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Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

Start date: January 1, 2016

Finish date: January 31, 2016

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Jan 19, 2011 Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!} rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-to-movie-adaptation, chunkster, romance, historical, information-heavy, keepers, dark, fiction, four-stars, humour

This was a really good read. This book was racist and misogynistic, but since it was set during the Civil War, it was to be expected. It was a slow read, at first, but once you got into it, it was read faster. This is a perfect example of character development. I didn't like Scarlett at first, but as time went on, I started to like her, started to root for her, and then related to her. I would definitely recommend this. ...more

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May 04, 2011 Sandra Heinzman rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, best-seller-fiction, historical-fiction, classics, saga

Just finished this wonderful book, about 48 hrs via Audible. First of all, it's the BEST audio book I've ever listened to. Second, it's in my top five favorite books of all time. I read it 45 years ago and it was even better now. And although the movie is wonderful, it doesn't compare to the book. The movie left out a bunch of stuff. Yes, the book (or characters in it) made racist remarks and used the "n" word a lt, but it was reflective of the time. I have the book Scarlett, so I guess at some ...more

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