Gone with the Wind

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Summary: heart-breaking story
Review: i just finished Gone With the Wind, and i love it. although it is heart-breaking, it's romantic and full of emotions. i like how the characters were develped; they all have their own traits. anyone who likes romance or has a lot of patience, i suggest you to read this book. (remember, you might cry like a baby when you finsih the book cuz it's........read it, and you'll know what i mean.)

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Summary: Captivating
Review: This book moved me because it was full of spontaneous adventure and valuable lessons. Margrett Mitchell not only wrote on romance and love, but also on the very real issues of a woman's place, jealousy, loyalty, and respect. Scarlett is the ideal stong and independent woman. She did not need men for their money and protection; she needed them for more suitable reasons like love and comfort. The entire novel was a lovely and inspiring story with twists of all kinds. I would highly recommend it to anyone in need of a wonderful read.

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Summary: Gone With the Wind is a must read for all
Review: Having lost count of how many times I have read Gone With the Wind, I continue to come back to it as, by far, my favorite book. Margaret Mitchell creates characters so vividly they seem real and sets them in a period of American history, the Civil War, that many of us are familiar with but from a perspective few can relate to, namely that of the Southern plantation family. It's very easy to create a vivid image of the characters, the context, the time in history, and how these factors mesh together to create situations that Scarlett O'hara can stuggle through and flourish in. Mitchell's creation of such characters as Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler allow you to question what exactly right and wrong really mean. These characters are selfish and crude, and reak of something, but throughout the book they continuously do extraordinary things for others. If you are in anyway a fan of historical novels, this is a must read.

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Summary: Very Entertaining
Review: I thought the book was very good. I could not put it down. I absolutly hated the ending though. I wish I wouldn't of read the last.....150 pages. Oh well. I thought it was great anyway!!!

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Summary: spellbinding
Review: I first read Gone With the Wind when I was fifteen . I read it again at twenty and have read it several times since. I am now forty years old and have read thousands of books and this book was and still is my all time favourite. there has never been a book so captivating , so romantic, so rebellious, so true to the south. Scarlett and Rhetts relationship is so full of fireworks it leaves the reader eagerly turning the page to see whats going to happen next. When I started a collection of all time classic books it was the first one I put on the bookshelf. I hope every young reader gets the chance to this fabulous novel.

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Summary: Absolute greatest piece of literature I have ever touched!
Review: I am 16 years old and finished Gone With The Wind a few months ago. This is the most amazing story I have ever had the pleasure to lay my eyes upon. I have had an obsession with Gone With The Wind for quite some time and I read anything and everything I can about this novel and the film, my all time favorite movie. This is an amazingly captivating novel. Margaret Mitchell is perhaps the greatest author in American history. She is a literary goddess and her timeless characters have left a huge impression upon me. People say that the greatest tragedy in literary history is Romeo and Juliet...I think not! When I finished reading Gone With The Wind I realized that those people were wrong...when Rhett leaves Scarlett after all of her pleading and apologizing...it is undescribable in human terminology. Mitchell's amazing recount of the Civil War, the Old South, and the lives that were touched by both is unparalleled in the history of recorded language...I have become ! extremely interested in the history of the Old South and the greatest American crisis-the Civil War. This novel is by far a literary phenomenon...it will never be equalled or surpassed! I feel priveleged to have been able to read this book and I thank Ms. Mitchell for writing this paramount spectacle.

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Summary: BEST BEST ROMANCE EVER, I adore this novel.
Review: " Un-put-a-downable." When I started reading this book, I completely lost track of time. I became so hooked on the romance between Scarlett and Rhett, I just thought about it for days and days. I convinced my friends to read it, and they were addicted to it also. The film Gone with the Wind is superb, I imagine Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable perfectly as the two! The descriptions and wit in the novel is unsurpassed, by the end of the novel I felt like I knew Scarlett " down the her bones". Very few books made me laugh aloud, gasp, sigh, and cry--this is one of them. Every time I pass the book on my shelf. I want to read it again. Once you get started..it's hell to stop. The sequel is pretty good, I just needed more of Rhett and Scarlett to keep thinking of. I wish terribly that Margaret Mitchell had written more for us to eternally cherish. Bless that woman!

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Summary: THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ
Review: When Margret Mitchell wrote Gone With The Wind she probably never realized what an amazing story she began. The book combines romance with adventure. Scarlett O'Hara will always be remembered as one of the greatest characters of all time for her Irish ways and charming beauty.

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Summary: "GWTW" is truly one of the "Great American Novels."
Review: I first read this book at the age of ten and have re-read it at least 15 times over the last decade. With each reading, I admire Mitchell's characters more and more. Mitchell's pen has an unerring eye for the telling detail. Aside from Rhett and Scarlett's stormy love, I think one of the most complex and fascinating relationships in the book is that of Scarlett and Melanie. Although Scarlett thinks she hates Melanie, she really depends on her as a substitute mother, and whether she realizes it or not, her actions towards Melanie are truly generous and good. Melanie, for her part, seems to worship Scarlett almost to the point of idolatry, and from the Twelve Oaks Barbecue scene until her death at the end of the book, never ceases protecting Scarlett from her detractors - just like Ellen O'Hara. Melanie is the only person who can ease Scarlett's anxiety about her fog nightmares other than Rhett. One of the most tragic things about the story is that when Scarlett fina! lly realizes just how much she loves and needs Melanie and Rhett, they are both lost to her on the same day. I've always wished that Mitchell had written a second volume (the Ripley book is wretched!), although I myself don't really see how Scarlett could get Rhett back, and there are no other people in her life who could take Melanie's place. Mitchell's story is both inspirational - Scarlett offers many lessons on how to cope with adversity, sorrow, and loss - and a magnificent exploration of the complexities of the human heart and mind. Each time I read this book I almost forget where I am and what else I should be doing. Margaret Mitchell was a great storyteller. I wish this book was longer.

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Summary: Never be another
Review: I read this book three years ago, but I couldn't help but write this review now. This book goes far beyond what humanly words can possibly say. This book sparked so many emotions in me, I thought I would die. Even at a few hundred pages left to experience, I was aching because it was coming to a close so fast. I can't count the number of times I cried, and how long I cried at the end. I didn't want to let go of the enchanting story, but I could never, ever read it again. This book truly touched me, and I'm saddened by the loss of this magnificent author. There'll never be another. God Bless You Miss Mitchell.