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Gone with the Wind

By: Margaret Mitchell
Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
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When Gone with the Wind appeared in 1936, it became on overnight sensation. Nothing like it in American literature had ever been seen. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and become one of the most celebrated films of all time. It has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and been translated into 27 languages.

Gone with the Wind is both an historical novel and an examination of the bewildering changes that swept Georgia in the 1860s. The novel begins just before the Civil War opens and ends in 1871. During those intervening years Mitchell’s novel illustrates the struggles of the Georgians who lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.

Here are the most famous characters in American literature: handsome, controversial Rhett Butler; spoiled, flirtatious Scarlett O'Hara; aristocratic gentleman Ashley Wilkes; and saintly Melanie Hamilton. As the lives of these and other equally fascinating characters play out against the chaotic background of war and Reconstruction, Gone with the Wind scales heights of human drama that have rarely been reached.

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“The narrative is excruciatingly vivid. For days after reading Gone with the Wind, the reader lives the experiences of the characters Margaret Mitchell has given the world.” (London Times)

“No reader can come away without a sense of the tragedy that overcame the planting families in 1865 and without a better understanding of the background of present-day Southern life.” (The New York Times)
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I’ve not read the book in 20 years and would never find the time now so listening to the story has brought it all back.

You get used to the different voices very quickly and I would absolutely recommend this audio

Excellent audio

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I very rarely write reviews but felt compelled in this instance. I wasn’t sure if I could stomach the racist language, it was a stab each time the word was spoken but had to keep reminding myself it was of the time and country - not that I’m in anyway excusing it of course.

The narrator was spectacular and nailed every accent and did them justice. He’s genius and felt he was done an injustice with an earlier review. He brought the characters to life with such vivid colour in a way I wasn’t expecting. He didn’t just read the book, he was the book!

The story itself is possibly one of the best I’ve ever heard. Compelling, intriguing, interesting and beautiful. A must read/listen, I feel richer for having heard it and felt very sad when it ended. Thank goodness for Lincoln, shame he isn’t around today 😉

Deliciously raucous feast for the ears

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I loved it! I loved the story, characters and narration. Highly recommend. Five stars all round.

Brilliant

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I read this many, many years ago when I was eighteen and, of course, I’ve watched the film a few times too. At first I thought I was going to struggle with the characterisation of Scarlet’s voice but I soon got used to it. The narrator is perfect; somehow that deep voice just fits perfectly for a story set in the Deep South. Revisiting this novel made me realise how much I had taken at face value the first time around. In my youth I did not appreciate the complexity of Scarlet’s narcissistic personality, even though it often leads to her doing the right things for the wrong reasons. Ashley really is as wet as I remember though. The relationships between the ‘masters’ and the slaves are also much more complex than I remembered. I’m sure I’ll be criticised in this woke world of cancel culture and, indeed, I’m a bit surprised that this book itself has not been cancelled, but there is a respect between the two groups and the importance of their views in matters relating to those they serve is apparent; particularly in relation to the older slaves. Uncle Peter’s refusal to drive Scarlet around the town because he felt that she hadn’t adequately defended him was particularly poignant. This will always be one of my favourite novels for many reasons but if you are unable to visualise and accept the story in it’s time and historical setting, you aren’t going to cope with the prolific use of the N word by both masters and slaves. For me, I enjoyed it even more than I did 46 years ago.

Wonderful

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An incredible story, narrated so meticulously and accurately, a must for anyone wise enough to enjoy it within the proper historical context, the story being a very biased and sentimental tale about the old south and its gentility.

Enormous undertaking

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