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Starting a book after midnight, when I have plans first thing tomorrow morning. I might regret this, but I‘m doing it anyway. This line is already setting up the vibe of how creepy this book might be: “…eyes so black they were like the tinted windows of a sleek limousine — he could see out, but you couldn‘t see in.”

I completely bailed on this book at 20%. I could not do it. The descriptions were great but I just couldn't get into it. I love reading a book set where I am so while in Savannah on vacation, I had to try it. I am leaving today towards Charleston and won't be picking it back up again.
But here is a pic of a lovely tree with Spanish moss that happens to neither be Spanish or moss but still is so lovely and evokes such mysticism and stillness.

This has great reviews everywhere but, at about 1/3, I'm getting tired of it. At first I enjoyed the loosely connected vignettes but now I'm finding them tiresome. There's no plot so far, just the author hanging out with various interesting people- and they are interesting!- but I keep waiting for things to *happen* and growing frustrated. I'm thinking I'll send this back to the library and try again sometime. Maybe.

Is there anything better than a crackling "fireplace" (thanks for the Yule log, Netflix), a new kombucha, and a fresh book ? ah just bury me among my books when I go and let the book worms get me ?♥️???

I booked a trip to Savannah after reading this! #temptingtitles #antonyms @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#TemptingTitles
Day26. With Antonyms
#WithAntonyms

I found this to be a spellbinding story. Classic. The author did a good job detailing events.

#nonfiction #truecrime

Visiting the Mercer House in Savannah last week. Much of the book take place here, and I loved getting to explore the historic squares described so beautifully in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

I 1st read this in high school. Up until that point I assumed nonfiction was boring. It was a shocking wonderful experience. The descriptions of people were intoxicating. I was completely enamored with the whole city of Savannah. I could picture every street & quirky neighbor. The fact that those people really existed just made it all the more amazing. Midnight opened the door to the world of creative nonfiction for me. Rereading it was a delight.

A NF look at the beautiful southern city of Savannah, Georgia, and some of its more eccentric citizens. The backdrop for a shooting in 1981 between two men. Employer - Employee, friends, lovers? Murder, or self-defense? This has been on my TBR forever.. I really enjoyed it. The movie..not so much. Non-fiction that reads like a novel.

This looks like it‘s going to be fabulous. Any feedback from anyone who read is greatly appreciated!

Does anyone else feel compelled to buy certain books when you come across them, specifically because you remember seeing someone significant to you reading it years ago? I swear I remember seeing my mom read this when I was a fairly young child. I didn‘t even know what it was about until I found it on Pongo Books about a month ago, but I recognized the cover immediately when I saw it.

When I travel, I love to read books that take place in my destination. I managed to read the first half of this book on the flight to Savannah and the rest on the flight back. It set the perfect scene. Nonfiction has trouble keeping my attention but Berendt's writing is excellent. Highly recommend!

October 23 - The Daily Photo Challenge - Prompt: evil

🔴 6 pts

#OminousOctober
#scarathlon22 #teammonstermash #scarathlon #evil #dailyphotochallenge #newpost #viral #spookyseason #instabooks #halloweenreads #halloweenvibes #halloween #bookporn #trending #horror

This #story about Savanna has been on my TBR for so many years, but somehow it‘s never the thing I reach for. Do you all have titles like that? #evil #Scarathlon2022 #ScarathlonDailyPrompt #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious @Clwojick #OminousOctober @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Although the murder victim (or perhaps perpetrator?) in this #TrueCrime #Classic was shot to death, it does include a character who possesses an extremely potent bottle of poison. And it took me a week and a half, but I am now officially back on track! 😅

#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 17: #Poison #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022

#murderhouse

More audiocrafting today. I still have a LONG way to go yet, but at least now I can see my vision coming together.

I finally finished Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, I can't tell you how many times I came close to reading this one, but just never quite got there. It was excellently written. I can see why it's a must read.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks #Litsycrafters #audiocrafting #EricCarle #littlefreelibrary

Yes, I tagged the book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I read it in my early 20's and still remember it.

Best part of the week, any day I get to read during the day, just not at night. Worst part of week, any day I am not able to read, due to being sick and brain not working so I can't concentrate.

Thanks @EadieB for the tag and @Eggs for doing this one today.

Want to play: @Clwojick @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

Picking this book because I am born and raised in Georgia and it‘s about a murder that happened in Savannah and because it‘s a 5 star read @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #AlphabetGame #LetterM

#AlphabetGame A true crime mystery with the kookiest cast of characters you‘ll ever come across!‘ I couldn‘t put this book down ❤️

Found this for 50 cents in a cardboard box at an outdoor thrift market (signed copy)

Anyone else read it and does it live up to the hype?

My thrift haul…for a total of $1.75

I found this book interesting. At first I didn‘t like how I was waiting for the murder that never came but later on I loved that all the characters were well developed. I didn‘t realize this was a non-fiction until I was almost done. Which makes it even more fascinating. It reads like a fiction, especially the sheer amount of extremely eccentric characters. I have no desire to go to Savannah for so many social reasons but it made a good book.

