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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Honestly I am simply not into weird racist historical fiction and I hate the way this was written lol
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs
It’s set in the antebellum southern US. The language is reflective of that and not pleasant to read.
A fascinating read with a narrative that has a sweeping effect on you. I have revisited this book many times in bits and parts and have loved it each time.
challenging
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
After years of being nagged by my mum to read this hefty tome so that she watch the movie with me, I finally picked it up, and surprisingly, I couldn't put it down. I was utterly captivated by Scarlett. I can't remember the last time I admired a character so much. She was so interesting and masterfully crafted. She was so stubbornly and unfailingly herself that it was wonderful to witness time and time again through the plot. She was such a strong character and I adored her.
Not only was Scarlett amazing, but every character was fully fleshed out and made real for me. Melanie felt like a close friend, Ashley an abandoned teddy that you wanted to hug and never let go. And Rhett. He was a treasured character. The right amount of perfect for this spanning tale of love, loss and war.
I hadn't realised going in that it was going to have such a heavy focus on the war and the politics of the time, and really it was ridiculously interesting since I know nothing of the American Civil War. It was thrilling to read. After Scarlett and Melanie's retreat back to Tara, the book almost had a post-apocalyptic feel to it, because their entire lives had been irreversibly changed. I love seeing well-developed characters react and adapt to completely new lifestyles. It was such a fun ride to watch them all grow.
Not only was Scarlett amazing, but every character was fully fleshed out and made real for me. Melanie felt like a close friend, Ashley an abandoned teddy that you wanted to hug and never let go. And Rhett. He was a treasured character. The right amount of perfect for this spanning tale of love, loss and war.
I hadn't realised going in that it was going to have such a heavy focus on the war and the politics of the time, and really it was ridiculously interesting since I know nothing of the American Civil War. It was thrilling to read. After Scarlett and Melanie's retreat back to Tara, the book almost had a post-apocalyptic feel to it, because their entire lives had been irreversibly changed. I love seeing well-developed characters react and adapt to completely new lifestyles. It was such a fun ride to watch them all grow.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
In a few words: Unlikable, way too long, frustrating, maddening, superficial, inaccurate, racist.
It took me about 20 pages to realize what this novel was. Taken in context, I told myself GWTW could be worth reading for the love story, or for the characters, or for... something redeeming to come. It never came. As a reader of a romance novel, a bildungsroman, a 1,000 page epistle, I expect to be rewarded with something at some point. All I got was frustration and an immense desire to slap all the characters in the face. I think much could be done with the themes in the novel, the grey areas between slavery and freedom, the human relationships that existed in the south between blacks and whites, the tensions of coming to terms with losing the war... But all of this was treated with one-sided arguments, and superficial ones at that. 2 stars only because Mitchell kept me engrossed for most of the story, and the depth of the characters was impressive. But oh my goodness the characters are racist assholes. Even if they were likable (and they're not), I would feel dirty supporting their desires.
I read that Mitchell wrote the ending first, and went back and filled in the story. This was abundantly clear when I finally(!) reached the end of the novel. The end was exponentially better written than the rest of the novel, glaringly so. I think this speaks to the need for a better editor. Probably could have saved about 600 pages and countless hours its millions of readers will never get back.
ugh.
It took me about 20 pages to realize what this novel was. Taken in context, I told myself GWTW could be worth reading for the love story, or for the characters, or for... something redeeming to come. It never came. As a reader of a romance novel, a bildungsroman, a 1,000 page epistle, I expect to be rewarded with something at some point. All I got was frustration and an immense desire to slap all the characters in the face. I think much could be done with the themes in the novel, the grey areas between slavery and freedom, the human relationships that existed in the south between blacks and whites, the tensions of coming to terms with losing the war... But all of this was treated with one-sided arguments, and superficial ones at that. 2 stars only because Mitchell kept me engrossed for most of the story, and the depth of the characters was impressive. But oh my goodness the characters are racist assholes. Even if they were likable (and they're not), I would feel dirty supporting their desires.
I read that Mitchell wrote the ending first, and went back and filled in the story. This was abundantly clear when I finally(!) reached the end of the novel. The end was exponentially better written than the rest of the novel, glaringly so. I think this speaks to the need for a better editor. Probably could have saved about 600 pages and countless hours its millions of readers will never get back.
ugh.
