Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List

Dec 04, 2012 Mo rated it really liked it

Shelves: 0-dl, charming, read-more-than-once, non-fiction, 2017, x-saw-a-production, read-years-ago

My husband was watching this movie on TV a couple of weeks ago, and it caught my attention. I remembered having read the book YEARS ago, enjoying it, and wanting to read it again. (That really was all I remembered about it.) So I bumped this up to the top of my list, and dove right in.

I liked the first part of the book (Jim), and got turned off as the story went on and other characters were introduced (Danny, Chablis, Luther). My notes on page 132 stated that I was not enjoying this. I ultimatel ...more

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Sep 13, 2020 Christian Dibblee rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction

The book definitely makes me want to visit Savannah at some point. Beyond that, I found it very meh. I definitely got somewhat caught up with the murder trial at the plot’s center, but the book takes an entire first Part to get there. Meantime we are regaled by the author’s various interactions with an increasingly odd set of characters. Charming, but for the most part not terribly interesting. At least not to me. Some characters are fun, particularly Lady Chablis, but pages and pages are spent ...more

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Oct 13, 2011 Tara rated it really liked it

Very interesting read. I would have rated it 5 stars but the first half of the book was just getting to know the different characters. That, in itself, seemed a bit overwhelming having to remember so many names and where they linked with the book. I think it would have been an easier read if it were spread out more. Chablis' character had me laughing and even more so when I found out she wasn't really a character but played herself in book and movie. I've always wanted to visit Savannah and even ...more

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