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Not sure if this is a bodice ripper, a work of historical fiction or a condescending novel about Puritians.

A looooong book filled with plenty of Gothic, Victorian turns and characters. For me, it was too long indeed.

I enjoyed it and I hated it.

Enjoyed the look into Dickensian London and the poverty, filth, greed and appetites of society at the time.

Hated because the narrator is so loathsome and verbose.

If you are interested in Dickens and Victorian London, by all means read this massive tome.

Fascinating

I’m loving this book. Although the author may be overstating Harriman’s importance, but it is fascinating and so worth reading.

I’m not sure that I like this book. I’m finding the cursing child to be tiresome and strained. The single-mindedness of the main character is impressive but that two people like Patch and Saint both happen to be geniuses in their fields is a bit much.

Every time I read this novel - and I have done so over a dozen times - I learn more about being human and the myriad ways in which people attempt to understand the meaning of life.

Scarlett attacks her life with every weapon she has, and I am in awe of her spirit and her grasp of what matters. Yes, she is spoiled and entitled! That’s part of what makes her transformation so damn gorgeous to follow!

This has to be my favorite classic novel. I’ve read it more than a dozen times and am finding such solace and joy in this reading. I lived in Atlanta as a child and the descriptions of the deep rich red soil, and the waxy creaminess of the fragrant magnolias are spot on. I breathe the heavy, pungent air of Tara as Scarlett does.