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Book Review of The Great Santini

The Great Santini
The Great Santini
Author: Pat Conroy
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Step into the powerhouse life of Bull Meecham. He's all Marine--fighter pilot, king of the clouds, and absolute ruler of his family. Lillian is his wife--beautiful, southern-bred, with a core of velvet steel. Without her cool head, her kids would be in real trouble. Ben is the oldest, a born athlete whose best never satisfies the big man. Ben's got to stand up, even fight back against a father who doesn't give in--not to his men, not to his wife, and certainly not to his son.
Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy's most explosive character--a man you should hate, but a man you wil love.