful words - moon of solitude.]
On good writing: "It is taking the nothingness of air and turning it into a pleasure palace built on a foundation of words." [Nothingness of air - gorgeous!]
On reading: "My inextinguishable ardor for reading seems connected to my hunger for story lines that show up in both books and the great tumbling chaos of life." [Life is a tumbling chaos.]
On himself: "I could read a million books and still consider myself a half-baked, mediocre thinker." [We should all reflect on ourself as a thinker.]
On books: "Books are living things and their task lies in their vows of silence." [Books have taken a vow of silence.]
And it goes on and on. I flagged so many pages as I moved through My Reading Life and each one confirms why PAT CONROY IS MY FAVORITE AUTHOR!
Reviewed by Mrs. Boehm
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