¡Hola Lectores! ¿Cómo están?
Hoy les voy a reseñar el libro Lo que el viento se llevó de Margaret Mitchell, el cual es archi conocido a través de una de las más bellas películas de la historia del cine.
Esta es principalmente, la historia de Scarlett O´Hara, la hija de un rico hacendado de Georgia, caprichosa, egoísta, bella, mimada, coqueta y joven, sobre todo esto último, que verá afectada su vida a raíz del estallido de la Guerra de Secesión (1861-1865). A lo largo de este libro, Scarlett cometerá todos los errores que puede cometer una persona, los cuales a veces pueden ser exasperantes para el lector, pero a la vez se forjará la personalidad de una mujer que luchará con todas sus fuerzas para salir adelante tras la guerra y la pérdida casi total de su riqueza.
Realmente me cuesta muchísimo reseñarlo sin adelantar cosas centrales de la historia, si viste la película te recomiendo que leas el libro, porque hay muchas cosas que obviaron y que son centrales en el desarrollo de la relación entre los personajes principales, claro que me refiero a Scarlett y a Rhett. Si no viste la película y te gustan los libros de época y las historias de amor, lee este libro, no vas a arrepentirte. Y siempre, pero siempre recordá que es un libro escrito en 1936, los afroamericanos tuvieron derechos civiles recién en la década del 60, a cien años de la guerra, la cual no fue hecha para liberar a los esclavos, si no para imponer el modelo de producción industrialista del norte sobre el esclavista/extractivista del sur.
¿Es Lo que el viento se llevó uno de mis libros favoritos? por supuesto que sí, y Scarlett O´Hara y Rhett Buttler son mi pareja literaria preferida.
Mi puntaje: 5 Marinas
Hoy les voy a reseñar el libro Lo que el viento se llevó de Margaret Mitchell, el cual es archi conocido a través de una de las más bellas películas de la historia del cine.
Esta es principalmente, la historia de Scarlett O´Hara, la hija de un rico hacendado de Georgia, caprichosa, egoísta, bella, mimada, coqueta y joven, sobre todo esto último, que verá afectada su vida a raíz del estallido de la Guerra de Secesión (1861-1865). A lo largo de este libro, Scarlett cometerá todos los errores que puede cometer una persona, los cuales a veces pueden ser exasperantes para el lector, pero a la vez se forjará la personalidad de una mujer que luchará con todas sus fuerzas para salir adelante tras la guerra y la pérdida casi total de su riqueza.
Realmente me cuesta muchísimo reseñarlo sin adelantar cosas centrales de la historia, si viste la película te recomiendo que leas el libro, porque hay muchas cosas que obviaron y que son centrales en el desarrollo de la relación entre los personajes principales, claro que me refiero a Scarlett y a Rhett. Si no viste la película y te gustan los libros de época y las historias de amor, lee este libro, no vas a arrepentirte. Y siempre, pero siempre recordá que es un libro escrito en 1936, los afroamericanos tuvieron derechos civiles recién en la década del 60, a cien años de la guerra, la cual no fue hecha para liberar a los esclavos, si no para imponer el modelo de producción industrialista del norte sobre el esclavista/extractivista del sur.
¿Es Lo que el viento se llevó uno de mis libros favoritos? por supuesto que sí, y Scarlett O´Hara y Rhett Buttler son mi pareja literaria preferida.
Mi puntaje: 5 Marinas
Well, my long journey with this tome is finally finished. I was hovering between four and five stars. In the end, I really really liked it and I am glad I read it but I do not think it was one of the best books I've ever read. Frequently in the beginning, Mitchell spends a lot of time doing exposition that I found boring because there wasn't much payoff to it. Once Scarlett and co. got to Atlanta and the story picked up, it was hard to put down. Things really kickoff once Atlanta is burned and from there I had to find out how it ended. A very tragic ending that verged on melodrama because bad things just kept happening, but it worked. I still don't like Scarlett, but it was fun to take this journey with her.
This book is compelling, and it was always a struggle to put it down. Incredibly written. The characters are rich and infuriating but loveable. One of my favorites that I have read recently.