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Gone with the Wind

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Author：Margaret Mitchell
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The pampered daughter of a wealthy Georgian plantation owner of Irish descent， sixteen-year-old Scarlett O'Hara soon realizes that young men can't resist her charms， despite her forthright manners and her refusal to embrace her mother's ladylike ways。 Her romantic intrigues lead her to an early marriage， but when the war between the Union and the Southern States breaks out and she is left a young widow， Scarlett's life is turned upside down， and she finds herself embroiled， together with the world surrounding her， in a long struggle for survival。

Both a coming-of-age tale and a historical epic， Gone with the Wind is regarded as one of the great American novels， and is perhaps one of the most popular stories in the Western canon。 Famously inspiring the iconic 1939 Oscar-winning film starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable， it is Margaret Mitchell's only published novel， and a living testament to the irrepressible resilience of the American spirit。

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Christopher Hicks ， 2021-09-28 00:00

I just finished reading Gone With The Wind for the 6th time in my life。 I first read it at age 13， I had watched the movie each year （when it came on tv， late 70’s early 80’s） it was also the first movie I ever bought on VHS tape。 I’ve collected Gone With The Wind memorabilia since I was a teen in the 80’s and visited all the museums in Georgia dedicated to it。 As well as the Margaret Mitchell house in Atlanta （where she wrote it） to say that through my life i’ve been obsessed with Scarlett is a I just finished reading Gone With The Wind for the 6th time in my life。 I first read it at age 13， I had watched the movie each year （when it came on tv， late 70’s early 80’s） it was also the first movie I ever bought on VHS tape。 I’ve collected Gone With The Wind memorabilia since I was a teen in the 80’s and visited all the museums in Georgia dedicated to it。 As well as the Margaret Mitchell house in Atlanta （where she wrote it） to say that through my life i’ve been obsessed with Scarlett is an understatement！ My maternal Irish ancestors （the O’Demsey’s later shortened to just Dempsey） have been traced back to Georgia and were plantation owners who lost it all in the war。 My Grandma was the one who first introduced me to this story。 From age 13 to age 22 I read it 5 times。 Now at 52 （30 years later） I must admit I was shocked by this book。 The old saying is true。 With age comes wisdom。 While I still loved this book and will always think it a classic I was really disturbed while reading it this time。 The blatant racism， the fact that Ashley was so pathetic and Scarlett really quite Evil at times。 Living now in 2021 as opposed to 1983 my entire thought process has changed。 I’m not one who favors censorship in books but I wish this could be “rewritten” to remove certain words， descriptions and phrases。 I can’t imagine a 13 year old （today） reading this and loving it。 Nor can I imagine African Americans or Native Americans enjoying it either。 I realize this time period in history was cruel and racially unjust to certain groups of people （being descended from Southern slave owners on my mother’s side and Nazi sympathizers on my biological fathers side） does not make me proud of these people 😢 but I’m NOT them （in fact they would probably all despise me） 😜 All that being said。 This novel is a product of it’s time period （as was it’s Author） it may be wrong of me to say I love something that opposes my values but I do love the movie （but probably won’t ever read the book again） if that makes me wrong or hypocritical in some people’s eyes。 I’m sorry but i’ll always love Gone With The Wind 。。。more

جنّه عَبد الرّحمَٰن ， 2021-09-28 00:00

رغم اني قريت ملخص الرواية بالانجليش 274 صفحة الا اني استمتعت بيها وهحب اقراها كاملة في يوم من الأيام

Joi Weiring ， 2021-09-28 00:00

I don't know why I waited so long to read this book。 I've had false starts， and I enjoyed the comparatively brisk pace of the movie to keeping with it past a few chapters。 But now that I have read it， it was very much worth reading。 There is something so compelling about these characters， so real。 Same with the world; it is rich with detail that I've only seen in a few novels， namely And Ladies of the Club and some of Edith Wharton's works。 These details breathe life into these novels。 It is not I don't know why I waited so long to read this book。 I've had false starts， and I enjoyed the comparatively brisk pace of the movie to keeping with it past a few chapters。 But now that I have read it， it was very much worth reading。 There is something so compelling about these characters， so real。 Same with the world; it is rich with detail that I've only seen in a few novels， namely And Ladies of the Club and some of Edith Wharton's works。 These details breathe life into these novels。 It is not just a backdrop the players act against; it's a character of its own。 Overall， one of my favorites works！。。。more

Karalyn Abdo ， 2021-09-27 00:00

By far， the most incredible book I’ve ever read。 If you only ever read one more book in your lifetime， make it this one。

