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Gone with the Wind
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bookshelves: 5-star, anti-feminist, classic, historical-fiction, popular, pretty-good, superb-characterization
Jan 17, 2019
bookshelves: 5-star, anti-feminist, classic, historical-fiction, popular, pretty-good, superb-characterization
Review to come. So far this has been an engrossing read. I remember watching the movie an having mixed feelings about it, but the book has less of those moments when you are kind of exhorting the plot to stop plodding. It really puts into perspective how we are the products of our culture. This is definitely five-star material.
Finished the book finally. What a chunkster! What a story! The words kept coming, and I kept being riveted all the way. A slight complaint is that the main character Scarlet has too much grief to bear, and there's no respite for her. The last chapter took me 10 hours to complete. It was so unrelenting in tension. But people labelling it as a romance is sometimes a disservice. It's so much more. This large but singular book (Margaret Mitchell did not write a Go Set A Watchman) is viscerally yours to enjoy. That's it from me.
Finished the book finally. What a chunkster! What a story! The words kept coming, and I kept being riveted all the way. A slight complaint is that the main character Scarlet has too much grief to bear, and there's no respite for her. The last chapter took me 10 hours to complete. It was so unrelenting in tension. But people labelling it as a romance is sometimes a disservice. It's so much more. This large but singular book (Margaret Mitchell did not write a Go Set A Watchman) is viscerally yours to enjoy. That's it from me.
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December 31, 2018
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January 1, 2019
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February 7, 2019
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Finished Reading
December 21, 2019
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5-star
December 21, 2019
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anti-feminist
December 21, 2019
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classic
December 21, 2019
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historical-fiction
December 21, 2019
– Shelved as:
popular
December 21, 2019
– Shelved as:
pretty-good
December 21, 2019
– Shelved as:
superb-characterization
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Feb 07, 2019 01:49PM
Luffy, excellent review of a very special book. So glad you enjoyed it even though it's a huge tome. :))
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Tracey wrote: "Luffy, excellent review of a very special book. So glad you enjoyed it even though it's a huge tome. :))"Thank you. I never felt that I would quit reading. There was no danger of that happening. :)
Very pleased you enjoyed this classic, Luffy. Nice review.
Zoeytron wrote: "Very pleased you enjoyed this classic, Luffy. Nice review."I'm late to the party aren't I? Should've read this ages ago.
One of my all time faves!!
Jen wrote: "One of my all time faves!!"That's true for me too.
This is still on my to read list. I will read it when I'm out of school. Nice review.
Calista wrote: "This is still on my to read list. I will read it when I'm out of school. Nice review."Thanks, Calista. :)
Good for you, Luffy. I also gave this 5 stars and it was a captivating reading experience for me as well.
Brina wrote: "Good for you, Luffy. I also gave this 5 stars and it was a captivating reading experience for me as well."There are very few people on this planet who will bodily reject GwtW.
Agreed although by depicting the world in the 1860s, there are many different views shown and a lot of multi faceted discussions generated.
I've always wanted to read this Luffy, must try and seek out a copy 😊
Miriam wrote: "I've always wanted to read this Luffy, must try and seek out a copy 😊"I hope you lay your hands on a copy. I'm 100% sure you'll like it to bits.
Hippie Chick wrote: "Wonderful review, Luffy! I actually consider this book more historical fiction with romance thrown in. It gives a pretty accurate description of how the southern way of life was destroyed by the Ci..."Thank you, Hippie Chick! The conditions of war for the Confederates soldiers has been replicated by ww1 and WW2 fiction and nonfiction books. E.g Testament of Youth. Anyway, have a nice day.
Hippie Chick wrote: "I'm not talking about the soldiers but the Southern way of life built on the backs of the slaves and the destruction committed by the Union Armies on the civilian population and their properties."Yes, it looks like even slaves that do indoor work shun the slaves picking cotton under the sun. There was a fixed and complex hierarchy in the South in the 19th century. As for the Union armies, they were kind of villainous, but not deeply depraved or evil.
Fantastic review, Luffy 💖 kudos for taking on this paperweight.
Felicia wrote: "Fantastic review, Luffy 💖 kudos for taking on this paperweight."Thanks, but I don't know if my review is worthy of your praise:) I rarely read paperweights as you so aptly call it. Thanks for the like and comment.
A splendid review for a masterpiece, Luffy!
Paula wrote: "A splendid review for a masterpiece, Luffy!"Glad that you're as much a fan of GwtW as I am, Paula!
I've been thinking lately that I should reread this, but I have such good memories & less patience than I used to for really long books. I think I'll keep the memories. Thanks for bringing them up again.
Jim wrote: "I've been thinking lately that I should reread this, but I have such good memories & less patience than I used to for really long books. I think I'll keep the memories. Thanks for bringing them up ..."Long books will be my bread and butter next year. Think well before each read :)
I read this book when I was maybe 13. It took me two weeks to plod through it but like many before me I was riveted. History is wonderful to read through fiction. This book was fascinating and wonderful!
Mikayla wrote: "I read this book when I was maybe 13. It took me two weeks to plod through it but like many before me I was riveted. History is wonderful to read through fiction. This book was fascinating and wond..."It still is. But I can't read it a second time. It is an exhausting experience.
I was engrossed throughout a 1000 page book , that says alotI love the characters and their development here as well as the gutsy move to make scarlett , a selfish conceited woman ( or rather girl) the main character .
Love this so so muchhh- and the ending ?!! i loved how original and unorthodox that was too
