Is Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Worth Reading?
by John Berendt
Ada’s Score
John Berendt's account of the 1981 shooting of Danny Hansford by Savannah antiques dealer Jim Williams is as much a portrait of a city as it is a true-crime story. Over four trials spanning nearly a decade, Berendt immerses himself in Savannah's eccentric, magnolia-draped society — its drag performers, voodoo practitioners, and old-money aristocrats — to explore how a place can shape a crime and its consequences. The book blurs the line between journalism and literature with its immersive, novelistic style. It spent an extraordinary four years on the New York Times bestseller list.
“Atmospheric, addictive, and utterly bizarre. Berendt turns Savannah into a character more compelling than any suspect.”
Ada Brief
AI reading intelligence“Atmospheric, addictive, and utterly bizarre. Berendt turns Savannah into a character more compelling than any suspect.”
Book Details
- Publisher
- Recorded Books
- Published
- January 1, 1994
- Pages
- 391
- Language
- English
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Ada’s Score Breakdown
4.3
This breakdown reflects how Ada weighs the book’s strengths and flaws, not aggregated reader data.
Common Questions About Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
- Is Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil worth reading?
- Atmospheric, addictive, and utterly bizarre. Berendt turns Savannah into a character more compelling than any suspect. Ada rates it 4.3 out of 5.
- How many pages is Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil?
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is 391 pages long — around 7–8 hours at an average reading pace.
