![]() ![]() 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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