A pup so exhausted he went back to his crate.
Watched this movie a few times as a kid, realised it was a book. Did not know this was non fiction!! I really enjoyed these characters. Confused as to why half the book was done before the crime happened BUT it's worth it.
This does make me want to visit Savannah. Me and everyone else 🤣

#SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

I watched this movie years before I finally read the book, but I thoroughly enjoyed them both. #Garden

#Graveyard #SavvySettings
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

It‘s been years since I have seen this movie, but I remember it was bizarre and great. The book did not disappoint! It was hard to put down. I‘m excited to rewatch the movie now.

I tagged this book, bc she seems like a character right out of it. I don't think I've ever laughed while reading an obituary
https://www.fayobserver.com/obituaries/m0028451

Well that‘s Boxing Day sorted!

https://crimereads.com/and-yet-another-10-crime-movies-you-forgot-take-place-at-...

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt is well loved by a lot of readers. While I really enjoyed the descriptions of Savannah and its residents, I was disappointed to learn all the liberties the author took. It should be advertised as a "faction," a mix of facts and fiction.

I‘m not even sure what I just read, but I enjoyed it, and I really want to travel to Savannah. This was billed as true crime. If even half of it is true it‘s a great story. #NonFictionNovember #NFN21

Yesterday I listened to another episode of Pantsuit Politics on my walk. It was a beautiful day and I even have time to swing by a Little Free Library and drop off some books.

Today I learned: It‘s be 15 years since I visited Savannah and I really want to go back. (Listening to the tagged book and while it‘s very entertaining it‘s not really a learning type book 😜)

Reads like a novel, despite being (slightly artistically styled) nonfiction. The characters are quirky & colorful paired with a fantastically written atmosphere. The entire thing plays like a crazy acid trip, but it's magnificent...especially when you stop to realize that these people actually exist(ed). I will admit that the ending in the book is not as powerful as its movie version. Still, life is stranger than fiction. And this is a doozy.

This is a non fiction true crime story on the shooting of Danny Hansford by his employer and the subsequent four trials. I hadnt heard of this before so I went in without any prior knowledge at all.
The cast of characters are electric. A Drag Queen, a Witch, an Antiques Dealer, a piano playing lawyer. There's an abundance of alcohol, gossip and ambition in a town with an unwillingness to change.
A slow start but in the end a great read!

Finished Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil just in time for a trip to Savannah. First stop, Mercer Williams House.

"We have a saying: If you go to Atlanta, the first question people ask you is, 'What's your business?' In Macon they ask, 'Where do you go to church?' In Augusta they ask your grandmother's maiden name. But in Savannah the first question people ask you is 'What would you like to drink' " ?

I listened to this on audiobook and found the narrator enjoyable. A nice true crime story that I listened to because of my trip to Savannah. My favorite person was Joe Odom. How that guy skated by and skirted the law was unlike any I‘d ever heard of. The voodoo was creepy. I would have loved to see all of Jim William‘s antiques. 😁 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was fun. Take a classic southern city (Savannah) and layer in some voodoo, some rich folks, some crazy folks, a sprinkle of murder, a smidge of con artists and a drag Queen I would love to meet. This kept my interest on a well paced adventure.

Y'all, as someone raised in the lowcountry of Beaufort, SC, and intimately familiar with Savanah, this was like a trip back home. Berendt captured the lurid gossip and socialite mentality with its balanced sense of practicality well enough for me, and his picture of each character was perfectly imagined.
#AtoZchallenge

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5th book #nonfictionnovember @Clwojick @rsteve388

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

3 1/2 ⭐

#bookreport week 14/11/20 @Cinfhen

Finished Chernobyl & Thicker than Water
Continued Northanger Abbey
Made a little progress on The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Started tagged

1 year ago when my doggo was still a pup pup 😍😍😍

This was the first book I DNF. I just felt dragged along in a way. I wanted a bit more action. It felt too heavily focused on character development and not on the storyline behind the crime.

Day 14 - #3Books #ThatHaveBeenMadeIntoMovies
#MidnightInTheGardenOfGoodAndEvil #TheHouseOfSpirits #AndThenThereWereNone

These are 3 of my favorite books that are now movies too!

Charity shop purchases! Bookmark says "I am not perfect but my cat loves me"

#3books #thatmademewanttotravel and I did go to Savannah after reading tagged book! @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#3Books.... That made me want to travel 🧳 ✈️
All would be great choices for #Booked2020 #ArmChairTravel

This sat for months, I picked it up and I was done in two days! An incredible tale, which reads like a fictional crime novel, recounts the memorable, eccentric, outrageous and larger-than-life REAL residents of Savannah, Georgia. Racial tension, LGBTQ rights, class discrimination is all handled amid this fascinating backdrop. Overall a unique, engrossing and fascinating book that will stay with me for a while. #recentlyread #truecrime #nospoilers