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Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

Start date: April 1, 2019

Finish date: June 30, 2019

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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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