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Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, War
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, War
Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Religious bigotry
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War
Equally strong, however, is the strength of her racism. It is steeped into every page. If you are familiar with the film, know that the film’s language and message feels like a Disney adaptation in comparison with the book. Every character exhibits blatant racism and uses language that would shock us today. There is abundant use of the n-word. The narration — both from Scarlett’s perspective and as an omniscient commentary — is difficult to read at times. Perhaps the most difficult section is about two-thirds of the way through the book, where
It’s hard to say if I would recommend this book. While I don’t necessarily believe that just because something is “a classic” it retains merit, I also don’t believe that we need to cast off all problematic works. I walked away from this book with a better understanding of a lot of ideologies that abound in America today, and I’m not sorry I read it. But this is a book that must be engaged with very critically and carefully.
Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, War
Moderate: Death, Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Alcohol
Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Sexual violence, Dementia, Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Deportation
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism