This book has beautiful imagery as well as a good use of vocabulary without overkill. The Prince of Tides is well written, and Pat Conroy conveys the story and the characters with all their complexity with great skill. A little disappointed in the end with the outcome of certain events (I won't ruin the book) but there was a lot os hush hush about his brother, and leading up to the event, then it just happened. I'm sure that was the intention, but it seemed a little lacking. Good book though all in all.