Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

10 reviews

paigeskijones's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Murder, Transphobia, Alcoholism, and Classism

Minor: Abortion, Sexual content, Drug use, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Cursing, Addiction, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, and Blood

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.

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Content Warnings

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

trashbinfluencer's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Misogyny, Outing, Abortion, Addiction, Classism, Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Dysphoria, Murder, Sexism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

rainieschulte's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Murder, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Cursing, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

ireadinbed's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

4.5

I really appreciated the writing style and the slow rambling way the author led us through the city and the story. 

I found the murder that centers a large part of the story incidental to me. I liked to read the book a chapter at a time, just little vignettes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cursing, Racism, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, and Hate crime

sjduncan's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Sexism, Classism, Death, Transphobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Racism, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Homophobia

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Sexual content, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Outing

thomas_the_capricorn's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

corriejn's review

informative mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, Murder, Gun violence, Classism, Antisemitism, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

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.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Blood, Cursing, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

jodean's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail