Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Since its original publication in 1936, Gone with the Wind—winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the bestselling novels of all time—has been heralded by readers everywhere as The Great American Novel.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.Widely considered The Great American Novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, Gone with the Wind explores the depth of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
This is the tale of Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled, manipulative daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War forever change her way of life. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell brings to life the unforgettable characters that have captured readers for over seventy years.
For the Reading Challenge(s):
2025 52 Book Club Reading Challenge (Prompt #2: A character with red hair)
The Classics Club
The Reason
It’s one of my favorite books as a child and I was feeling a little nostalgic.
The Quotes
“I can’t think about that right now. If I do, I’ll go crazy. I’ll think about that tomorrow.”
“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.”
“No, my dear, I’m not in love with you, no more than you are with me, and if I were, you would be the last person I’d ever tell. God help the man who ever really loves you. You’d break his heart, my darling, cruel, destructive little cat who is so careless and confident she doesn’t even trouble to sheathe her claws.”
“I wish I could care what you do or where you go but I can’t… My dear, I don’t give a damn.”
The Narrator(s)
Linda Stephens. I enjoyed the narration very much, I was completely immersed in the world.
My Thoughts
This is one of my favorite books that I read and reread over and over again as a child. I thought it was one of the most romantic stories I’ve ever read, but unfortunately, there are many parts of the book that hasn’t aged well at all. The last time I read this was maybe four years ago and I remember feeling sad and disillusioned about all the problematic issues with the toxic romance, abusive relationships, slavery and the KKK.
I was hesitant to reread it again this time, but I went into it with the understanding that it was written a long time ago and it was true to the times, and I think it’s important to acknowledge that times like these existed, things like these happened. I no longer romanticize the story, but I now enjoy it for the historical masterpiece that it is. It is an interesting story with amazing characters, written extremely well, and I think I’m happy to leave it at that.
My Rating
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars.
Have you read this book? Would you read this book? Did you like the book or do you think you would like it?
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