Luisa ， 2021-09-27 00:00

If I ever wanted to read this 1936 classic， I figured now was probably as good a time as any。 The audio version consists of 41 CDs and was very well done。 It's surprising how much of the story and characters I remembered from seeing the movie many years ago。The part that struck me was Margaret Mitchell's description of the 1868 election in Georgia of Governor Bullock: "from 1865 on。 The power of the Federal government over the state's affairs and the lives of its citizens had been steadily made If I ever wanted to read this 1936 classic， I figured now was probably as good a time as any。 The audio version consists of 41 CDs and was very well done。 It's surprising how much of the story and characters I remembered from seeing the movie many years ago。The part that struck me was Margaret Mitchell's description of the 1868 election in Georgia of Governor Bullock: "from 1865 on。 The power of the Federal government over the state's affairs and the lives of its citizens had been steadily made greater and greater。。。。 Finally，。。。 the polls had been ordered thrown open to the negroes， whether the state's laws permitted it or not。。。。 The election had lasted three days instead of one。 Trainloads of negroes had been rushed from town to town， voting at every precinct along the way。 Of course， Bullock had won。"Topics it makes you think about: human pride and humility， exploitation， propaganda， civil war， children and marriage， tomorrow is another day。。。。more

Nahid ， 2021-09-26 00:00

It was one of my favorites， probably the top one。 I can’t explain how much did i love it。 Just amazingggg

bellatuscana bellatuscana ， 2021-09-26 00:00

Like it was written for a movie。 The irony of Scarlett's situation wasn't lost on anyone who read the book。 Listened to it from about 12:30 pm - 5:13 pm without stopping。 It OBVIOUSLY needs some kind of modern take on it， but it's still a classic。 Like it was written for a movie。 The irony of Scarlett's situation wasn't lost on anyone who read the book。 Listened to it from about 12:30 pm - 5:13 pm without stopping。 It OBVIOUSLY needs some kind of modern take on it， but it's still a classic。。。。more

Cristy ， 2021-09-26 00:00

Este libro me robo el corazón， y se volvió por un tiempo en una adición terminarlo de leer。 Excelente novela romántica， me divertí tanto porque uno puede conocer los pensamientos de los personajes， y esos personajes no son diferentes al de ese entonces， a pesar de que antes se guardaban más las apariencias y se mantenía la moral como la posesión más alta。 Ayuda en tema de cultura general pues te enteras cómo era todo antes， durante y después de la guerra civil de los EEUU。 Solo el final me dejo Este libro me robo el corazón， y se volvió por un tiempo en una adición terminarlo de leer。 Excelente novela romántica， me divertí tanto porque uno puede conocer los pensamientos de los personajes， y esos personajes no son diferentes al de ese entonces， a pesar de que antes se guardaban más las apariencias y se mantenía la moral como la posesión más alta。 Ayuda en tema de cultura general pues te enteras cómo era todo antes， durante y después de la guerra civil de los EEUU。 Solo el final me dejo mucho expectativa u sinsabores。 Pero vale la pena leerlo 。。。more

Jim Moorman ， 2021-09-25 00:00

I wanted to give this 4 stars， but it took me a goddamn lifetime to finish the thing。 A captivating book while you’re reading it， but feels like a chore to go pick it up by the time you’re on page 563 and realize you’re barely halfway through。 Definitely the first book I’ve read from the Confederate perspective。 Also one of the only books I can remember where the protagonist is a self-absorbed， manipulative， and just generally despicable person。 Somehow Mitchell managed to make it work， though。 I wanted to give this 4 stars， but it took me a goddamn lifetime to finish the thing。 A captivating book while you’re reading it， but feels like a chore to go pick it up by the time you’re on page 563 and realize you’re barely halfway through。 Definitely the first book I’ve read from the Confederate perspective。 Also one of the only books I can remember where the protagonist is a self-absorbed， manipulative， and just generally despicable person。 Somehow Mitchell managed to make it work， though。 I can definitely see why this is considered a classic。 But I was too exhausted by the end of it to justify any higher rating。。。。more

Cryleo ， 2021-09-25 00:00

4。5/5 ⭐

Jamie ， 2021-09-25 00:00

This is a solid five star book in terms of its story and its characterisation。However， it is horrendously racist （and sexist）。 I've read a lot of literature from this time period and before this， and to me this is not a contemporary viewpoint。 This book is racist even by the standards of the 1930s。 It is oftentimes and uncomfortable read。 You can find racism on pretty much every page。The best thing about this book is that it shows how far we have come as a society over the last century。 This nov This is a solid five star book in terms of its story and its characterisation。However， it is horrendously racist （and sexist）。 I've read a lot of literature from this time period and before this， and to me this is not a contemporary viewpoint。 This book is racist even by the standards of the 1930s。 It is oftentimes and uncomfortable read。 You can find racism on pretty much every page。The best thing about this book is that it shows how far we have come as a society over the last century。 This novel would not be published had it been written today。。。。more

