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Book Review By Gail
Beach Music by Pat Conroy

Beach Music is a wonderful journey of one man's struggle to cope with the sadness of living. After losing his wife, the main character choses to take his daughter and live in a foreign country, vowing never to return to his old life. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he returns home and begins to accept the mistakes of his relatives and friends, after a period of enlightenment. With this new outlook he learns lessons in life, love and forgiving.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of...

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Italy
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex
Lot of foul language? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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