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Originally Posted by Heather Parker
Gone With the Wind is the classic disappointment for me. I read this as a young teenager and thought it a great, romantic adventure. I read it more recently and discovered many unpleasant undertones in it. I found it patronising and racist and I have no wish to read it again. I don't know if anyone else has found this?
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I read Gone with the Wind at 13 or 14, I remember having some sort of flu and zipping through the book in 2 days while resting in bed. My mum just bought me a copy recently out of the blue; I'll be sure to post my thoughts after I re-read it.