Susan ， 2021-09-25 00:00

This book is a compelling read despite its depictions of black people which are racist。 You have to go into the story understanding that the book was written 80 years ago and it is about an era 150 years ago。 There is a reason this is a classic and that it won so many awards。 The story is page turning and the characters are so well developed you feel like you know them- Scarlett and Rhett， Ashley and Melanie are among the most memorable characters in fiction。 I’ve been reading books about the ci This book is a compelling read despite its depictions of black people which are racist。 You have to go into the story understanding that the book was written 80 years ago and it is about an era 150 years ago。 There is a reason this is a classic and that it won so many awards。 The story is page turning and the characters are so well developed you feel like you know them- Scarlett and Rhett， Ashley and Melanie are among the most memorable characters in fiction。 I’ve been reading books about the civil rights movement in prep for a trip to Atlanta and decided to read this book that I have not read for many years- it explains many of the reasons that equality for blacks was so difficult to achieve。。。。more

Kabir ， 2021-09-25 00:00

Read this a really long time ago。 I know it's not politically correct to like this book （or the movie） but while reading it I deeply sympathized with Scarlett and her desire to protect Tara。 Also her 17 inch waist was awesome。 I sympathized with her to the point that I hated the Yankees and rooted for the Confederates。 Now of course I know that this book totally romanticizes slavery and I'm embarrased to admit how much I liked it growing up （#BlackLivesMatter）。 But it's really well-written。 And Read this a really long time ago。 I know it's not politically correct to like this book （or the movie） but while reading it I deeply sympathized with Scarlett and her desire to protect Tara。 Also her 17 inch waist was awesome。 I sympathized with her to the point that I hated the Yankees and rooted for the Confederates。 Now of course I know that this book totally romanticizes slavery and I'm embarrased to admit how much I liked it growing up （#BlackLivesMatter）。 But it's really well-written。 And the movie is really awesome。 Will never forget "As God is my witness， I'll never go hungry again" and "I'll think about it tomorrow。 After all tomorrow is another day！" 。。。more

Sarah Costello ， 2021-09-25 00:00

So hard to rate this。 I read it as a preteen and recall loving it。 I tried to reread this as an adult and was stunned by its many overtly racist passages。 I am also stunned that， as a child， these disturbing passages did not stick out to me。 This book goes beyond merely portraying racist characters， which any book set in the antebellum South must do。 Mitchell makes her racist attitudes clear， however， through her omniscient narrator itself。 This narrator validâtes and solidifies the racism expre So hard to rate this。 I read it as a preteen and recall loving it。 I tried to reread this as an adult and was stunned by its many overtly racist passages。 I am also stunned that， as a child， these disturbing passages did not stick out to me。 This book goes beyond merely portraying racist characters， which any book set in the antebellum South must do。 Mitchell makes her racist attitudes clear， however， through her omniscient narrator itself。 This narrator validâtes and solidifies the racism expressed by characters throughout the story。 Scarlett is a wonderfully frustrating character and this novel does have some beautiful moments of prose， but that is overshadowed by the insidious and disgusting racism that pervades the novel as a while。。。。more

