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Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

Start date: June 1, 2020

Finish date: June 30, 2020

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Jun 17, 2019 Berna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction

Wow, having seen the movie, I expected to like the book but never thought I would love it so much.
The plot is one of my favorites; a woman's struggle to survive and gradually empowering herself. The description of the South cities and social relationships during Civil War and Reconstruction periods is excellent. I have to mention this book is a product of its time period and probably the author's time period. It is extremely racist but it is one of the things that makes the book really interest ...more

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Jun 05, 2012 Diana S rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2012, favorite-books, books-read-b4-gr

I finished it this morning just in time for my book club discussion. I loved it! The last time I read this book, I was in my teens. I appreciated the whole scope of the storyline so much more this time. I had a great time reading it again!

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Aug 03, 2020 Peggy rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Ok, I know it's a classic. I know it's well loved. I thought, I knew it was about the civil war. Well I was wrong. The long and short of it, it's simply a love story/romance saga. It took me 6 months to read this, and I was determined to finish, but I still hate it. The only honest character is Rhett. I dislike all the characters, all are annoying. The only redeeming quality in the book are the actual references to the civil war itself and the political environment, before, during and after. It' ...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Nan rated it it was amazing

I read this in junior high and was completely enthralled.

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Apr 28, 2020 Jeanette rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow. Oh why did this have to end!? I need another 1,000 pages!! So good, such great complex characters. I loved it so much! So glad I finally tackled this book!

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