Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | 
Visiting the Mercer House in Savannah last week. Much of the book take place here, and I loved getting to explore the historic squares described so beautifully in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
pickI 1st read this in high school. Up until that point I assumed nonfiction was boring. It was a shocking wonderful experience. The descriptions of people were intoxicating. I was completely enamored with the whole city of Savannah. I could picture every street & quirky neighbor. The fact that those people really existed just made it all the more amazing. Midnight opened the door to the world of creative nonfiction for me. Rereading it was a delight.
pickA NF look at the beautiful southern city of Savannah, Georgia, and some of its more eccentric citizens. The backdrop for a shooting in 1981 between two men. Employer - Employee, friends, lovers? Murder, or self-defense? This has been on my TBR forever.. I really enjoyed it. The movie..not so much. Non-fiction that reads like a novel.
This looks like it‘s going to be fabulous. Any feedback from anyone who read is greatly appreciated!
Does anyone else feel compelled to buy certain books when you come across them, specifically because you remember seeing someone significant to you reading it years ago? I swear I remember seeing my mom read this when I was a fairly young child. I didn‘t even know what it was about until I found it on Pongo Books about a month ago, but I recognized the cover immediately when I saw it.
pickWhen I travel, I love to read books that take place in my destination. I managed to read the first half of this book on the flight to Savannah and the rest on the flight back. It set the perfect scene. Nonfiction has trouble keeping my attention but Berendt's writing is excellent. Highly recommend!
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This #story about Savanna has been on my TBR for so many years, but somehow it‘s never the thing I reach for. Do you all have titles like that? #evil #Scarathlon2022 #ScarathlonDailyPrompt #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious @Clwojick #OminousOctober @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
Although the murder victim (or perhaps perpetrator?) in this #TrueCrime #Classic was shot to death, it does include a character who possesses an extremely potent bottle of poison. And it took me a week and a half, but I am now officially back on track! π
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pickMore audiocrafting today. I still have a LONG way to go yet, but at least now I can see my vision coming together.
I finally finished Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, I can't tell you how many times I came close to reading this one, but just never quite got there. It was excellently written. I can see why it's a must read.
#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks #Litsycrafters #audiocrafting #EricCarle #littlefreelibrary
Yes, I tagged the book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I read it in my early 20's and still remember it.
Best part of the week, any day I get to read during the day, just not at night. Worst part of week, any day I am not able to read, due to being sick and brain not working so I can't concentrate.
Thanks @EadieB for the tag and @Eggs for doing this one today.
Want to play: @Clwojick @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
Picking this book because I am born and raised in Georgia and it‘s about a murder that happened in Savannah and because it‘s a 5 star read @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #AlphabetGame #LetterM
#AlphabetGame A true crime mystery with the kookiest cast of characters you‘ll ever come across!‘ I couldn‘t put this book down β€οΈ
Found this for 50 cents in a cardboard box at an outdoor thrift market (signed copy)
Anyone else read it and does it live up to the hype?
pickI found this book interesting. At first I didn‘t like how I was waiting for the murder that never came but later on I loved that all the characters were well developed. I didn‘t realize this was a non-fiction until I was almost done. Which makes it even more fascinating. It reads like a fiction, especially the sheer amount of extremely eccentric characters. I have no desire to go to Savannah for so many social reasons but it made a good book.
pickA pup so exhausted he went back to his crate.
Watched this movie a few times as a kid, realised it was a book. Did not know this was non fiction!! I really enjoyed these characters. Confused as to why half the book was done before the crime happened BUT it's worth it.
This does make me want to visit Savannah. Me and everyone else π€£
#SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
I watched this movie years before I finally read the book, but I thoroughly enjoyed them both. #Garden
pickIt‘s been years since I have seen this movie, but I remember it was bizarre and great. The book did not disappoint! It was hard to put down. I‘m excited to rewatch the movie now.
I tagged this book, bc she seems like a character right out of it. I don't think I've ever laughed while reading an obituary
https://www.fayobserver.com/obituaries/m0028451
Well thatβs Boxing Day sorted!
https://crimereads.com/and-yet-another-10-crime-movies-you-forgot-take-place-at-...
so-soMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt is well loved by a lot of readers. While I really enjoyed the descriptions of Savannah and its residents, I was disappointed to learn all the liberties the author took. It should be advertised as a "faction," a mix of facts and fiction.
pickI‘m not even sure what I just read, but I enjoyed it, and I really want to travel to Savannah. This was billed as true crime. If even half of it is true it‘s a great story. #NonFictionNovember #NFN21
Yesterday I listened to another episode of Pantsuit Politics on my walk. It was a beautiful day and I even have time to swing by a Little Free Library and drop off some books.
