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It is an obvious sign of really good writing when you can't stop reading a book in which you despise most of the main characters. (And the audiobook reader was excellent btw). Even though Scarlett, Rhett, Ashley, Melanie and their friends all had major flaws, I found myself wanting to know what happened to them next. But that was also the thing that made me drop my rating down to 4 stars. I felt like there was very little conclusion at the end, and that the book just suddenly stopped after one m
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This book was dense. I'm not going to fully address the deeply embedded racism and problematic language in this novel, because it is mostly a product of the time it was written and the time it depicts. I will say the first n-word dropped felt like a slap in the face, so prepare yourself, it is chockfull of outdated and uncomfortable language and ideas.
I won't say I liked this story, it was very much hardship after hardship. Not an enjoyable tale. There is a very small range of emotions invoked ...more
I won't say I liked this story, it was very much hardship after hardship. Not an enjoyable tale. There is a very small range of emotions invoked ...more
I read this book a while back, I think at least 9 years-ago. At the time I was blown away by this epic tale. Ironically enough I've never seen the whole movie, which I've heard is just as good. Maybe I should pick up the book again sometime soon and refresh my memory.
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Great writing! Such a present story, you are right there with the characters. Very enjoyable.
Aug 31, 2011
Margaret
marked it as to-read
Jan 29, 2015
John Parungao
marked it as to-read
Jul 20, 2015
Jaimi Miller
marked it as to-read
