Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in DC Public Library

Dec 01, 2010 Akiva ꙮ rated it liked it

Shelves: nf-trans-gnc, a-travel, nf-queer, nf-hx-biography, nf-race-eth-identity, 3-fmt-nf-autobio-lens

Probably closer to 3.5 stars. Interesting, funny, readable, but not amazing or life-changing. Failed to make me think.

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May 30, 2016 Jennifer rated it really liked it

When learning that a plane ticket to Savannah is cheaper than a fine meal in NYC, the author finds himself discovering the beauty, eccentricities and charm of the southern city.

This book is a wonder of narrative non-fiction. The reader is slowly introduced to many of the players in the city - a piano-playing real estate shark, a drag queen, a Gatsby-esque murderer and more. Take your time and savor this book.

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Jan 02, 2013 Maryann J-D rated it it was ok

this is supposedly an amazing book, and perhaps I had too little patience, but it takes entirely too long for the disparate stories of the people of savannah to coalesce into an engaging, gripping story.

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Aug 31, 2009 Alison rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction

Overall I enjoyed this, but I started to lose interest somewhere between 1/2 to 2/3 of the way in. I think it was the fact that the book slowly turned into being less about meeting the random quirky people of Savannah and more into a book about a crime that was tried four times before the defendant was eventually acquitted. I think this could have been a great crime novel, but I never felt like we got into quite enough of the nitty-gritty of the disputed evidence, theories of what happened that ...more

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Jun 20, 2017 Whitney Archer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-books, 2017

One of the best books I read this year. Highly recommend.

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Mar 17, 2009 Elsbeth rated it really liked it

I read this book at least 5 years ago, but I remember loving it. So I am reading it again because it was sitting on the shelf staring at me. Plus it has never been checked out and now I can give it some ciculation!

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