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The Best Pat Conroy Books

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List of the best Pat Conroy books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. With commercial success and critical acclaim, there's no doubt that Pat Conroy is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years. Conroy is one of the most influential writers of late-20th century Southern literature, and two of his novels have been adapted into Oscar-nominated films as well. If you're a huge fan of his work, then vote on your favorite novels below and make your opinion count. This poll is also a great resource for new fans of Pat Conroy who want to know which novels they should start reading first. With memorable characters and excellent storytelling, there's no reason why you shouldn't check out his work if you're a big reader.

Books here include everything from The Prince of Tides to My Losing Season. What are Pat Conroy's best novels? Vote on this list and help us definitively answer that question.

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1
The Lords of Discipline
Pat Conroy
37
4
First Published: 1980
Subjects: Literary, South Carolina
Genres (Book): Roman à clef, Fiction
Original Language: English Language
2
The Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy
46
14
First Published: 1986
Original Language: English Language
#82 of 161 The Greatest American Novels #432 of 1,236 The Best Novels Ever Written
3
Beach Music
Pat Conroy
33
14
First Published: 1995-07
Subjects: Literary, Italy, Fathers and Daughters, South Carolina
Genres (Book): Children's literature, Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
4
The Great Santini
Pat Conroy
24
5
First Published: 1976
Subjects: Literary
Genres (Book): Autobiographical novel, Fiction
Original Language: English Language
5
The Water Is Wide
Pat Conroy
18
8
Subjects: Literary, Education, South Carolina
Genres (Book): Biography, Fiction, Autobiography
6
South of Broad
Pat Conroy
15
8
First Published: 2009-08-11
Original Language: English Language
7
My Losing Season
Pat Conroy
10
8
First Published: 2002
Subjects: Literary, Sports, Basketball, 20th century, South Carolina
Genres (Book): Biography, Autobiographical novel, Autobiography
Original Language: English Language
8
The Boo
Pat Conroy
9
9
First Published: 1970
Subjects: Military science
Genres (Book): Fiction, Memoir, Short story
Original Language: English Language

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