Today I learned: It‘s be 15 years since I visited Savannah and I really want to go back. (Listening to the tagged book and while it‘s very entertaining it‘s not really a learning type book π)
pickReads like a novel, despite being (slightly artistically styled) nonfiction. The characters are quirky & colorful paired with a fantastically written atmosphere. The entire thing plays like a crazy acid trip, but it's magnificent...especially when you stop to realize that these people actually exist(ed). I will admit that the ending in the book is not as powerful as its movie version. Still, life is stranger than fiction. And this is a doozy.
pickThis is a non fiction true crime story on the shooting of Danny Hansford by his employer and the subsequent four trials. I hadnt heard of this before so I went in without any prior knowledge at all.
The cast of characters are electric. A Drag Queen, a Witch, an Antiques Dealer, a piano playing lawyer. There's an abundance of alcohol, gossip and ambition in a town with an unwillingness to change.
A slow start but in the end a great read!
Finished Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil just in time for a trip to Savannah. First stop, Mercer Williams House.
"We have a saying: If you go to Atlanta, the first question people ask you is, 'What's your business?' In Macon they ask, 'Where do you go to church?' In Augusta they ask your grandmother's maiden name. But in Savannah the first question people ask you is 'What would you like to drink' " ?
pickI listened to this on audiobook and found the narrator enjoyable. A nice true crime story that I listened to because of my trip to Savannah. My favorite person was Joe Odom. How that guy skated by and skirted the law was unlike any I‘d ever heard of. The voodoo was creepy. I would have loved to see all of Jim William‘s antiques. π βοΈβοΈβοΈ
pickThis was fun. Take a classic southern city (Savannah) and layer in some voodoo, some rich folks, some crazy folks, a sprinkle of murder, a smidge of con artists and a drag Queen I would love to meet. This kept my interest on a well paced adventure.
Y'all, as someone raised in the lowcountry of Beaufort, SC, and intimately familiar with Savanah, this was like a trip back home. Berendt captured the lurid gossip and socialite mentality with its balanced sense of practicality well enough for me, and his picture of each character was perfectly imagined.
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#bookreport week 14/11/20 @Cinfhen
Finished Chernobyl & Thicker than Water
Continued Northanger Abbey
Made a little progress on The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Started tagged
1 year ago when my doggo was still a pup pup πππ
This was the first book I DNF. I just felt dragged along in a way. I wanted a bit more action. It felt too heavily focused on character development and not on the storyline behind the crime.
Day 14 - #3Books #ThatHaveBeenMadeIntoMovies
#MidnightInTheGardenOfGoodAndEvil #TheHouseOfSpirits #AndThenThereWereNone
These are 3 of my favorite books that are now movies too!
#3books #thatmademewanttotravel and I did go to Savannah after reading tagged book! @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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All would be great choices for #Booked2020 #ArmChairTravel
pickThis sat for months, I picked it up and I was done in two days! An incredible tale, which reads like a fictional crime novel, recounts the memorable, eccentric, outrageous and larger-than-life REAL residents of Savannah, Georgia. Racial tension, LGBTQ rights, class discrimination is all handled amid this fascinating backdrop. Overall a unique, engrossing and fascinating book that will stay with me for a while. #recentlyread #truecrime #nospoilers
All I got to say about the tagged book: I have to keep reminding myself these people are real! #TBR for September & beyond. Hopefully, along with what I have **actively** going at the moment. πππ€ͺ My mind is drawn to multiple subjects, so the topics are varied. Moving and adjusting is also happening. π€β€οΈπ #bookworm
pickThis is a reread of a charming book. It is based on a true story but many of the characters are fictionalized. Some of these characters have become famous, the Lady Chablis, being the most familiar to many. I give this five out of five stars. Definitely a pick.
pickThe author does an amazing job capturing the heart and characters of Savannah. A fascinating non-fiction story that reads like fiction, delves into an interesting location and culture, AND centers around a murder... sign me up. A great read!!
panNot my thing. The storyline was decent, but the smattering of characters the reader is introduced to seemed without greater purpose. I suppose it‘s kind of a slice of life and a murder trial mystery, but it just didn‘t come together for me into anything greater. Most character storylines were abandonedβwhat happened to Chablis? Minerva is by far the best part of the book.
so-soThis book just really wasn't my thing but I could appreciate Berendt's style of writing. I just found it abit shallow, no depth to the characters and it annoyed me.
#ReadtheUSA2020 #Georgia (18th state)
Listening to #audiobook while cooking & roasting & pickling.
