Title: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Pdf A Savannah Story
John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil has been heralded as a "lyrical work of nonfiction," and the book's extremely graceful prose depictions of some of Savannah, Georgia's most colorful eccentrics--remarkable characters who could have once prospered in a William Faulkner novel or Eudora Welty short story--were certainly a critical factor in its tremendous success. (One resident into whose orbit Berendt fell, the Lady Chablis, went on to become a minor celebrity in her own right.) But equally important was Berendt's depiction of Savannah socialite Jim Williams as he stands trial for the murder of Danny Hansford, a moody, violence-prone hustler--and sometime companion to Williams--characterized by locals as a "walking streak of sex." So feel free to call it a "true crime classic" without a trace of shame. “Elegant and wicked…. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime." —The New York Times Book Review
It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic.
Yes, yes, yes! Read it! My sister-in-law (a 6th grade English teacher) suggested this book at the beach and I usually get a little nervous because her suggested books tend to be hard reads. But this book is actually a fantastic read. The characters are rich and alive and wonderful and the plot is a total page-turner. This is definitely the type of book to expect to keep you up reading through the night. The characters and the message stick with you as well. Even months later I find myself thinking about this book. And then finding out that much of it is nonfiction...? Well, that's just the mind-blower.A quirky society brought to life I have to say that it was only halfway through this book that I realized that it was nonfiction. If these were characters that were a figment of the author's imagination, then the book would only be one star.But, these were all real people, and that brings the book up to 4 stars.When this book first came out about 25 years ago, I remember that I was in our local public library and I saw the cover and was captivated by it. I never did pick up the book , ecause I had too many others at just that moment. (For the record, that captivating cover was the "Bird Girl" statue.)25 years later, I did get the paperback--with the same cover-- and I'd have to say that that is one childhood thing that was trained.The United States is such a huge place, that it is easy to forget that not everybody does things the same way across the entire country. And there are enclaves that have survived much as they are for the last several hundred years. Savannah is one such of those enclaves.It also shows me good and decent black people doing classy things, and there are only a few books that deal with that. (In that way, this book reminds me of Dorothy West's book "The Living is Easy.")Verdict: Recommended at the second hand price.
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