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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middlemarch was one of the few books I could not get through (at a time in my life when I would finish books whether they appealed to me or not). [b]I re-read Gone With the Wind, as an adult, and was absolutely appalled that I liked it so much as a teen.[/b] Lesson learned, don't re-read pieces that haven't evolved as you have.

As someone that does not prefer to re-read books, my favorite is Ha Jin's Waiting. I can re-read it and still enjoy it.  Pretty much anything PG Wodehouse has written falls into that category as well.[/quote]

That's odd. I was the opposite. I wouldn't have had had to maturity to enjoy and understand such a rich and remarkable book when I was a teenager.[/quote]

I'm with the first PP.  GWTW is appalling.[/quote]

This seems to be a very popular opinion on the internet, and I just can't see what's so terrible about a book that explores how "good" and "evil" in this world isn't as black and white we'd like to think.[/quote]I think it’s entirely possible and ok to enjoy a book while still acknowledging its problematic messaging. There is plenty to enjoy AND be appalled at in GWTW. Do you really want a run down? It’s a long list! Actually there’s probably a lot written about it already. Off to Google. [/quote]Ok, I’ve returned with some good reading! Again, I don’t think it’s bad to like GWTW. It’s got memorable characters and lines, an epic  story, and beautiful descriptions of Southern landscapes and culture. But I also think it’s impossible to ignore Mitchell’s treatment of race, marital rape and abuse, etc.

https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/19/weekinreview/word-for-worda-scholarly-debate-rhett-scarlett-rough-sex-rape-feminists-give.html

https://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/12/01/the-problem-with-gone-with-the-wind/

https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1054&context=ltc

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/06/11/why-i-threw-away-my-copy-of-gone-with-the-wind/  [/quote]

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