Still down

So due in no small part to my overwhelming urge to enjoy my weekend instead of doing the sensible thing and lying very still, I am still ill.

So this morning I stayed in bed till 11.00 watching very bad TV and then got up, had a bath and a peice of toast, which didn't make me feel too ill, and read a bit of the book which Andrew bought for me called midnight in the garden of good and evil. I used to be an avid reader in my youth but a heavy socialising schedual has preculded me from picking up any books, other than on holiday, for many years. I have come to realise that this yearly 'fix' just isn't enough and it probably isn't very healthy either.

What I like in a good book is engaging characters which I can relate to, an original storyline where the end cannot be predicted from the beginning of the book and an interesting style of writting. I have no qualifications with regards to reviewing books apart from GCSE enligh which I am not sure really counts so I will simply try my hardest to explain whay I like or dislike about the books I am reading.

Midnight in the garden of good and evil is set in the deep south of America in reasonably recent times. I would guess the 90's or 80's and I could probably check by looking at the inside of the book cover but that spoils the suprise and denegrates the writers ability to set the scene. The book follows the observations of a jouralist who has moved to the town of savagnah in the search for a story. The characters he meets are very real and although some of them are extremely flamboiant Berendt never steps over the line into the unbelievable. The Characters are what really make the book such a good read but it also provides an interesting glimpse into life in deep south America leaving you wondering how accurate it is.

In summary if you want to find out how a drag queen hides her 'jewels' read this book.