Gone With The Wind: Still one of the greatest books ever?

[GammaGlobulin]

Dear Folks,

 

Can you recall your first reading of Gone With The Wind?

 

And, can you recall where and when you read it….sort of like when you first received the news of JFK’s tragedy?

 

I am not saying that Gone WIth The Wind (GWTW) is that much of a tragedy, and it might even be more of a comedy, these days.

 

Sure, it was a tragedy when Tara burned to the ground, or did it? I forget.

 

And since I forget, what I am doing is listening to GWTW on tape, just so I can get my facts straight about things like the plot, for example.

 

Absolutely, GWTW is one of the greatest books ever written, with umpteen copies sold, and even more borrowed from libraries around the United States.

 

And, do you think there will be a remake of the famous GWTW film?

Who will play Scarlet, I do wonder.

Certainly nobody could play Scarlet as well as Vivien Leigh, IMHO.  She’s British, you know.

 

FYI:  I found a wonderful audiobook recording read by, I think, Linda Stephens. She does all the characters so well, even the slaves.

 

This particular copy of the audio recordings is cheap at half the price.

 

If one had read GWTW in one sitting, as I did, back in 1964, then listening to the audio version in 2024 would be twice the thrill.

 

I just wish that the Old South still survived, meaning not ALL of it, but the ROMANCE of it!!!!!!

 

Anyone else here think this book is the greatest novel written during the past 100 years?

 

I still love Scarlet, just as much as I ever did.

 

Love this book!

 

Best regards,

Gamma (Rhett) Globulin

 

Note:  Love her, Simply Love her, to bits….!

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Correction: Vivien played Scarlett, and not Scarlet, as we know.  (Strange, me thinks that Rhet is Rhett and Scarlet is Scarlett, and neither can stand each other, even though both have two Ts in their first names, occurring at the end of each name.)

 

This, too, boggles the mind.

 

[Evil Penevil]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

And, do you think there will be a remake of the famous GWTW film?

Who will play Scarlet, I do wonder.

 

Frankly, @GammaGlobulin, I don't give a damn.

 

It true that polls rank GWTW as the most popular novel among U.S. readers and it is indeed better researched and written than most popular works of fiction, it is far from a great book.