A review by circe813
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I think I was twelve or thirteen the first time I read this book. Reading it again as an adult was pretty eye-opening to all the things I had either forgotten or overlooked. Scarlett is a fantastic example of a well-written unlikeable character. The reader may hate the things she’s done, but she’s written in a way that makes us understand why she does them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War