Margaret Mitchell - Gone With the Wind

pros: Beautifully written, thought-provoking, well developed characters, interesting, historical.

cons: Mitchell makes obvious shifts from the world the characters live in and her own mind.

Margaret Mitchell's Personal Opinion Shines through too obviously

Gone With the Wind was an amazingly written book. It was a wonderful story, with comple... See Full Review

pros: Complex interpersonal relations with strong female main characters.

cons: Very naive presentation of racism, slavery and the heroics of the Klu Klux Klan.

if you're a racist woman, you will love this book

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pros: So much more depth to the story and characters than the movie

cons: Far more racist than the movie

Gone with the Wind - My Favorite Movie is Now a Novel!

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pros: Engaging,Captivating,Emotionally grilling and supremely beautiful romance.

cons: Difficult to be read at one go;bulky.

I will think about it tomorrow....

I bought this book as I thought it to be a wonderful romance but tyhe moment I started flipping thro... See Full Review

pros: Easy read with great historical knowledge

cons: NONE

Amazing love story

This is hands down the best romantic novel I have ever read. While at first glance, the 1000+ paged... See Full Review

pros: A great description of the civil war period.

cons: Nothing!

This book is really a classic!

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pros: Character developement amazing, plot intriguing, life, imagery, everything was amazing.

cons: It was rather long, and there are long paragraphs about the Reconstruction.

A Thorough and Honest Review

WOW. Just, WOW. Gone with the Wind is perhaps the greatest romance novel ever written. Margaret's Mi... See Full Review

pros: Scarlett, Rhett and the ending... "Frankly MY DEAR, I don't give a damn!"

cons: Didn't last longer

She was "For Real"

Scarlett OHara, the colorful character created by Margaret Mitchell in her renowned novel, Gone Wit... See Full Review

pros: Rhett Butler - what a character.

cons: Length and possibility of offensive material.

Long With the Wind

It is a long book that takes a long commitment - make no mistake. But once you get through it you ca... See Full Review

pros: women's rights, romance

cons: war, long descriptive passages

Why didn't I read this sooner?

Wow, what a powerful book! I think that this book was/is sooo popular because so many people could p... See Full Review