A review by whoz_ophelia
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Margaret Mitchell loses points for racism, misogyny, classism, and outright bigotry. Rather than ignore all those things in lieu of what makes the book good, though -- the strong, consistent characters, the pacing, and Mitchell's ability to immerse the reader into the world of said characters through language, I chose to treat Gone with the Wind as a sort of case study of the Confederate mindset during and after the war. 

This book was a rollercoaster of emotions; anger and frustration not infrequent. The nuances in race, gender, and class relations 
 had me constantly questioning what I'd previously known to be true of that time and place.
 I don't feel comfortable recommending this book to anyone because of the subject matter, but it was a wild read.
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