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Title: gripping, but not great literature.
Review: Prince of Tides would have been a much better read if it didn't show its age so badly. Conroy's fixation on politically correct themes (the white southern boy constantly emphasizing that he's unfairly labeled a racist) and the classic disfunctional family model (abusive father, enabling mother) easily allow you to place the publication date smack dab in the middle of the eighties. If these two themes hadn't been hammered at constantly throughout the book, it might make it more enjoyable to read 10 years after it was published.The dialogue also needs some work. Tom Wingo is simply too clever in the biting exchanges with his mother or the witty sarcasm which so successfully woos the icy therapist. I found myself cringing at some of the contrived interaction in this book.
