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Summary: The Most Amazing Story Ever
Review: I have watched the movie a zillion times. So since I liked the movie so much I thought I would read the book too. I was amazed how much better the book was than the movie. It goes into great detail and you get the entire story. And since I live in Georgia I'm learning about my culture. And I also found out that not all folks who owned slaves were cruel to them. Actually some of their owners were good to them. And also I fell in love with all the characters. I hate Scarlett but yet I love her too. She is like me in a lot of ways. We are both selfish and spoiled. And we both let our conscious get the best of us. I recommend this book to everyone. It is amazing. I never read a book before until now. I can never put it down. I have now read 4 times and gets better each time. It's nothing like the movie. It's far better!
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Summary: Gone With the Wind - An American Masterpiece
Review: Gone With The Wind, this was the first book I read as a teen-
ager, where I would get out of bed and read in my closet.
Margaret Mitchell understood her characters so well,they
became familiar to you, in the way your neighborhood was when you were a child.
I didn't know it then, but Scarlet was a feminist.She also
was like many intelligent women, who insisted on loving a man they can't have,who is so unlike them.
Poor Scarlet, we see her change and question her Mother's teachings.The burning of Atlanta and her Mother's sudden death changed her character forever.
Rhett Butler goes away but is always there for her when she is in real danger during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Running paralell is the calm love story of Melanie and
Ashley Wilkes.Melanie in a different way has the strength of
Scarlet and represents the good side of Southern women.
Ashley is left bewildered by the war, and cannot adjust to
life.
In between are woven many Southern characters you come to
love.Mammy and her strength controls Scarlet, Aunt Pitty and her silliness. Old mountainer, Archie that drives Scarlet
and lives in Melanies cellar.Everyone, knows a Prissy,who
makes more work for them.A large extented family of Southern
neighbors, too numerous for the movie.
The Book follows the war and Reconstruction and how these
individuals dealt with the unfairness of Military Rule.
It must be viewed as a novel, not a true story, or you
might become inflamed at some of the descriptions.
This book would never make it past the publisher's today,
with its insulting words used to descripe African Americans.
Remember the title is " Gone With The Wind",for more
than one reason in our day and age.
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Summary: Simply a masterpiece...
Review: What can I say about GWTW that hasn't already been said? The story is so captivating, and you can envision every scene because Margaret Mitchell describes every detail with such beautiful language. You really feel drawn back in time to the Old South and the Civil War. However, the characters are what really make the story so compelling, and the way they interact with each other is quite interesting because they are all so different. Scarlett O'Hara is probably one of the best literary characters ever created. She is very spoiled and self-centered, but I can't help but admire her strength and courage. There's also Rhett Butler, the handsome yet terribly scandalous man who loves Scarlett. Their relationship is definitely one of the greatest love stories ever written. You just have to read it! Don't be intimidated by the fact that it is over 1000 pages, the language is wonderful but not that complicated. If you haven't read this book, you're really missing out on a fantastic reading experience. Read it, and you will see why nearly seventy years after its initial publication, Gone With the Wind has not been forgotten.
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Summary: I DARE YOU to find someone who doesn't like this book!
Review: THIS IS MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE NOVEL!! I don't care if I sound obsessed; I AM! Sure, I could offer the same criticism that others give (Mitchell was racist, Scarlett was a brat, the ending stunk), but regardless. I'm looking at the bigger picture here. WHAT A SAGA.Scarlett--though I admit, she was a witch sometimes---is truly admirable. She personifies the concepts of tenacity and perseverence, refusing to give up. I look up to her for being fierce, strong, opinionated, and a feminist. She was brave and ardent, and I love her. I forgive Mitchell for being racist in her writings, because she was most accurately portraying that time period. Honestly, I forgive any fault of the book, it was just so good! The conclusion...eh. I would have ended it at the end of the second-to-last chapter. But I'm not the author, I have no room to talk. She did a brilliant job illustrating the lives of members of the Confederacy, so lets give her proper credit and not denounce her. What else is there to say? These online reviews couldn't encompass it all, BY FAR. The novel was just delicious. I ate it all in less than two months' time (and it's a hearty meal, believe me). It surpasses the movie in my opinion, but both are exquisite masterpieces. READ IT READ IT READ IT READ IT!
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Summary: The Best Fiction on the Civil War South of all Time!
Review: Who hasn't read Gone With the Wind or seen the movie? All young adults studying the South and the Civil War period should be required to read Gone With the Wind and to see the movie as well. An enduring classic for all time, Gone With the Wind has been read three times by my young adult granddaughter, and I also have given it several readings! Great character development, setting, and realistic experiences that seal the characters and the time period forever in one's mind. And don't miss Scarlett, a follow-up by another author. Gone with the Wind -- a forever memorable reading experience!
Evelyn Horan - teaher/counselor/author
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Summary: Suprise, surprise...
Review: This was another book to be read and studied in English class. Every one of my peers thought that this book was going to be like most of the other books that we had had to read that year, but I wasn't so sure, as I was just beginning to learn to love the classics and literature books in the library. So, being curious, I read the 1024 page book in under a week, and I found it a marvelous book. It touches wonderfully on the hardships and problems of the civil war years in the South, and the feelings of the proud Southerners toward the Yankees and slaves after the war had ended and they found themselves stripped of their old ways of the plantation living (this book mainly touches on the lifestyles of the richer plantation owners, rather than the majority of Southerners, or the poor ones who owned just a little farm, and often no slaves). It centers around the story of Scarlett O'Hara, daughter of a great lady and a rich Irish plantation owner. It is a funny and charming story of Scarlett's love problems: she can have any man that she wants in the South, yet she wants an engaged man! The book goes through her funny predicaments and actions as she struggles to stay alive in the present, with her dreams of the past behind her...It also goes on about a notorious man named Rhett Butler, who associates himself with Scarlett, and yet who is not accepted in any home in Atlanta, Georgia, nor the South for that matter. This book is recommended to anyone who likes romance stories or books with heroines in them. In fact, I recommend this to anyone who can stand reading long, wonderful books.
