Północ w ogrodzie dobra i zła
by:
John Berendt (author)
Niezwykła opowieść, oparta na dramatycznych wydarzeniach, które rozegrały się w Savannah w latach osiemdziesiątych XX wieku. Przez 216 tygodni gościła na liście bestsellerów „New York Timesa”! Dziennikarz John Kelso przyjeżdża do Savannah, by opisać bożonarodzeniowe przyjęcie wydawane przez Johna...
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Niezwykła opowieść, oparta na dramatycznych wydarzeniach, które rozegrały się w Savannah w latach osiemdziesiątych XX wieku. Przez 216 tygodni gościła na liście bestsellerów „New York Timesa”! Dziennikarz John Kelso przyjeżdża do Savannah, by opisać bożonarodzeniowe przyjęcie wydawane przez Johna Williamsa – jednego z najzamożniejszych obywateli miasta
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9788375102802
Publish date: 2012
Publisher: Rebis
Pages no: 470
Edition language: Polski
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is advertised as a true crime classic and while a big part of the book is about the Jim Williams murder trial, I didn´t get the impression that the main focus of this book lies on the murder trial or the actual mystery surrounding the murder. This book is mo...
When I was around two thirds in, I started idly concocting a review in my brain, about how the almost surreal elements and characters was what gave this narrative such a verisimilitude. Cue me over the 80% mark, just going to search for a detail, and finding out this is nonfiction. Sure, there are a...
Nonfiction books, even those covering a specific event in a specific setting, tend to be a little dull in their dry factualness. Nonfiction true crime has a tendency toward moralizing. Berendt’s story of a young man killed by his lover/employer in an isolated Georgia town avoids both. He carries the...
One of the best "true crime" book I have ever read. Every inch of the story is fascinating. It reads like a novel. I had to keep reminding myself that it was, in fact, a true crime book. From the very first chapter I felt drawn in. I immediately wanted to go to Savannah and see it for myself. So oft...
As much as I loved this book - and I did - I am relieved to finally be finished with it. I loved every word of it, but I swear it was magically adding pages at the back as I was reading it. Having seen the movie years ago, I was surprised at how much of this book had little or nothing to do with ...
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