Michele ， 2021-09-24 00:00

No no no no no no no no ！！！！！！！

La。Cantina。dei。Libri ， 2021-09-24 00:00

Perché leggere 𝑉𝑖𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑙 𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜？🔸lo stile di scrittura è così semplice che attira l'attenzione di chi legge sin dalla prima pagina;🔸la dinamicità è garantita ogni capitolo;🔸le descrizioni sono molto dettagliate;🔸il prima， il durante e il dopo della guerra vengono raccontati dal punto di vista del popolo;🔸Scarlett O'Hara è un personaggio da scoprire。 Puoi anche non essere d'accordo con i suoi pensieri o con le sue azioni， potrai trovarla insopportabile in diversi punti， non è un buon esempio come ru Perché leggere 𝑉𝑖𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑙 𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜？🔸lo stile di scrittura è così semplice che attira l'attenzione di chi legge sin dalla prima pagina;🔸la dinamicità è garantita ogni capitolo;🔸le descrizioni sono molto dettagliate;🔸il prima， il durante e il dopo della guerra vengono raccontati dal punto di vista del popolo;🔸Scarlett O'Hara è un personaggio da scoprire。 Puoi anche non essere d'accordo con i suoi pensieri o con le sue azioni， potrai trovarla insopportabile in diversi punti， non è un buon esempio come ruolo di madre o sorella o amica， ma in qualche modo ti troverai a rimanere incantat* dalla sua caparbietà e determinazione。 Scarlett è la ribellione in persona - nonostante i suoi sbagli， perché è pur sempre un essere umano anche lei;🔸fa riflettere su temi come: la guerra， la schiavitù， la condizione della donna， il lavoro， la società dell'800， i soldi;🔸NON è una storia d'amore。 Il sentimento si può dire che c'è， ma non nel modo classico in cui si pensa;🔸ogni personaggio è importante e nell'arco temporale narrato imparerai ad amare - chi più chi meno。🔸" 𝐷𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑜， 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖 𝑒̀ 𝑢𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑟𝑜 𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑜" e "𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒 𝑚𝑒 𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑜" saranno due nuovi stili di pensiero。 In realtà ci sono altre ragioni， ma è difficile elencarle tutte。È una lettura che ha bisogno del suo tempo， ma ti ritroverai a votare pagina dopo pagina con tutta l'intenzione di scoprire cosa succederà。Sono rari i momenti di stallo; 1194 pagine scorrono come un fiume in piena。。。。more

Gen ， 2021-09-24 00:00

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 Stars！ WHAT。 A。 SAGA。This is a very long book with more than a thousand pages and it took me around 3 months to finish it。 I always read multiple books at the same time but I'm glad to say that this book never really lost my interest。 I would say that it was an easy read in terms of how understandable and free-flowing the words are。 It is overly descriptive and I love it that way because I really felt like I have also lived and toiled in Tara， served the war patients in Atlanta and went shop 4。5 Stars！ WHAT。 A。 SAGA。This is a very long book with more than a thousand pages and it took me around 3 months to finish it。 I always read multiple books at the same time but I'm glad to say that this book never really lost my interest。 I would say that it was an easy read in terms of how understandable and free-flowing the words are。 It is overly descriptive and I love it that way because I really felt like I have also lived and toiled in Tara， served the war patients in Atlanta and went shopping in New Orleans。 🤭 However， there are a lot of heavy subjects tackled in this book。 Because this is set in the 1800s and during the civil war， there is poverty， slavery， alcohol abuse， prostitution， gender bias and RACISM（in both sides） all over the book。 The main protagonist is exceptionally annoying。 Haha！ So self-absorbed， stubborn and immature， but she is also admirable for her ingenuity and determination。 She's been crazy over Ashley， who is a goody two-shoes and she's done a lot of stupid life choices because of that。 I loved her friendship with Rhett and I'm glad that they eventually got married but as they are too similar - both annoyingly stubborn and practical - their egos won't give in and they can't seem to admit their love for each other。 I love how the book has ended and I'm optimistic about it。 I feel like it's just another obstacle that Scarlett can definitely get though but maybe a little bit harder since Melanie is gone。Melanie is the best character。 She's the epitome of female power in that era。 There's so much goodness in her that she easily loved and accepted Scarlett。 She never doubted her and she stood by her in the worst of times。 It's no surprise that Rhett listens to her。The only thing that made me uncomfortable about this book is the blatant racism on all sides - the whites towards the lowly whites， the whites towards the darkies， the darkies towards lowly darkies and lowly whites。 It's crazy。 Nevertheless， I'm glad I really liked this book and I wish I could watch the movie， too。"It never does，" he said。 "Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect。 We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is。" 。。。more

Zuzanna Betiuk ， 2021-09-24 00:00

Serce mi pęka na myśl， że ludziom Przeminęło z wiatrem kojarzy się z pospolitym romansem， gdy tymczasem jest to książka o wojnie， stracie， odwadze i podzielonym społeczeństwie。 Nie wspominając o wielowymiarowej kreacji i mnogości bohaterów， Margaret Mitchell stworzyła arcydzieło。

