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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Lauren
Review in Brief: I can see why this is the longest running bestseller on the NY Times Bestseller list. I had to keep reminding myself this was narrative nonfiction because the characters were more vivid than anything I could imagine and Savannah itself was the most important character of all. What I really liked was the contrast between my visit there some years ago and the narrative (based in the 1980s) and how much has changed (more integration and acceptance of SCAD influence) as well as how ...more
Amanda
Jun 03, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Loved this book! Berendt's style is wonderful. It's hard to believe some of the characters aren't fictional. He brings the people of Savannah to life. ...more
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Apr 26, 2012 rated it it was ok
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Kelly Anondoc
Sep 26, 2015 rated it it was amazing
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