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Sales Rank: 905578
Category: Book
Author: John Berendt
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
Studio: Random House Audiobooks
Manufacturer: Random House Audiobooks
Label: Random House Audiobooks
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Abridged edition
Number Of Items: 2
ISBN: 1856866408
EAN: 9781856866408
ASIN: 1856866408
Publication Date: March 19, 1998
Release Date: March 2, 1998
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Beautifully balanced October 29, 2008
This is a great story - Berendt slowly draws you in by cleverly drawing the cast of quirky characters in sleepy, steamy Savannah, then springs the plot. The first half of the book feels like a set of short stories, as each chapter describes one of the key characters and sets the scene for their prejudices and behaviour in the second half (the trial).
Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil is up there with To Kill a Mockingbird. Brilliant.
more good than evil March 7, 2008
Thoroughly enjoyed this and you will too if you like an unpredictable novel with a slowish pace and strong characterization. The descriptions were so vivid I felt I knew Savannah by the time I'd finished (would love to go now). I think the slow pace at the beginning cleverly suggests the lazy and languid way of life in the south and is not meant as a criticism, stay with it the pace speeds up.
 Just doesn't get any better November 7, 2007
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
Loved this book. I had no idea what it was about since I hadn't seen the movie and had avoided the hype years ago. Now, reading it for the first time, I'm amazed. I wasn't too excited at first--the first half of the book is just okay; entertaining but nothing that great, but the second half took off and just flew! This book got me reading more southern American literature and I came across a fantastic book called "Bark of the Dogwood" by J.T.McCrae which was actually just as good as "Midnight."
"Midnight" is probably the only book on the bestseller list I've read that deserved to be there. Jim Williams is an amazing character, and a real person, or was. We will never know the real truth of what happened (don't want to give away the plot), but even so, it makes for one heck of an entertaining read. Would also recommend the books "Prince of Tides" by Conroy and "Bark of the Dogwood" for two other southern books that don't pull any punches.
Intense book October 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first encountered this book, I'd not read any reviews and the movie had not yet been made. So I was totally unaware of what was going to happen. I enjoyed the first half of the book, but the writing and story really came alive for me in the second half. I'd half-way guessed something like this might be coming, and sure enough, Berendt confirmed it. Add this one to the "keeper" pile because you'll want to read it again and again.
Atmospheric Character Study July 21, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The story is almost secondary to the wonderful character studies. All the people in the book are based on people the author met, and yet he manages to make them "larger than life". I found the book an easy read, and something a little bit different to the norm. I can't recommend it enough!
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