Nour AlAlii ， 2021-09-23 00:00

لطالما حاربتنا الأقدار فلم تهيىء لنا ماكنا نتمناه ونشتهيه ، إن من العسير أن أن ينال المرء كل ماتصبو إليه نفسه 。。。 فالقدر ضنين في آمال الناس 。。。。 عزاؤنا الوحيد في الحياة هو الحب وملجأ قلوبنا المرتعدة لطالما كان قلوب من نحب ومن يحبوننا 。。 قوتنا وضعفنا هو الحب ！ملحمة إنسانية عظيمة و كل مايُقال و سيُقال عنها لايكفيها من كل النواحي سياسياً أو اجتماعياً أو تاريخياً 。 إبداع بكل ماتعنيه الكلمة ، أيقونة كلاسيكية أمريكية لم يستطع الزمن أن يغطي جماليتها أو يردم جزءاً من ألقها بغباره 。 نعم قرأتها بكل شاعرية لطالما حاربتنا الأقدار فلم تهيىء لنا ماكنا نتمناه ونشتهيه ، إن من العسير أن أن ينال المرء كل ماتصبو إليه نفسه 。。。 فالقدر ضنين في آمال الناس 。。。。 عزاؤنا الوحيد في الحياة هو الحب وملجأ قلوبنا المرتعدة لطالما كان قلوب من نحب ومن يحبوننا 。。 قوتنا وضعفنا هو الحب ！ملحمة إنسانية عظيمة و كل مايُقال و سيُقال عنها لايكفيها من كل النواحي سياسياً أو اجتماعياً أو تاريخياً 。 إبداع بكل ماتعنيه الكلمة ، أيقونة كلاسيكية أمريكية لم يستطع الزمن أن يغطي جماليتها أو يردم جزءاً من ألقها بغباره 。 نعم قرأتها بكل شاعرية و حب احتضنتها اشتممت أوراقها بكل رقة ، أحكمت على دفتيها بقوة خوفاً من أن تغادرني وتنتهي ، ببللتها بدموعي 。انتهيت منها وثارت ثائرتي عند النهاية عندما تذكرت أن مارغريت لم تكتب سواها فكيف لي أن أشعر مرة آخرى بهذه العواصف التي اجتاحتني معها 。 الغيرة راحت تنهش قلبي 。إنها لم تعبأ بي ،و جال بذهني أن بإمكاني ترويضها ولكن قلبها لم يكن لي ، بل كان مشغولاً بحب 。。。。。。。 لأي مرحلة يشحن الحب ورغبتنا في امتلاك من نحبهم نفوسنا بالأنانية اتجاه من حولنا ؟لأي مدى يغلق الحب عيوننا ويجعلنا ندور في حلقة مفرغة لاهثين باحثين عن لحظة سكينة ونشوة مع من نحب متناسين أن نعيش فعلياً ؟كيف يصل الحب بنا لمرحلة تجعلنا نتجاسر على أقدرانا ونضرب بعرض الحائط مكانتنا ونضحي بكل مانملك في سبيل الاحتفاظ بمن نحب ولو كان في الذاكرة ؟ لأي قاع يرمينا البحث و الركض في سبيل كسب رضا المحبوب والفوز منه بلحظة ولو كانت عابرة ؟الحب هو كان معضلة أبطالنا أجمع ، هذا الشعور الغريب الذي لانفهم كنهه ولن نفهم، تلك الرغبات التي تتضارب داخلنا وتصرعنا دوماً ، يؤلمنا ويفرحنا ، يشعرنا بالخوف و الأمان ، نبذل في سبيله النفيس أو يلبسنا ثوب الأنانية 。 أصاب فؤاد سكارلت الفتاة الجميلة الفاتنة الشجاعة الجبارة القوية الجامحة المراوغة الاندفاعية المتألقة سهم الحب و أرداها قتيلة فتضل حتى آخر لحظاتها ترمم آثار إصابتها و تحاول إغلاق الجرح الذي خلفه 。 