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Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

Start date: April 1, 2019

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Jan 23, 2020 Audrey rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, 2020-books, drama-romance-contemporary, audiobooks

I actually went into this book blind. My only knowledge of it was Carol Burnett’s “Went With the Wind” skit and I was aware of some controversy over using the word “damn” in the movie. I am the only person over 30 who has never seen the movie.

The book has high drama and often feels like an early soap opera. The book stars Scarlet O’Hara, a vain and self-centered but strong girl in Georgia during the Civil War and Reconstruction. She is a fascinating character but not the kind of person I’d like ...more

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Apr 17, 2013 Anna Kļaviņa added it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, classic, read-in-2014, romance-f-m, rakstniece, made-into-a-film

DNF

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Feb 28, 2021 Laura (Reading is a Doing Word) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: all-time-favourites, classics-trad-and-modern, books-i-own, 2021-read

STORY

I’m finding it very difficult to articulate my thoughts on this book. In brief - I loved it! I was swept up in Scarlett’s character and wanted to find out what happened to her and how she fared throughout. It was interesting to see how characters who had been raised in the same societal and social circles could turn out so differently. Scarlett and Melanie’s relationship was fascinating, and for me Melanie was the real hero of the story. She stands by her convictions throughout and is a roc ...more

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