so-soThis might be one of the best known true crime books. A John Cusack movie was even made of it (I have heard it is not good so I am passing on it). I found the book itself to be a bit scattered. Lots of characters (in every sense of the word) most not really having anything to do with the story beyond giving the book a particular vibe. Savannah itself comes off as a very well drawn character, and for that I think the author did a good job. 👇
pickI spent last weekend in Vermont, where I had the luxury of looking up towards the mountains and then back down to the southern lowlands of Pat Conroy‘s magnificent prose at my leisure. What a life! ♥️📚🍁
*The view was spectacular and the book was many, many stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“I felt perfectly safe in my rolling metal fortress, rusted and dented as it was. Nothing and no one could get to me, and nothing and no one did—with one very notable exception. Her name was Chablis.”
Have to admit, the one thing I didn't expect in a Southern Murder book was a side character who is Trans and the author respecting them. Learning today about beloved Lady Chablis a Trans performer in Savannah who died in 2016 of pneumonia at age 59.
Book mail. Looking forward to both of these very different books. #botm #amazonsale
pickA memoir of Conroy's time teaching at a small school on Yamacraw Island in 1969. A desegregation coming-of-age story of sorts for him. It was interesting to see the origins of characters that appeared in his later books.
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pickAnother sweeping masterpiece by Pat Conroy. After his wife‘s suicide Jack leaves the US with his daughter to heal in Italy. South Carolina finds him though and carries him back. This almost 1,000 page book covered everything from WWII to the Vietnam War and beyond. #192025 (1995) #ReadingUSA (South Carolina)
