Why We Never Danced the Charleston

Rating:
Summary: Old Charleston
Review: I know that I am almost 20 years late, but I have just read this novel set in "Old Charleston". Having just read Ed Balls Peninsula of Lies, I was directed to this Greene masterpiece in quest of my knowledge of a character mentioned by Ball that was reported to be the subject of this novel, Ned Grimke. Greene has brought to life the atmosphere, scenery, sense of place, and clandestine lifestyle of Old Charleston's underground society from the 1920's and 30's. His descriptive terms drive every paragraph. One, and I suppose you would have to live here to understand, describes the "throbbing heat" of downtown. I read this very slowly as not to miss any words or nuances. Walking my dog on the Battery yesterday, Greene's ghosts were envisioned and I could not help but wonder in which of these mansions his character Luden Renfrew's notorious orgies were held. Homoerotic,eloquent, and fascinating describe this drama.

Rating:
Summary: Old Charleston
Review: I know that I am almost 20 years late, but I have just read this novel set in "Old Charleston". Having just read Ed Balls Peninsula of Lies, I was directed to this Greene masterpiece in quest of my knowledge of a character mentioned by Ball that was reported to be the subject of this novel, Ned Grimke. Greene has brought to life the atmosphere, scenery, sense of place, and clandestine lifestyle of Old Charleston's underground society from the 1920's and 30's. His descriptive terms drive every paragraph. One, and I suppose you would have to live here to understand, describes the "throbbing heat" of downtown. I read this very slowly as not to miss any words or nuances. Walking my dog on the Battery yesterday, Greene's ghosts were envisioned and I could not help but wonder in which of these mansions his character Luden Renfrew's notorious orgies were held. Homoerotic,eloquent, and fascinating describe this drama.