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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
3 reviews
librarymouse's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
4.0
I was 43% of the way into the book before the murder promised to be the central focus of the book took place. After readings the author's note and understanding his desire to introduce all the players bed the murder, I understood the point of it. It also somew at mimicked the slower pace of life in Savannah, as opposed to a place like New York, where the author hails from. There's some exploration of bigotry and biases in tradition and among the players in the book that lack self awareness and the murder isn't really the most important part of the story being told. It's what times the players together, at a lot of points, but it seems to be one wild and weird Savannah thing in a sea of wild and weird Savannah things. Chablis is referred to with the correct pronouns for the entirety of her time on the page and after reading this, I want to know more about the planning for Savannah's squares. So many crimes were committed by the people in this book.
Graphic: Homophobia, Alcohol, Classism, Abortion, Cursing, Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Outing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Antisemitism, Infidelity, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Incest
oh_w0rm's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
4.75
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
smurphy5337's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
3.75
A collection of stories from one period of time in Savannah, Georgia. Told from first person POV. Fun characters and interesting discussions around crime, money, and public opinion.
Minor: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Blood, Cursing, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
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