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Summary: Throughly Enjoyed!
Review: I thought this book was very enjoyable. I especially like all of the specific details coming from that period of time. I could almost feel like I was a part of this time in history. I also felt it showed that we as people share many differencies; racial, sexual,relegion,etc. Also there is always a great deal of acceptance of anything when we want to be accepted, included, or just to be a part of what's happening. People can be so predictable.This is definetly a part of Savanah and every place! All of the characters were exciting,interesting and very colorful!
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Summary: A lot better than the movie, read the book, forget the movie
Review: It's an excellent book, no wonder it's John Berednt's best seller. After reading the book you get a stroke of curiousity to visit Savannah. It's the best non-fiction novel that I've ever read. And I never thought a non-fiction novel could be so good, and in fact John Berednt made it the best.
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Summary: Quite simply, the worst book I have ever read.
Review: I was given this book (and another) as a Christmas present and told I would enjoy it. The worst prediction since they launched the "unsinkable" Titanic. This book is just awful. The writing just drones on and on about "Savannah this" and "Savannah that" - page after interminable page about renovated houses and unlikeable people who flit in and out and who have absolutely no bearing on the wafer-thin plot whatsoever. Worse still, nothing actually seems to happen. At one point, I thought the thing was going to pick up with some whodunnit, murder-mystery, courtroom drama. But no, just never-ending trials and re-trials. The book goes absolutely nowhere. And as for "did he murder Danny Hansford?" Who knows? Who cares? Dreadful. Simply dreadful. Incidentally, the other book I received for Christmas was Donna Tart's "Secret History". Now that was probably the BEST book I've ever read!)
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Summary: Awful, Awful, Awful
Review: This is by far the worst book I've ever read, and I have read a lot of books. I lent the book to two friends who are avid readers and they two thought it was terrible. There is absolutely no plot, just character descriptions. There was no talent required to write this book as many people have their own unique experiences in life. It does teach a valuable lesson: just because a book is marketed well doesn't mean it's interesting.
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Summary: Wish I'd Gone!
Review: Almost two years ago my husband and I drove within miles of Savannah. We were on our way to the Olympics, but now I wish we'd skipped the crowds to visit the Hostess City. In 1996 I wanted to visit because Pat Conroy's books are set there. Now I want to visit so I can meet Chablis! True crime books like "Midnight" are ususally difficult for me to swallow. It always seems that the author wants to be famous and tends to insert him/herself into situations that make him/her look intelligent or cool. Berendt does exactly the opposite in this book. He's there, but on the sidelines.. It's like he's a good friend giving us the juicy gossip he can barely believe himself. What a great book. I must visit Savannah now!
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Summary: Going to Savannah!!
Review: I would give it a 12 if possible. Like reading an elegant issue of the Enquirer. Not a book you would have to hide in a magazine while reading in a public place. Hard to remember that it is non-fiction.
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Summary: Great book cover, but....
Review: I was drawn in by the seductive Southern Goth picture on the book jacket. The cemetery statue, the moss-laden oaks...it really is a lovely, evocative picture. Unfortunately, the actual text itself left something to be desired... Murder mystery? Courtroom drama? Travelogue? The author never can seem to make up his mind, so it appears that his solution was to combine all three genres, which unfortunately resulted in them cancelling each other out. I can only describe this book as being a lightweight, puff of a tale. It reads like a Vanity Fair article that has been puffed up to several hundred pages. I am sure that this book would have made a delightful series of magazine articles about Savannah's "local color" and its high society intrigues. But 380 pages?! Sheesh! After I finished this book (!), I could think of so many books I would recommend to someone who wanted to read about eccentric Southerners before I would suggest this one. Unfortunately, all of the books that come to mind are fiction: Capote, O'Connor, Faulkner, John Kennedy Toole. As a life-long Southerner, reading this book was one instance where I can say that sometimes fiction speaks more truthfully that fact.
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Summary: Terrific, colorful reading!
Review: Just finished Berendt's Midnight book and loved it. Couldn't wait to get home from work each evening to see what new characters I'd discover. If you want to read a mystery, this isn't the book for you. The murder and consequent trial(s) seem a small part of the book. But do read the book for the sheer pleasure of discovery. Berendt writes wonderfully and the reader is entertained with historical bits of information, image invoking descriptions of the Savannah area and its people, and often-times hilarious introductions to various colorful characters. I'm glad I finally got around to reading this book!!
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Summary: Berendt explores the social lives in Savannah
Review: John Berendt gives us a fun description of the eccentric lives of Savannah locals. We learn of the social structure, local customs and eclectic mix of personalities. This book should be considered more of a sociological description of Savannah than a story of a murder and trial. Interesteing book, lots of life to it.
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Summary: Delightfully funny and unique
Review: I first read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil when it was first published (many years ago), on the insistance of the president of company. The story was well researched, well written and offered the reader quite a delicious insight into Old South eccentricities. All of the characters were developed and true to life.
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