"Gone with the Wind"
By deebomb
@deebomb (15304)
United States
April 22, 2009 8:32am CST
Have you read Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the wind"? If you haven't you have missed the number 2 selling book. The bible is the number 1 seller. Margaret Mitchell never intended to have her book published. She is said to have said I hope I never write another thing as long as I live." It is a story of one womans's struggle to keep her family and land during the civil war of the United States. The heroin, Scarlett O'Hara is a very strong young woman. The love interest Rhett Butler Is a blockade runner and is a womanizer It is an easy read. I do recommend it to any one like romance and interested in the civil war era.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
27 Apr 09
it is one of the greatest books i have ever read. the movie they made from it is my all time favorite movie. have u seen it? i have a bunch of times & i normally don't rewatch movies.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
29 Apr 09
my favorite part is where she made the dress out of the drapes.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
26 May 09
Thank you so much for the best response. u were talking right up my ally when u mentioned gone w/the wind.
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
22 Apr 09
The movie is... and I guess here... #3 all-time (Citizen Kane, Casablanca). Actually the AFI ranked it #6.... Along with Margaret Mitchell the same type of story goes for Emily Dickenson for from whom we get some of the greatest poetry of the 19th century.
"Dickinson was a prolific private poet, though fewer than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime." -- Wikipedia
Great post and yes it is a great book... and yes it will take you some time to get through it at 960 pages (paperback, Amazon.com)
Thanks
Zelo
Zelo 1 person likes this
@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
22 Apr 09
I read that book many many years ago. I love to read and the bigger the book the better. I was really happy with this book. The movie was terrific too. I think it was amazing that the movie was made back in the 1930's, the same time another classic film was being made....The Wizard of Oz.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
23 Apr 09
They were both great the book and the movie. Did you know that in the movie scene the burning of Atlanta was the clearing of MGM's Back lots of scenes like the great wall from King Kong? I sometimes find how movies were made as interesting as he movie is.
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@coolcoder (2018)
• United States
22 Apr 09
I have no idea how many times I've read "Gone With The Wind"! It's so amazing--all of the characters are so well fleshed out.
I haven't read the sequel--"Scarlett"--but I hope to do that before too much longer. :)
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@ingridrepi (131)
• Indonesia
23 Apr 09
I never read the book. I only watch the movie you know starring the amazing Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. And as I recalled there's a scene with I think the most powerful lines she ever said in the movie, that is ' If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill, as God as my witness, I'll never be hungry again '. It chills me out.
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@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
22 Apr 09
Thanks! I'll have to read it! You've got me interested in reading it now..
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
22 Apr 09
I did read it but it was quite a while ago, and it goes into more detail than the movie. The movie just scratches the surface, but the book is very good. Now I am more of a Jane Austin (incurable romantic) and Charles Dickens fan (the way he shows the characters by their names) but this is a good book if you are interested in the antebellum South.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
23 Apr 09
I never really got into Jane Austin or Charles Dickens but did have to read them in high school. I have always like historical novels. "Gone with the Wind" is right up my alley. I also like novels about the antebellum South. I also like medieval era novels.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
22 Apr 09
I would love to read this book again. I read it over 30 years ago. I also saw the movie. I must try and get a second hand copy. I just love long stories that you can really enjoy and look forward to reading another chapter. I am an avid reader and read everyone except science fiction books.
Sometimes, with the way life is at the moment, we need an easy read to distract us and give us pleasure. It ois escapism and this is o.k. I am so going to try and get a copy of this book and re read. Thaks for the excellent posting
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@tabachi (263)
• Philippines
23 Apr 09
i have watched the movie on dvd before i read the book...and it's true..it's a beautiful drama about a beautiful but fiesty young woman against the setting of the american civil war...such a strong character and should inspire young women to be defiant against the challenges of life!
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@linda0421 (9)
• China
23 Apr 09
I have never read the book,but watched the movie many times.I also collected the CD .Now, after reading your words,I like to read the book very much.It seems more brilliant than the movie.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
22 Apr 09
Learn something new everyday lol. I didn't know that she didn't plan on publishing it! It is a wonderful story, and one that will remain a favorite for many years to come. I don't know, but I think it's timeless and a classic. It has everything in it, from romance, and history, to excitement and suspense. Great read! (And I DO think the book is better than the movie even though the movie is wonderful too.)
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
22 Apr 09
I love the movie too. But your right the movie doesn't hold a candle to the book. She wasn't interested in the move but sent a friend to Selznick as a technical advisor. She thought Groucho Marx would make a good Rhett Butler. It had to be in jest. I can imagine any one else as Dashing Rhett
@opinder (420)
• India
23 Apr 09
I have always wanted to read it. I guess I will have to get hold of a copy now that you have so strongly recommended it:) The title has intrigued me for years...made me go nuts wondering what would the book say to support the title. i'll read it soon and let you know how did i like it.
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
22 Apr 09
Read it long time ago, love the book very much.
But I do not like Scarlett O'Hara, much as I admire her many qualities, including her courage, intelligence and never-say-die attitude.
I do not like the way she makes use of men for the sake of money. Look at the way she gets married, never once for love. Too bad she doesn't treasure Rhett, the person who really loves her.
Gone with the Wind is not that easy book to read, got to stop so many times to ponder the meaning of life.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
22 Apr 09
She did marry her sisters bou but it was for more than money. She knew that her sister would turn her back on the family. She married him to keep her family fed and to keep her land. Your right it was too bad she didn't know she loved Rhett until it was too late.
@meandmy3 (2227)
• United States
22 Apr 09
This is one of my favorite books of all times. I love it and have read it three times. I enjoy the movie as well, but not near as much as I do the book. It is a classic and should be read by everyone.
Scarlett is my hero..
