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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tragic romance swaddled in a super super super super racist ethos
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There's a reason why this award-winning, highly acclaimed novel is an American classic. Combining family drama and a love story with in-depth historical fiction, Margaret Mitchell created a fascinating and engrossing novel. Read my full review and listen to a sample of the audio here:
https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2019/07/fiction-review-gone-with-wind.html
https://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2019/07/fiction-review-gone-with-wind.html
reflective
medium-paced
~4.7~
HUTCHINGS BOOKCLUB MARCH 2025
OOOOOOHH ASHLEYYYY
I applaud Rhett for that ending
HUTCHINGS BOOKCLUB MARCH 2025
OOOOOOHH ASHLEYYYY
I applaud Rhett for that ending
I Have Finally Read The Great American Classic Gone With With The Wind And I Liked It...?
Well I Enjoyed It But I Didn´t Love It
I Loved The Writing But Found It A Bit Problematic Due To The Racial Slurs Throughout The Novel And The Depictions Of Slavery
I Wouldn´t Re-Read This Book Again, To Be Honest
But It´s Nice To Know That I Have Finally Conquered The Great American Classic Being Read
Scarlett Was An Okay Character I Found Her To Be Problematic And Just Shallow As Hell And Just Plain Rude And Her Obsession With Ashley Wilkes Throughout The Novel Was Just Very Annoying
Imma Try And Watch The Movie But Idk Yet
Well I Enjoyed It But I Didn´t Love It
I Loved The Writing But Found It A Bit Problematic Due To The Racial Slurs Throughout The Novel And The Depictions Of Slavery
I Wouldn´t Re-Read This Book Again, To Be Honest
But It´s Nice To Know That I Have Finally Conquered The Great American Classic Being Read
Scarlett Was An Okay Character I Found Her To Be Problematic And Just Shallow As Hell And Just Plain Rude And Her Obsession With Ashley Wilkes Throughout The Novel Was Just Very Annoying
Imma Try And Watch The Movie But Idk Yet
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
HUTCHINGS BOOK CLUB MAR 2025
The first time I read this book was in high school and I remember being captivated.
Now 15 (!) years later I still love this book. However, there was so much more nuance and moral gray than I remember (or picked up on) the first time. This made the reread very intense— there are so many great things about this book, but I think it’s important to analyze as insight to white, wealthy southerners during the 1860s/1870s AND to white southerners in 1935 when Mitchell wrote and published the book.
It is inaccurate and incomplete to view this as a historical or legitimate perspective to the era. It is certainly romanticized and glosses over racism and some violence with painful flippancy.
The character development in this book is unmatched in any other single volume book I can think of ❤️
The first time I read this book was in high school and I remember being captivated.
Now 15 (!) years later I still love this book. However, there was so much more nuance and moral gray than I remember (or picked up on) the first time. This made the reread very intense— there are so many great things about this book, but I think it’s important to analyze as insight to white, wealthy southerners during the 1860s/1870s AND to white southerners in 1935 when Mitchell wrote and published the book.
It is inaccurate and incomplete to view this as a historical or legitimate perspective to the era. It is certainly romanticized and glosses over racism and some violence with painful flippancy.
The character development in this book is unmatched in any other single volume book I can think of ❤️
I've seen this movie a bazillion times, but the book was amazing. Scarlett O'Hara is one of the most infuriatingly selfish, single-minded, and unkind characters I've ever read about. But she is written so well, with incredible complexity. Her change of heart in the last few pages of the book was beautiful.
I especially loved Melanie's character, particularly during the scene where Scarlett finally realizes at the end how much she loves and appreciates her. She acknowledges Melanie's strength of character, even though her strength looks very different than Scarlett's strength. This was beautiful and profound to me, this message that strength of character can look different in different people. That means a lot to me right now, as I see so many strong female characters being portrayed in books and movies lately, which I am SO excited about, but that I don't necessarily always relate with very well because I, personally, am not a particularly outspoken or career-driven woman. I don't see myself as having that same gumption and fearlessness that so many female characters seem to have. I found myself relating much more to Melanie throughout the book, and it was amazing and eye opening to see her quiet, persistent strength acknowledged by a character with a much more obvious and modern strength like Scarlett's.
I especially loved Melanie's character, particularly during the scene where Scarlett finally realizes at the end how much she loves and appreciates her. She acknowledges Melanie's strength of character, even though her strength looks very different than Scarlett's strength. This was beautiful and profound to me, this message that strength of character can look different in different people. That means a lot to me right now, as I see so many strong female characters being portrayed in books and movies lately, which I am SO excited about, but that I don't necessarily always relate with very well because I, personally, am not a particularly outspoken or career-driven woman. I don't see myself as having that same gumption and fearlessness that so many female characters seem to have. I found myself relating much more to Melanie throughout the book, and it was amazing and eye opening to see her quiet, persistent strength acknowledged by a character with a much more obvious and modern strength like Scarlett's.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes