Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

32 reviews

mal_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

2.75

It took a while for me to warm up to this book. The first half was slow and felt like reading a slice-of-life fiction, which is not my cup of tea. Even though it had some interesting, eccentric people, I found myself bored and wanting to quit at times. I was expecting the book to focus more on the murder case, but it’s not even mentioned until close to the halfway mark.

Nevertheless, I’m glad I made it to the end because I gained a more comprehensive understanding of the city. I liked reading about Savannah’s history and how society there functioned. It featured people from all walks of life, many who I didn’t find likable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Transphobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion and Antisemitism

Nazi and Confederate references, along with the n-word, are mentioned at least a handful of times.

lautreamont's review

funny informative tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Transphobia and Homophobia

cyberhavok's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Racism

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Transphobia, Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Abortion

rainieschulte's review

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

d_ae's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Homophobia, Gun violence, Transphobia, and Sexual violence

booksbeyondthebinary's review

informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Gun violence

lindseyas's review

funny informative lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

4.25

This was a really fascinating read. What starts as a study of the residents of Savannah, Georgia and their history becomes a story of a long-winded and pretty disastrous tale of a court case. This was a great work of nonfiction that properly focused on the people of Savannah — it was clear that the author was trained a journalist, his interviewing skills, his ability to lace his way into the lives of people and to get into pretty strange situations making the novel what it was. These people were larger than life and it was a stellar read to introduce yourself to a different place at a different time with a rich, dramatic culture. It was pretty hilarious, full of great history and built with an engaging structure to keep you tuned in. I desperately need to take a trip to Savannah now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Racism, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Transphobia, Abortion, Drug use, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

paronomaniac's review

funny informative mysterious sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual content

ireadinbed's review

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