All About Books discussion

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So, I guess I'm not the only one who hasn't finished the book yet 😅

There is a how-to book for writers called "Save the Cat!", and the name is based on the concept that when you have a dislikable main character you should make him/her save a cat (or do some equally good deed) early on in the story so people know they can expect this person to be more than what they've shown so far.

Scarlett not only never saved a cat (at least not in the 300+ pages I've read so far), but she would have probably kicked said cat just because. She's a spoilt brat and quite, dare I say it? - a bitch. I mean, she is only a teenager so I will cut her some slack, but...

Then she has a baby and falls into post-natal depression and I can't wait to see how this is handled (if at all) by her and others. I'm wondering if that's why she doesn't have any connection the the child or if it's just her self-centered character who only seems to care, "care", for people based on how they can benefit her.

Rhett has shown his face once so far and... well... he's creepy. Guy in his thirties going all flirty with a 16 year old? And by flirty I mean mocking and condescending with an undertone.
I wasn't aware of there being an age gap.
I wonder: was it really no big deal in the time and place the novel is set, or is it, for whatever reason, something the author thought would be a good idea to bring the story forward?

The worst part of the book (so far??) is, that slavery is glorified. Everyone is so happy and the slaves actually love "their family". At the same time the white people casually talk about selling and buying black people like they're nothing more than cattle. I fear there won't be any character development for Scarlett seeing the error of her ways.

Love reading your thoughts on this one so far Kat. I read this a few years back so can't recall much of the detail. But I think I remember thinking it may be a good indicator of really how people acted/thought back then. Things that seem shocking to us now where commonplace.