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A review by emmyofthevalley
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I feel I cannot give this book 5 stars, because the characters were so awful, and the whitewashing of history is so blatant and gross. But I overall found the story compelling and I wanted to know what would happen, which kept me going through the 1000+ pages. The writing itself was very descriptive and evocative, and Scarlett is the kind of character that I liked to hate. 

I'm not sure I would really recommend this book to anyone, but I will say a good book to read in juxtaposition of this is Little Women, which has a similar feel, same time period, and takes place from a completely opposite perspective with greater emphasis on kindness, compassion, personal growth, and love, which no character in Gone with the Wind really exemplified, except maybe Melly.  
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