Gone with the Wind

Name: Gone with the Wind
Author: Margaret Mitchell (also rec’d by Lena Dunham )

by Margaret Mitchell (also rec’d by Lena Dunham )

Once you put aside the matter of OH MY GOD THE SLAVERY JESUS LOOK AT ALL THE FREAKING SLAVERY STOP WITH THE SLAVERY, MAN, the core concept of this book is amazing. It the most famous teen literature ever – Scarlett is 16 when the Civil War kicks off, and what keeps her going through the complete destruction of her family, status and life is her unrequited love for Ashley Wilkes. The idea of that kind of demented fantasy – let’s face it, Ashley’s a drip – keeping you going through awful years...

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"Once you put aside the matter of OH MY GOD THE SLAVERY JESUS LOOK AT ALL THE FREAKING SLAVERY STOP WITH THE SLAVERY, MAN, the core concept of this book is amazing. It the most famous teen literature ever – Scarlett is 16 when the Civil War kicks off, and what keeps her going through the complete destruction of her family, status and life is her unrequited love for Ashley Wilkes. The idea of that kind of demented fantasy – let’s face it, Ashley’s a drip – keeping you going through awful years..."

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