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The Lords of Discipline

By Pat Conroy
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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

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“I haven't read a Pat Conroy novel in years and this one has always been on my TBR list. This book is a great example of; the book is always better than the movie. And I liked the movie and will watch it whenever it's on TV. Pat Conroy was a master of the English language and a joy to read for his descriptions and storytelling abilities. I felt a part of Charleston S.C. and a fly on the wall of the Carolina Military Institute (a military school based on The Citadel which Conroy was a graduate of). The Citadel was so pissed off at him for the things written about that he was banned from the school until 2001 to give the graduation speech. The copy of this book I read had his graduation speech at the end and it was brilliant. At the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, nearly 700 books were removed from classrooms in Orange County, Florida, due to fears they violate the state’s new laws banning materials with “sexual conduct” from schools. These books were previously available in teachers’ personal classroom library collections and made available for self-selected reading. The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy is on that list. This certainly isn't the first time Conroy's books have been banned or challenged. #readbannedbooks”

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