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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

August 11, 2019 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

A non fiction book that reads partly like a travelogue and partly like a novel, it’s easy to see why Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil has become known as a true crime classic. I devoured this almost whole, and even managed to forget that it was about a crime until I got half way through and the deed occurred, immersed as I was in getting to know Savannah’s society. Author John Berendt had visited Savannah and fallen in love, and so decided […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: John Berendt, non fiction, old south, true crime

TheShitWizard's CBR11 Review No:30 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: John Berendt, non fiction, old south, true crime ·
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“I Won’t Think About It Today, I’ll Think About It Tomorrow”

August 28, 2018 by Ale 8 Comments

I watched “Gone With the Wind” when I was thirteen and came out distinctly disappointed at the end of the interminable film. At thirteen, I couldn’t put into words what was so disappointing about it, the costumes had been beautiful, the sets glorious. There was a love story, and the plot was easy to follow. But it left me wanting. As an adult, I know that it was Scarlett who disappointed me. I had never yet in my young life come across a main character […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr10bingo, civil war, Gone with the Wind, historical fiction, magaret mitchell, old south, Scarlett O'Hara, The Book was Better?

Ale's CBR10 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr10bingo, civil war, Gone with the Wind, historical fiction, magaret mitchell, old south, Scarlett O'Hara, The Book was Better? ·
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