حبها لآشلي فاق كل جبروتها و قوتها فاق ضراوة الحرب ومأساتها ، فاقت قوته ومدى تجذره في صميمها قسوة الحرب التي نُقشت في قلوب الشعب الأمريكي 。 كان هذا الحب موتها و حياتها كان عزاؤها ومأساتها بذات الوقت 。لكن الحياة لاتمنحنا الفرصة أن نلتصق بمن نحبهم مدى الأيام وسوف تقابلنا دوماً بخذلانها ！ كنتُ أستطيب العزلة و أن أكون بمنأى عن الناس ، ولهذا ابتعدتُ عنك ياسكارلت لأنك كنت تتفجرين بالحياة 。هل ترغبين في أن أعترف ؟ اذن فأنا أحبك نعم إنني أحبك ، أحب فيك جرأتك وتصميمك ورعونتك 。أحبك إلى حد أني كنت سأقترف منذ لحظة إثماً يتنافى مع واجب الضيافة في هذا المنزل وكدت أنسى معه أغلى امرأة في الوجود 。。。。。 سكارلت تنضج و تتزوج وتنجب وتعمل تعيش أيام الحرب والحصار ثم أيام الرخاء و الأمان كلها لسنوات عديدة لاتستطيع أن تمحي ذكرى الحب الأول في حياتها فتكون بذلك كتبت مأساة أكبر من مأساتها على قلب الرجل الذي عشقها من قلبه وضحى بكل شيء في سبيل الظفر بقلبها ونزع آشلي منه 'رت بتلر' وهو الشخصية الأبرز بعد سكارلت 。（لم يعد في استطاعتي أن أجازف بتلقي طعنة جديدة منك في صميم عواطفي وكبريائي وقبل أن تفيق من صدمتها 。。 كان قد اختفى عن ناظريها كان قد ذهب 。。 ذهب مع الريح ）ضخت الكاتبة شخصيات كثيرة من مختلف الطبقات و البيئات و أجادت رسم مسار كل شخصية ودورها في التأثير على الحكاية و أعطت لكل شخصية كيان منفصل وشخصية مختلفة 。بالتوازي مع معضلة الحب كتبت مارغريت عن بداية شرارة الحرب بين الجنوبين و الشماليين ودواعيها والاحداث التي ساهمت في تصعيدها ثم الحرب والحصار وهذا الحدث الأكبر في الرواية تكلمت عن الانتهازيين وعن تجار الحروب و أوغادها و استفاضت بالحديث عن ذلك ثم نصر الشماليين واجتياح الجنوب وتدميره على يدهم وثورة تحرير العبيد ثم الاتفاقيات وحلول السلام و الأمن والديمقراطية كل تلك الأحداث برعت في نسجها و أجادت في استحضارها فضلاً عن الأمسيات والحفلات الارستقراطية الرائعة التي تخللت حياة الأبطال مع حكايتها الأساسية فكانت تحفة متقنة الصنع بامتياز 。（من أجل أي شيء نحارب؟ ليس من أجل الشرف والمجد طبعاً。 إن الحرب شيء قذر ،وأنا أكره القذارة。 أنا لست محارباً ولا أبحث عن الشهرة من فوهة المدفع。 إن معظم الشقاء والبؤس في العالم قد نتج عن الحروب ）。مع هذه الرواية ستعيش ثورة الحب و الحرب بكل تفاصيلها ！ أعطيها الخمس نجوم وأنا راضية ومنتشية بجمالها الخلاب ، （هذه الرواية ستبقى عالقة في الذاكرة حتى الموت 。 فهو لن يتخلى عن ميلاني ولو ضحى في سبيل ذلك بحياته 。و إن كان في قرارة نفسه يتحرق شوقاً إلى ارواء ظمئه من سكارلت 。。سيتقبل الحرمان بنفس راضية ، وسيتحمل ما هو فوق طاقته ليكون بعيداً إنه يقدس الشرف وواجب الضيافة ولهما في نفسه الاعتبار الأول ）。。。。。。。more

