Rick Kohler answers “Is this book ok for teenagers to read? Is...”

Miriam Brantley asked this question about Gone with the Wind:

Is this book ok for teenagers to read? Is it fiction?

Rick Kohler I first read this book when I was 11 years old.

It does have a lot of racisim in the book, but you should probably talk about that with your kid befor…moreI first read this book when I was 11 years old.

It does have a lot of racisim in the book, but you should probably talk about that with your kid before they read the book or while they are in the process of reading it. I am now reading it again for the first time in 37 years. I'm 70 % through the book now and even in my late 40s the racism of the book is sometimes shocking, especially in the later part of the book after the war.

It would probably be categorized as "historical fiction" the story itself is fiction with fictional characters set in a real historical period.

Only the first 6 chapters (about 90 pages) are set before the war begins and most of those chapters cover the last few days of Scarlett's life as a 16 year old enjoying going to parties and barbecues before the war starts and changes everyone's lives. About 1/3 of the book takes place during the civil war and the rest set in the aftermath and rebuilding of the South. (less)

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