Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

10 reviews

amymegan27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Colonisation, Sexism, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Death, Hate crime, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Slavery, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Racism, and Rape

magellen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Obviously whitewashing and romanticism of the south is horribly at play in this novel to an extent that even as someone who grew up in the south like good God. Reminds me of my childhood x10 and yet also of right now with our political climate. I'm surprised we haven't had a rework of this with Maga shit frankly bc Jesus are the characters so easily imaginable in modern roles of picking the *just* side that is inherently cruel/wrong. 

I can see why this book blew up in 1936 bc the prose and internalization of Scarlett keep you on the hook to see what else could possibly go wrong. She is THAT bitch the whole book, and it is hilarious on numerous occasions to watch the suffering play out. 

That said. Rhett. My poor boy. 

Anyway if you take this on, take on a nonsympathetic  historical account of the civil war too, and of slavery, to wash Mitchell's propaganda back out of your brain. Godspeed and be prepared for your skin to crawl with the racist bullshit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Death, Toxic relationship, Child death, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Slavery, and War

greenrequiem's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Slavery, Misogyny, War, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, and Racism

spencerdance's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Worth reading? Probably. American literature and all that. 

As racist as I expected it to be? More so. Standard white savior stuff mixed with just about every stereotype you could possibly imagine. 

Better than the weird nonsense in the thornbirds, my comparison for all trashy epics. No. I'd rather read that again 10000 times than read this ever again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Grief, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Child death, Animal death, Stalking, Sexual assault, Infertility, Gore, Dementia, Classism, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Racism, Ableism, Fatphobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Medical content, Incest, Cursing, War, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Death, Antisemitism, Rape, Sexism, and Pregnancy

tamaraepps's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Racism, War, Sexism, and Slavery

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Ableism

mirliz's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death, Grief, Hate crime, Miscarriage, and War

andsoitgoes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is the only book I've liked but wished was never written because the movie adaptation of it was so harmful to race relations and feminism in the US. I found the book to be both an excellent story of a flawed main character and an eye opening look at racism and sexism in the Antebellum South. Unfortunately I've met a lot of people who saw the movie and it creates a nostalgia trigger for them for a fictional South that needs to stay dead and gone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Miscarriage, Hate crime, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism

tmickey's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and War

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, and Hate crime

anna_99l's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I mean I new the book was racist I just didn't think it was THAT racist. It's difficult to think that this book also sanitises how slaves were treated. I'm sorry but boo hoo I don't care if you lost all your slaves. The fact that the book is written in a way that tries to makes you sympathise with racists, slave owners, and members of the KKK is ridiculous. I will admit that the plot was interesting though which is why it got a two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, War, and Slavery

gm_vak's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War