![]() ![]() Mitchell has managed to capture the entire soul of both the South and the Civil War between the covers. I know this book is a classic, and I know a lot of people love it.but frankly? My dear, I don't give a damn. I'm glad I read the book instead of seeing the movie, because I don't think I could handle watching her be a horrible person to Melly, the true hero of this story, nor could I watch pretty much any of the events that transpired in the last 100 pages of the book. But she never did! She'll think about that tomorrow. I thought I would be rooting for her, I thought I would want someone to love her back, but she was so misguided about her judgement about everyone - EVERYONE - that I just wanted her to find herself. Strong-willed and reasonably clever, sure. even when themselves were horrible.īut Scarlett O'Hara is the most selfish human being I have ever read about in my entire life. ![]() The voice was consistent throughout, and the characters were always true to themselves. But the other star is because, despite it being about a thousand pages too long (a literal thousand, I'm not being hyperbolic here), it was a reasonably well-written book, for its time. It is a book that I finished and therefore it gets a star. Here's the reason for my rating: One star is because you have to start with one star. ![]() It took me three months, at least as many breaks, including a slight delay when I left it in Vermont, and a lot of frustration, but I finished it!! ![]()
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