The Lords of Discipline
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4.0 • 30 Ratings
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- $29.99
Publisher Description
“The Lords of Discipline is, simply, an American classic.” -- Larry King
The Lords of Discipline is a novel about coming of age, brotherhood, betrayal, and a man’s forging of his own personal code of honor. Will McLean, a senior on the cadets’ honor court, is an outsider by nature: a basketball star at a school that prizes military prowess above athletics, a military man in training who dares to question the escalating Vietnam war. And yet his greatest struggle will be with the corrupt institution of which he is a part. Rich in humor and suspense, abounding in a rare honesty and generosity of feeling, this novel established Pat Conroy as one of the strongest fictional voices in a generation.
“A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom.” – Washington Star
“God preserve Pat Conroy.” – Boston Globe
Customer Reviews
I love & hate this book
I love and hate this book. But I’ve realized the story is meant to showcase the beauty and harshness of the life of these young men at a military school. If books had ratings (which I think they should) I’d definitely give this an R rating for extreme language, mature and severe subjects like suicide and torture. But the beauty of watching these boys become men is something special. I will definitely never forget this story. There are some aspects of it, though, that I wish I could.
Gets better each time I read it!
good stuff! Strongly recommend for incoming knobs!