South of Broad

Well, I've been slogging through "South of Broad" for the past week. I had so looked forward to this  and couldn't wait to read it. I loved Conroy's other books but this one didn't do anything for me. The characters were all miserable people.  The protagonist was a totally unrealistic person- a teenage boy who would clean up a sick old man on his own with no complaints? Please. The plot was not all that much either. There was the search for the long lost brother and there was the homicidal dad and that was about it. I did like the hurricane scenes. I know some people loved this book but it was a disappointment to me.