Gone with the Wind
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (845 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002RSRPS8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 433 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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A great novel that deserves to be protected from the pc attacks of those who want to tell people what they can and cannot read I bought this book after reading a politically correct rant in a magazine by someone who thought it was high time that the book should be shunned or even banned. In general, I tend to think that anything that people want to ban should be immediately and strongly supported for free speech reasons, if nothing else, but I did not necessarily have high expectations for the book. I. Amazon Customer said Reveals something new at every read.. Of course this book is still very much an American classic and as exciting a read as in 19Reveals something new at every read. Of course this book is still very much an American classic and as exciting a read as in 1935 when it was first published. This is my first time reading it in 30 yr., although I read it several times as a young adult.So many parts of the story that were not particularly as important when I was in my early 20's were glaringly important to me now. Such as the beginnings of the Kl. 5 when it was first published. This is my first time reading it in Reveals something new at every read. Of course this book is still very much an American classic and as exciting a read as in 1935 when it was first published. This is my first time reading it in 30 yr., although I read it several times as a young adult.So many parts of the story that were not particularly as important when I was in my early 20's were glaringly important to me now. Such as the beginnings of the Kl. 0 yr., although I read it several times as a young adult.So many parts of the story that were not particularly as important when I was in my early "Reveals something new at every read." according to Amazon Customer. Of course this book is still very much an American classic and as exciting a read as in 19Reveals something new at every read. Of course this book is still very much an American classic and as exciting a read as in 1935 when it was first published. This is my first time reading it in 30 yr., although I read it several times as a young adult.So many parts of the story that were not particularly as important when I was in my early 20's were glaringly important to me now. Such as the beginnings of the Kl. 5 when it was first published. This is my first time reading it in Reveals something new at every read. Of course this book is still very much an American classic and as exciting a read as in 1935 when it was first published. This is my first time reading it in 30 yr., although I read it several times as a young adult.So many parts of the story that were not particularly as important when I was in my early 20's were glaringly important to me now. Such as the beginnings of the Kl. 0 yr., although I read it several times as a young adult.So many parts of the story that were not particularly as important when I was in my early 20's were glaringly important to me now. Such as the beginnings of the Kl. 0's were glaringly important to me now. Such as the beginnings of the Kl. it gets better each time The Monk Exceptional! Having read and reread GWTW several times, it gets better each time. Not only the story but Mitchell's writing. She has created vivid, at times exaggerated, characters who despite having very few redeeming qualities the reader still roots for them, loves them, and misses them.The backdrop of the mythical South and the Civil war is visceral. Mitchell places you the
A monumental classic considered by many to be not only the greatest love story ever written, but also the greatest Civil War saga.
What other American novel surpasses its eagerness to tell a great story of love and war; what characters equal the cantankerous passions of Scarlett and Rhett? Even Scott Fitzgerald spoke well of it. Mitchell vividly portrays the disillusionment and devastation of war, the ignorance of the uninitiated, and the transformation of arrogance into tenacity that shaped the first "new South." All the details of history and place come together as a rich backdrop for those unforgettable characters: shallow and selfish Scarlett, sincere Melanie, moony-eyed Ashley, and the sage, pragmatic, dashing, and rakish Rhett B
This book, a record bestseller, was her only published work. It won the Pulitzer price, sold over ten million copies, was translated into eighteen languages and was later made into one of the best-loved films of all time starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. The result was Gone With The Wind, first published in 1936. Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of an attorney who was president of the Atlanta Historical Society. She married in 1925, and spent the f