Floodtide [Hardcover]

Frank Yerby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1950

This fictional story takes place ten years before the Civil War and the charactors who spend time in Cuba

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Dial Press; 1st edition (1950)
• ASIN: B001N8K8AU
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,553,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What can I say about this book, April 4, 2009

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A. Woman (Greeneville, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FLOODTIDE. (Hardcover)

Hmm, what CAN I say about this book? Well, there's never a dull moment, I have to give it that. From the stately plantations of Natchez to the dangerous jungles of Cuba, and all bedrooms inbetween. Ross Pary was born in Natchez-Under-The-Hill, where the poor low life's live. But he has the drive and ambition to make it up on the Hill, where the rich folks live. Ross is in love with Jennie. No, wait, he's in love with Morgan. No, wait, he's in love with Conchita. No, wait, he's in love with Cathy. No, wait, he's not REALLY in love with her. Oh, make up your mind already!

Morgan is your standard, cat-in-heat younger wife of an elderly Southern gentlemen. She's Ka-ra-zy with a capital K, yet all the men in Natchez still keep swarming around her. That's because they're Stupid with a capital S. Want an example? While Ross is passionately kissing Morgan, she shoots him in the side with a small pistol. What does he do next? Why, he drags himself home and starts composing music inspired by Morgan's uninhibited dancing. Because that's what you do when you've been shot, dontcha know.

While the time period is just ten years before the Civil War, the main concern of the book seems to be with the peasant revolution going on in Cuba. Ross follows one of his lady loves to the island and endures all sorts of horrors and hardships. While the experience does change him a bit for a better man, he's still a love slave for Morgan, who is certifiable. This woman needs some serious therapy, I'm tellin' ya. They all need some serious therapy.

So why am I generously giving it two stars? Like I said, there's always something going on. There are no lulls, no dull spots, and surprisingly there are a few characters worth liking. Oh, but as usual concerning books written around this time, do NOT expect any political correctness. No race is safe, and no woman of any race is safe.

4.0 out of 5 stars Romance novel, March 17, 2010

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microjoe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Floodtide (Hardcover)

A romance novel set in the South just before the United States Civil War, but much of the story is set in Cuba. The characters are in love with several different people, included married ones, before they get things sorted out.