Jake C’s Reviews > Gone With the Wind > Status Update

Read the problematic parts of the book today where Mitchell justifies the KKK and insults the abilities of Black people.

Tough to read and nothing justifies slavery, but I still don't think it should discount the epic scope of the novel and what it accomplishes. It offers a lot of interesting insight into the South and into people and their motivations. Important to approach the book with the right lens.

Long book, but so far I cant think of anything that should be cut. Its a long epic with complex characters and their interactions in a changing world, kind of needs to be long.