... for the parties they throw. One of the more exclusive parties would be Williams Christmas party. Only his closest friends were invited. It was always held the night after the black debutante and the night before the Cotillion. Savannah's parties last until all hours and are always the town gossip the next day. On one occurrence a man was throwing a party and his ... ...
John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is filled with intense imagery from many sources. The characters and setting don't seem to be part of a story. They are real, and therefore they seem real in the book. Berendt gives them a distinctive look and feel that could only come from life. He gives them personality. Savannah itself comes alive. Even the actions of the inhabitants of Savannah are given shape. The actions of the characters also add to the effect of the detail presented by Berendt. The people of Savannah are far from the proverbial "norm." They are a strange yet intere...
