klynsky 's review for:

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

3.0

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I liked the psychological insights in this book and the "unlikeable" main characters, but I was deeply disturbed by some of the racist attitudes in the book. I understand that the book is set in the Civil War South, so some racism is to be expected in the characters. This would be realistic, and, let's face it, the characters have a lot of other characteristics that are not too admirable. So what bothers me is not the attitudes of the characters but the fact that the narrator agrees with the negative attitudes. A book that has racist characters is not necessarily racist, but unfortunately, this one is. The story and characters are strong, so the racism is an unfortunate blight on what could otherwise be a very enjoyable, thought-provoking book.