I read it and loved it. 1024 pages of pure bliss!
2007-03-11 05:38:16 · 6 answers · asked by tigertrot1986 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It's an excellent read and really got me interested in the history of the Civil War. The movie is a classic, too.
2007-03-11 05:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both my teacher Ayn Rand and I admired one aspect of the book: its drawing characters from almost every level of the old South of the U.S. to bring the cultural, mental and
emotional lives of persons in that era to the reader in an experienceable way. I also think it's rather well written; but that it is a partial allegory with Scarlett O'Hara representing "life lived-at-the-full" by a Southern woman; as such, her youth, her rather obtuse disregard for others and her need to learn new things all the time become minor drawbacks to what is otherwise a very well-thought-out well-written and thoroughly engrossing novel. Lindsey Davis's "A Dying Light in Corduba" comes the closest to using Margaret Mitchell's methods of characterization of any book of which I know, other than "Atlas Shrugged" or "Vanity Fair".
2007-03-11 13:02:22 · answer #2 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I liked it. It was so much better than the movie. More plot, Scarlett having more than 3 husbands... I'd read it again if I had the time.
2007-03-11 13:44:48 · answer #3 · answered by Wondering 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love it too. It's really a great book, with wonderful characters and nice writing.
2007-03-12 00:14:55 · answer #4 · answered by Sandy Lou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love this book. One of my favorites. Its characters stay with you. Just an unforgettable story with unforgettable characters.
2007-03-11 15:20:55 · answer #5 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought is was terrific. Didn't expect it to be that good.
2007-03-11 19:11:34 · answer #6 · answered by packingal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