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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Devastating. Read this in college and have never recovered.
I never enjoyed loving to hate a character so much.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
La historia de Scarlett me encantó, su desarrollo de personaje. Es una protagonista que al mismo tiempo es la antagonista y el final para ella fue ¡F A B U L O S O!
Me gustan los personajes y la congruencia que mantienen, así como las descripciones tan detalladas que hace. Es algo a destacar y aplaudir.
Peeeero es un libro que no podría ser más racista, es entendible porque fue escrita menos de 100 años después de que terminó la guerra, por una mujer blanca del sur, pero eso no quita que hubo partes en las que el libro gritaba ¡racismo!
Creo que es un libro que debe verse con cuidado y no a todos les gustará, con justa razón.
Finalmente, es un libro con muchas descripciones y reflexiones, por lo que puede ser pesado para algunos.
Me gustan los personajes y la congruencia que mantienen, así como las descripciones tan detalladas que hace. Es algo a destacar y aplaudir.
Peeeero es un libro que no podría ser más racista, es entendible porque fue escrita menos de 100 años después de que terminó la guerra, por una mujer blanca del sur, pero eso no quita que hubo partes en las que el libro gritaba ¡racismo!
Creo que es un libro que debe verse con cuidado y no a todos les gustará, con justa razón.
Finalmente, es un libro con muchas descripciones y reflexiones, por lo que puede ser pesado para algunos.
I read this book in middle school (which in hindsight was probably too early to appreciate it) and did not enjoy it. There's something about reading a character who is so despicable you literally never agree with a single behavior...I'm not a fan. Scarlet is impossible to enjoy and the other characters never grabbed me enough to get over the fact that they were southerners during the Civil War. I understand the importance of this novel and it's cultural significance but it's not one I would re-read. I'm as much a lover of the twisted sexy bad guy, but even Rhett got under my collar in a way I did't appreciate.
I know this seems like a total tear down of a classic beloved novel, but it just didn't float my boat :/
I know this seems like a total tear down of a classic beloved novel, but it just didn't float my boat :/
Definitely way too long but it's my favorite movie so I had to read it all! I would never have been able to relate to the Southern side of the Civil War without this book and I found the KKK's roots to be especially interesting since I would never have read up on that myself. It helped me see another's POV and a culture that I never knew.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For as long as I can remember, the movie has been my absolute number one favorite. I had never read the book.
I devoured this book in a total of about ten hours, in several sittings, and with some distractions (boo). I want to read it again already.
It was an unexpected surprise to see that the movie adaptation was so well done. I was fine with what was left out of the movie.
Scarlett O'Hara is one of the most misunderstood heroines of all time in my opinion, evidenced by the way in which so many refuse to acknowledge that she IS a heroine. She is selfish. Manipulative. Jealous. A sinner. The opposite of a lady. Etc, etc. What moves me about her is WHY she is all these things, and that is something many people do not look for or maybe just don't care about. Scarlett is a survivor. Strong. Brave. Self-reliant. She is able to comparmentalize everything she was raised to be in its own corner of her mind and overcome everything the Civil War tore from her BECAUSE she was able to comparmentalize it. Her refusal to dwell on the past is inspiring.
Scarlett's ignorance related to the grand love she believed she had for Ashley and the fact that she is so completely in love with Rhett from the moment she laid eyes on him makes me want to reach in to the pages and literally shake the knowledge into her. Where I part ways with those who love this story as much as I do is in that I have read the sequel, Scarlett, many times-and I've LOVED it. People say Gone With the Wind is not a love story. It is. It is a story about the love of land, friends, family, and yes-romantic love. The sequel continues the saga with more emphasis on the romance, but does it all spectacularly as far as I am concerned. To the naysayers, I say "Frankly, my dear-I don't give a damn."
I devoured this book in a total of about ten hours, in several sittings, and with some distractions (boo). I want to read it again already.
It was an unexpected surprise to see that the movie adaptation was so well done. I was fine with what was left out of the movie.
Scarlett O'Hara is one of the most misunderstood heroines of all time in my opinion, evidenced by the way in which so many refuse to acknowledge that she IS a heroine. She is selfish. Manipulative. Jealous. A sinner. The opposite of a lady. Etc, etc. What moves me about her is WHY she is all these things, and that is something many people do not look for or maybe just don't care about. Scarlett is a survivor. Strong. Brave. Self-reliant. She is able to comparmentalize everything she was raised to be in its own corner of her mind and overcome everything the Civil War tore from her BECAUSE she was able to comparmentalize it. Her refusal to dwell on the past is inspiring.
Scarlett's ignorance related to the grand love she believed she had for Ashley and the fact that she is so completely in love with Rhett from the moment she laid eyes on him makes me want to reach in to the pages and literally shake the knowledge into her. Where I part ways with those who love this story as much as I do is in that I have read the sequel, Scarlett, many times-and I've LOVED it. People say Gone With the Wind is not a love story. It is. It is a story about the love of land, friends, family, and yes-romantic love. The sequel continues the saga with more emphasis on the romance, but does it all spectacularly as far as I am concerned. To the naysayers, I say "Frankly, my dear-I don't give a damn."
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a fascinating and well-written book. The painfully realistic racism, the interesting characters of Scarlett (superficial but enormously motivated and strong to achieve her goals, obsession with Ashley), Rett (tough exterior, soft on the inside with his intense love for Scarlett) and Melanie (extremely honest and loyal to Scarlett)
The author lets loved ones die without hesitation and lets the characters do what they want and not what you hope they do.
The author lets loved ones die without hesitation and lets the characters do what they want and not what you hope they do.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, War