Michelle Henrico ， 2021-09-23 00:00

The longest book I ever read！ It has been on my to-read-list for many years。 Halfway through I wouldn't have given it 5 stars but I pressed on and finished it and now I'm in awe！ Margaret Mitchell really took the time to develop every character and especially that of Scarlet。 It's like her writing style reflects the unhurried era that she writes about。 The fair share of unexpected and sometimes even shocking turn of events balances out with te mundane to keep you wanting to keep turning the page The longest book I ever read！ It has been on my to-read-list for many years。 Halfway through I wouldn't have given it 5 stars but I pressed on and finished it and now I'm in awe！ Margaret Mitchell really took the time to develop every character and especially that of Scarlet。 It's like her writing style reflects the unhurried era that she writes about。 The fair share of unexpected and sometimes even shocking turn of events balances out with te mundane to keep you wanting to keep turning the pages。 No wonder this is one of the few classics that has stood the test of time！。。。more

nastya ， 2021-09-23 00:00

Never reread your childhood favorites， especially if it’s Gone with the wind。I’m on page 60 and unfortunately I just don’t feel it。So I need to give a context - I’m not American， I wasn’t educated in US schools and for the longest time all I knew about American Civil War was from this book。 So now， living in the USA， following its politics， learning about its history and about Lost Cause， having read Toni Morrison， Frederick Douglass， Marlon James， Ida Bell Wells-Barnett， reading this is like re Never reread your childhood favorites， especially if it’s Gone with the wind。I’m on page 60 and unfortunately I just don’t feel it。So I need to give a context - I’m not American， I wasn’t educated in US schools and for the longest time all I knew about American Civil War was from this book。 So now， living in the USA， following its politics， learning about its history and about Lost Cause， having read Toni Morrison， Frederick Douglass， Marlon James， Ida Bell Wells-Barnett， reading this is like reading alternative reality fantasy。 A racist one。 It’s a world where slave owners are kind and honorable， slaves are never raped， abused or killed， but are taken care of because they are child-like。 Slaves are not afraid of their owners。 Families are not torn apart， but Scarlett’s father spends a lot of money to buy his slave's new wife and her daughter from the neighboring plantation， even though he doesn’t need her， just for his slave to be happy。 Slaves are never flogged and Scarlett’s mother goes in the nights to doctor them， and all her free time she’s sewing the new clothes for them。 One popular review said they appreciated nonabusive portrayal of slavery in this book and I don't I guess。I heard of course about racism in this book， but I thought I could still read it for the two topics I was curious about: Mitchell’s mother was a suffragist and Mitchell’s interest in collecting erotica。 I was curious how it would influence this story， especially considering the prominent romantic subplot， but having read 60 pages I simply don’t care enough to continue。 There's just plethora of great books that are waiting for me。 And if you want an american epic - I would highly recommend Lonesome dove instead of this。 On the positive side， this book is extremely readable and I was thinking to push through it but why。 Apparently， as of 2014， a Harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of American readers， just behind the Bible。 So I think it wouldn't mind me not enjoying it。 So now let me ignore my own advice and go reread the Thorn birds！。。。more

Sarabeth ， 2021-09-23 00:00

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In all honesty， this is a hard book to rate。 There are essentially two components to GWTW。 One is the story as a soap opera about a sometimes unlikeable heroine who has a bold， feisty personality and lives an interesting， complicated life with a cast of other interesting， complicated characters。 As someone who loves intriguing characters， it's great。 The other side is the story as historical fiction， in which serious problems arise。 First of all， GWTW is wonderful as a soap opera。 There's always In all honesty， this is a hard book to rate。 There are essentially two components to GWTW。 One is the story as a soap opera about a sometimes unlikeable heroine who has a bold， feisty personality and lives an interesting， complicated life with a cast of other interesting， complicated characters。 As someone who loves intriguing characters， it's great。 The other side is the story as historical fiction， in which serious problems arise。 First of all， GWTW is wonderful as a soap opera。 There's always another twist， another questionable decision， another detail that spices things up。 Having grown up with the movie， it's nice to see the story and characters more fleshed out with so many more details and explanations。 It adds several more layers to the story that I greatly appreciated。 The characters and their complex relationships keep the reader invested， and they deserve to be as memorable and iconic as they are。 The drama is tangible。Secondly， however， is setting and historical context。 To be fair， there is nothing wrong with a biased story -- every person or civilization will have ingrained biases。 Especially when writing historical fiction， it's important to include those biases to make the setting authentic， even when those biases are immoral。 However， actually glorifying those biases is an entirely different matter。 That's the big issue in GWTW: It does not simply include an authentic "aristocratic Southern perspective on the fall of their way of life during and after the Civil War" -- instead， it actively glorifies slavery and vilifies Black people。 That is absolutely unacceptable。 Part of the issue is that while many authors write novels about people who held immoral views or stood for immoral things， most don't actually believe those things themselves。 There's frequently a clear disclaimer -- something along the lines of "I wrote a character with these perspectives because that's who this person was， but I do not endorse them myself， and in fact I condemn them。" GWTW is different in that Margaret Mitchell believed what she wrote。 She wasn't interested in writing authentic historical fiction with facts and a well-rounded understanding of the world。 She wrote what she had been taught， which was a heavily racist， rose-colored-glasses fairytale about the "glory" of the slavery-era South and the Confederacy。 Her disgustingly racist views were extremely evident in her portrayal of Black people， and that is unacceptable and unforgivable。 Equally offensive is the plot point in which the group that Ashley， Frank， etc。 are part of to "avenge Scarlett's honor" is not just a group of gentleman seeking to protect women -- it's actually the KKK。 That's where I sat back and thought "STOP。 WHAT。" The glorification and complete fictionalization of the KKK as a "chivalrous group protecting Southern women from bad people" instead of a brutal terrorist organization was beyond words。 I will be forever grateful that some of these awful plot points were left out of the film。 I was and am disgusted。 So， it really depends on what you want to focus on。 Do you discredit an entire work because of one component？ Can you enjoy interesting and iconic characters while still condemning the worldview they hold？ All of these are important questions to think about。 In short， GWTW is an entertaining soap opera when read only as a soap opera， but it remains one of the most problematic works in 20th century literature， especially from a historical and political perspective。。。。more

