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Gone With The Wind

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• Gone With The Wind: some musings...

  Reviewed by Christina W. | see all reviews by Christina W.

  16/02/2011

  An excerpt from my blog as I work my way through all of Whitcoulls' Top 100 books - www.intelligentink.wordpress.com
  
  January 20,2011 - Page: 635/1011
  
  This one is a bit of a toughie I took a while to get into the story and felt like it was going a bit slowly to start with. While I am far more immersed in the story and characters now and am finding the plot interesting, it can still be slightly hard work one piece of dialogue can go on for 12 pages!
  
  That said, its an interesting read from another time with its old-fashioned ideas and values.
  
  According to Wikipedia, Gone With The Wind was first published in 1936 and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1937. Its a romantic novel set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and depicts the experiences of Scarlett OHara, the spoilt daughter of an Irish plantation owner.
  
  Despite the fact that it is touted as one of the greatest love stories of all time, I am failing to see it so far Amidst a tale of unrequited (and delusional) love and strong views on acceptable social decorum, Scarlett OHara has just entered into her second loveless marriage. As a bit of a romantic, I find it frustrating that she has married again, still for the wrong reasons but I guess this highlights the contrast with the freedom of choices in our time.
  
  I also look forward to the unraveling of the plot where Rhett Butler is concerned. There is an undeniable spark that readers cannot fail to see, even if the main character continues too! Hell, even I have a crush on this bad boy but I want to see when she stops jilting him.
  
  January 22, 2011 - Page: 860/1011
  
  Theres nothing like a stormy (and unseasonably cold for January) weekend to curl up with a book. And that is exactly what this weekend has held for me a mink blanket, warm Chai and more of Gone With The Wind
  
  Progress has been made and I have enjoyed a few unexpected plot turns I fell momentarily for the clever perceptiveness of Will, the peg-legged saviour of Tara and have now seen the main protagonist, Scarlett marry for a third time this time, to that rebellious Captain Rhett Butler. But still it is not the burgeoning passionate love story that I envisaged.
  
  Still, there is something to be said for a story of this length and depth; the characters are incredibly well developed, with strong particular qualities and all add different insights to a story of that time, with their different ways of seeing the world. Of any, I can identify with Melly, honourable and sweet, but respected for it, she always sees the best in people and has an incredible tolerance muddled with her compassion.
  
  As for Scarlett though, I cant help but go through different moods Ive shared her trials and heartaches, been inspired by her courage but ultimately at the point of the story I am in now, cannot help but regard her with contempt; her integrity hollow.
  
  Rhett Butler is an interesting character and in the absence of the incredibly romantic love story that I still believed was coming, I am still waiting to see quite what he is all about. 150 pages left for this to unfold and I am interested in seeing how they are portrayed in the movie next!
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