false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174355740m/386187.jpg 386187 38 John Berendt's <I>Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil</I> has been heralded as a "lyrical work of nonfiction," and the book's extremely graceful prose depictions of some of Savannah, Georgia's most colorful eccentrics--remarkable characters who could have once prospered in a William Faulkner novel or Eudora Welty short story--were certainly a critical factor in its tremendous success. (One resident into whose orbit Berendt fell, the Lady Chablis, went on to become a minor celebrity in her own right.) But equally important was Berendt's depiction of Savannah socialite Jim Williams as he stands trial for the murder of Danny Hansford, a moody, violence-prone hustler--and sometime companion to Williams--characterized by locals as a "walking streak of sex." So feel free to call it a "true crime classic" without a trace of shame. 300461 book 1994 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil total:18044|5:3881|4:7377|3:5301|2:1213|1:272| 18044 67514 22427 1597 2 7 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon May 07 13:53:14 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 10:07:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 7 false false Thu Oct 11 07:39:07 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 08 07:23:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 7 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Apr 24 18:10:24 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 25 22:31:45 -0700 2007
After reading this book, I had to restrain myself from booking a flight to Savannah. It makes you w...more...]]> 4 6 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 16:52:02 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 17:24:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 6 false false Sat Apr 26 07:47:34 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 12:08:34 -0700 2008 One of my favorite scenes includes the cross dresser who works in the hardware store. His employer disapproves of his wearing "makeup" w...more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Tue May 20 06:47:57 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 07:12:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 30 12:08:59 -0800 2007 Fri Apr 25 10:23:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Sep 04 18:50:10 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 19:00:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 true false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 11:49:33 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 11:49:33 -0700 2007
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This book is actually two parts. The first part sets up the scene - the oh-so-southern Savannah, Georgia, and the many characters the author met while living there. This, I thought,...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Jan 21 11:02:38 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 11:09:53 -0800 2008 I discovered it after reading a review in a Sunday paper, obviously a well-written review as it prompted me to go and buy the book, something never achieved before or since! I sat in a restaur...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 01 17:41:42 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 18 00:16:10 -0800 2009
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Anyway, upon reading, it was. A really interesting and fun portrayal of Savannah, I'm sure fact a...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 11:35:21 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 08:01:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 05:24:28 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 06:01:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 18:26:38 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 30 07:49:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1995 Wed Sep 05 05:36:10 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 17:11:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=386187