Vivian ， 2021-09-23 00:00

ridiculously amazing book。 could not put it down at many parts。 bawled my eyes out in a few。 it definitely glorified slavery， which is a shame given that it's such a great book。 beautiful writing and storytelling。 it's no wonder it's a classic ridiculously amazing book。 could not put it down at many parts。 bawled my eyes out in a few。 it definitely glorified slavery， which is a shame given that it's such a great book。 beautiful writing and storytelling。 it's no wonder it's a classic 。。。more

Lynsie ， 2021-09-22 00:00

A short list of phrases I will be adopting from now on， courtesy of Scarlett O'Hara， Melanie Wilkes， and Rhett Butler:- "Oh， how you do run on！"- "I'll think about that later， when I can stand it。"- "Oh， how dreadful！"- "Frankly， my dear， I don't give a damn。" A short list of phrases I will be adopting from now on， courtesy of Scarlett O'Hara， Melanie Wilkes， and Rhett Butler:- "Oh， how you do run on！"- "I'll think about that later， when I can stand it。"- "Oh， how dreadful！"- "Frankly， my dear， I don't give a damn。" 。。。more

Світлана Омельченко ， 2021-09-22 00:00

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Not happy end 😕

George Casapulla ， 2021-09-22 00:00

I’ve owned a copy of this book since 1956 but was， I guess， intimidated by it’s length and the fact that this book club edition had double columns on each page。 Finally got around to reading it and am glad I did。 Great characters and plot plus a basic history of the horrors of Reconstruction and the bygone lifestyle of southern plantations living。

Holly ， 2021-09-22 00:00

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Two words。。。 RHETT BUTLER 😍 What an incredible book this was！ At first it took me some time to get used to the writing but once i did，i loved it！I hated Scarlett but the one thing i applaud her for is doing what she had to do to survive， being a woman and standing up to run her business's and doing "un-womanly" thing's etc in times like those took guts so i apllaud her for that but wow wasn't she a horrible person！Rhett i just loved with all my heart in every way， it shattered my heart when he l Two words。。。 RHETT BUTLER 😍 What an incredible book this was！ At first it took me some time to get used to the writing but once i did，i loved it！I hated Scarlett but the one thing i applaud her for is doing what she had to do to survive， being a woman and standing up to run her business's and doing "un-womanly" thing's etc in times like those took guts so i apllaud her for that but wow wasn't she a horrible person！Rhett i just loved with all my heart in every way， it shattered my heart when he lost Bonnie and then when Melanie passed it shattered some more。I visualized each character perfectly and it's one of those books you read and you are transported into the book， it's just incredible。 I loved the character's。5⭐ 。。。more

Gabrielle ， 2021-09-21 00:00

This is without a doubt the most vitriolic and overtly racist piece of literature I've ever read， with a level of prejudiced hate I struggle to even conceive。 To argue whether this book is racist or the reading of it is racist is futile; it is profoundly racist in a way that reflects continued "southern pride"， and it made me deeply uncomfortable at every turn。Despite this， Margaret Mitchell was able to take selfish， stupid， utterly detestable Scarlett O'Hara， and somehow make me pity her in the This is without a doubt the most vitriolic and overtly racist piece of literature I've ever read， with a level of prejudiced hate I struggle to even conceive。 To argue whether this book is racist or the reading of it is racist is futile; it is profoundly racist in a way that reflects continued "southern pride"， and it made me deeply uncomfortable at every turn。Despite this， Margaret Mitchell was able to take selfish， stupid， utterly detestable Scarlett O'Hara， and somehow make me pity her in the end。 This book gave me a cast of truly irredeemable characters and made me feel for them in their struggles。I didn't think it possible really。 This story spends 1000 pages indulging in every disgusting whim of Scarlett's， and still the last 50 pages had my heart aching for her （though not aching too badly mind you）In closing:What in the name of all that is good and holy is so darn special about Ashley Melanie is too good for every single one of these peopleI really was naive enough to think hard labor would teach Scarlett that maybe her slaves DIDN'T enjoy being slaves but no， she's dead set on that one。Even in the face of immense tragedy， this woman can't keep it in her pants， unbelievable 。。。more

Inma García ， 2021-09-21 00:00

No me esperaba la intensidad de la trama y la profundidad de los personajes。 Temía que el final me defraudara pero no lo hizo。 Me he quedado un poco huérfana al acabar este libro， con esa sensación de。。。 Y ahora que leo yo después de este librazo？

Ahnaf ， 2021-09-21 00:00

Movie was better。

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