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Summary: A Powerful Read
Review: The first time I read GWTW was in the 8th grade. At that time, I didn't comprehend a lot of what went on with the characters. A couple of months ago I read it a second time--14 years after the first time. What an amazing difference it was! I truly related to Scarlett and Rhett. They are the all-time couple. The only part I hated was Bonnie's death. I think that affected me more now that I have a child of my own and I could feel the grief that Rhett was feeling. I will most likely read it again. It made me laugh out loud, think and want to cry. A very emotional read!
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Summary: The Best for Young and Old
Review: I'm fourteen years old, and I read both Gone With the Wind and its sequel, Scarlett. This book is truly amazing. It's a story about Scarlett O'Hara, the belle of Clayton County, who falls in love with a man already engaged. She marries another man for spite, and, when he dies, she marries yet another in order to financially support her family farm. All this while, Scarlett is still deeply in love with the man she can not have. Finally, as her friend Rhett, a blockade runner, realizes she is his dream, Scarlett finally finds where her love really should go...too late.
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Summary: Gripping, Romantic- this book has it all!!!!
Review: I am but 11 years old but I have read this book, and BELIEVE ME, it is definitely worth it. This book made me sob hysterically, laugh like a maniac, and understand what it was like to live during the Civil War. It actually made me wish I could have been alive during that time. My favorite character was definitely Melly. I won't spoil it for you but you have to read it.
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Summary: WOW!!!!!
Review: Wow, when i read this book i couldn't put it down! I actually saw the movie first,so when i read the book, I had an Idea what the charicters looked like. But i did not know that the movie was only half the story! I loved the movie just as much as the book, though others didnt. I have not read the sequal and im not planning to, from what i heard about it. My favorite charictor is Rhett. I dont know why. I think it is because whenever he popped up in the book, he always made me smile. I think that it was rhett and Melanie that made scarlett strong. They were standing behind her and pushing her along the way. Without them, Scarlett would not have been nearly as strong as she was. Gone with the Wind has some kind of charm that i cannot explain. From the first page it grabs you that no other book could posobly do. In this frenzy that we call our world, i know tht there was land of grace, beauty and, true love. Please read it!!
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Summary: My Favorite Book Ever!! Read it!
Review: What can I say? I LOVED this book. The characters were great, and the story was incredible! I love a book that can make you feel lots of emotions. I actually cried(a lot)! I don't do that a lot when I'm reading a book. It also made me feel happy, angry, blah blah, etc. The only possible downside is that the way slavery is depicted makes it seem better than it really was. But read it anyway, it's great!!! Oh, BTW, read the book first! It was so much better than the movie!
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Summary: I became one with the character, Scarlett!
Review: Read this book. And then read the sequel by Alexandra Ripley. Gone with the Wind is THE BEST! Beautiful, witty, definitly involved. What I love about these two books is that I became the character. I had read about her so much that I knew her inside and out, and I like books that do that for me. Margaret Mitchell is truly amazing and Alexandra Ripley did an outstanding recreating Scarletts life.
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Summary: a wonderful saga
Review: I can truly understand why this book is so beloved to American culture. It has every single element of a great story written beautifully. The length may be daunting but I was surprised at what a "short" book it was to read. I absolutely loved Scarlett, though I wasn't so enthusiastic about melanie. If you haven't read it, you are MISSING OUT on something fabulous!
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Summary: Sucked beyond compair!
Review: IT WAS TERRIBLE! I hated Gone with the wind, at no time did it get my attention at all! I had all I could do to finish the book!
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Summary: Flawed, but unforgettable
Review: GWTW has many flaws -- the political views of the book can be most kindly described as "naive," and its racism is apparent on virtually every page. The second half of the book feels rushed; once Mitchell has actually united Scarlett and Rhett, she no longer seems to write them with the same imagination and humor. All that said, this is the quintessential blockbuster -- not a deep book by any means, but entertaining in ways most novels or movies could never dream of being. Mitchell has a gift of creating fantastical situations for her characters -- and making them seem not only believable but unevitable. The characterization is stronger than is generally realized; Scarlett, Rhett, and Ashley all have layers of complexity that far more "literary" novels often fail to create. It's part of pop culture, and American culture, and for all its flaws and frustrations, an endlessly enjoyable and memorable read.
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Summary: Entertaining.
Review: GONE WITH THE WIND is an excellent novel for a first time novelist, despite its many flaws. Scarlett O'Hara is one of the most memorable characters in literary history and Miss Mitchell's description of the Civil War years in Georgia is well-paced and exciting. Unfortunately, the second half of the book does not live up to the promise of the first. The pace is not as swift and Miss Mitchell's description of Reconstruction is a tad one-sided (though understandably so). The novel's main weaknesses seem to be Scarlett's long-running infatuation for Ashley Wilkes. Given their characters and Scarlett's acquaintance of Rhett Butler, this infatuation borders on the realms of disbelief. Another weakness of the book is the lack of thorough editing. In Part One, Miss Mitchell nearly devoted an entire chapter on the Tarleton family, who happened to be secondary characters. Other than that, Miss Mitchell did an excellent job. It seemed a shame that she did not continue her writing career.
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