BOOK SUMMARY from GoodReads
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.
MY RATING:
MY THOUGHTS:
While this book had intriguing characters, I just couldn't get into it. This was based on actual happenings, so that is what made the characters that much more interesting. It's amazing to think that people like this actually exist!
Midnight wasn't really my cup of tea, but you might like it. I personally wouldn't recommend it though.
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