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Summary: Gone with the Wind
Review: I cannot describe how great this book was. It was the best book I ever read and I know I will read it more than once. Gone with the Wind had such a charm to it that is bound to sweep you off your feet. If want a book that gets you hooked in the first line of "Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldon realized it when caught by her charms, as the Tarleton twins were" to the last lines of this heart-wrenching book, then this book is a sure way to be enveloped. It tells of the southern life during the Civil War. Even if you aren't interested in history, like I am not, you can still be sure you will love it. I recommend this book to anyone who has patience and who loves Love-stories.
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Summary: Bre's book review
Review: Gone With the Wind was written by Margaret Mitchell and was published in 1936. This book is mainly about the difficult times for Scarlett O'Hara. The book was focused around the era of the Civil War. Gone With the Wind is a romance story about Scarlett O'Hara,her love of her homeland, Tara, and her search for love. She was jealous of Melanie Wilkes who married her cousin, Ashley, whom Scarlett desired. In the rage of Ashley marrying Melanie, Scarlett marries the first man who asks her, Melanie's brother Charles. Within 2 months Charles dies in the Civil War leaving her with a baby. She desperately tries to win over Ashley by moving in with Melanie and Melanie's aunt after Charles died. When Scarlett becomes bored with her living conditions, she goes to a fundraiser and meets Rhett Butler, a wealthy man from Georgia and he falls in love with her. But Rhett is very annoyed with the fact that Scarlett is in love with Ashley. Then tragedies start when the Civil War comes close to Georgia and Atlanta. Melanie gets pregnant and Ashley goes to war because Atlanta is attacked. Scarlett would have to escape back home to Tara before the Yankees come. Scarlett, along with her son Wade, her servant Prissy, Melanie, and Melanie's son Beau travel to the plantation Tara, where Scarlett was born, and Scarlett finds no food, no animals, only 2 remaining servants, a dead mother, an insane father, and 2 sick sisters. In desperation to survive, Scarlett marries Rhet Butler, and has a baby girl named Ella. She realizes too late that Rhett is her true love, but Rhett is tired of being second to Ashley, and leaves Scarlett. She decides she wants to get Rhett back, and then says "I won't think about that today, I'll think about that tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day." I enjoyed the book a lot, and would recommend it to anyone who has a lot of time, and likes to read love stories. It was long, but the author, Margaret Mitchell told the story of the civil war very detailed and colorful, and had a way with her words to make ever page enjoyable, and memorable.
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Summary: It didnt amaze me.
Review: Gone With The Wind. Those immortal words are etched into the brains of generations. With those words come the acclaim and popularity it earned. To me, it was nothing more than a book. The swriting style of Margaret Mitchell is wonderful and I think that she brings authenticity to her work. That and only that is why i gave it four stars. Many of my female peers fell in love with the book. Maybe it was meant to be a feminine novel, not written for the eyes of a young man such as myself. It took me longer than most books to read and when I had finished it it left me with no sense of awe or despair at not having a decent sequel(which I am told is terrible). No, it left my with only one thought "I wonder if I wasted my time." The story follows the majority of the life of Scarlett O' Hara, a ruthless southern belle, whose dellusions of love lead her to keep her foothold in the world. During her travels (or should I say misadventures?), she comes across a man named Rhett Butler. Rhett is a smart, dark, and deceptive character who flaunts his wealth and charm. He would have to be my favourite character because, as is so uncommon tday in literature, his character was believable and dark. His openness with his shortcomings and his lifestyle give him a sense of nonchalance that is a credit to Mitchell's style. However this is where my enjoyment stopped. The story seemed to drag unnecessarily and I did not speed through it as I thought I would when i heard how "wonderful" it was. The storyline was relatively simple and easy to understand, but it just does not gain my utmost appreciation as a classic in literature.
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Summary: Kate's review: read this please!!!
Review: Gone with the wind was the best book I have ever read. It is utterly captivating. Scarlett, the main character in the book, is someone that everyone should strive to be unlike, but secretly, throughout the whole book, you are rooting for her. Even at the stupidest things, you cry when Scarlett feels distraught. It will come deep into your soul and play with you emotions until all you can do is focus all your energy into reading this book. From the beginning to the end, you won't be able to put it down. It is a great (and sometimes quite graphic) display of what the civil war does to people and their beings. You will not regret reading this book, in any way shape or form. It is the most tantalizing book you will ever read. It is a great love story of desperate unrequited love and of hidden emotions that never show themselves until; it is unfortunately, too late. Everyone should have the experience of reading a book that is so magical that you really will never forget the way you felt through each amazing chapter. It is a must read for people over the age of ten. It will make you blood curdle and go cold at almost the same instant. Don't pass up the opportunity to read this book about the infamous love triangle of Scarlett O'Hara, Rhett Buttler, and Ashley Wilks. Never again will you find a book so worthwhile.
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