Reading Response #2

Reading Response 2

Midnight in the Garden Of Good and Evil

By John Berendt

“Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” is a book broken into two parts. Throughout the entire story author John Berendt talks about true stories that has happened in Savannah, Georgia. I am about 20 pages into this amazing novel, and I usually don’t ever read for fun but with this book I find myself wanting to find free time all time so I can read more and more

The book opens up at the Mercer house in the Savannah’s. The Mercer house was the Great houses owned privately in Savannah. The way the author John Berendt wrote the first page I thought was great, his word choice to describe Jim Williams the owner of the Mercer house.

 “… Eyes so black they were like the tinted windows of a sleek limousine- he could see out, but you couldn’t see in.”  I think it was an interesting way to describe Jim, it helped get any idea what he looks like and how he acts. It was the first glimpse of who he is and I was pulled in and found myself wanting to find out more.

What the first half of chapter 1 really focused a party Mr. Williams threw a party and the author talked about stories about the guests that attended. The stories that were told were truly interesting, there could be a story just about the back stories of side characters. That is such a good way to keep readers in the book. 

“Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” is a great book so far and I am excited about reading more.