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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tie between "Gone With the Wind" and "War and Peace." GWTW is considered the American W&P.[/quote]

Really????[/quote]

Have you ever read it? Incredible descriptions, details, and complexity of characters make it a book to be read, regardless of your views about the south, etc.[/quote]

I am not the poster quoted above, but I have read it. I don't argue with anyone who enjoys it or any other book. I also enjoy a lot of fiction that is certainly not literary. However, I don't think any modern critic would consider it the "American W & P" . GWTW is fine as a romantic novel, but it falsely glamorizes the Old South, slavery, and portrays the KKK as a heroic group. It is conventionally written, and cannot be considered on a par with War and Peace because it is ultimately based on a falsehood. Does any school ( high school or college) use it as part of the curriculum? Many scholars around the world still study War and Peace; nobody studies GWTW. Enjoy it a a romantic novel, but don;t compare it to great works of literature.[/quote]

GWTW is no. 14 of the Best Books of the 20th Century.  I would also recommend, "The Wind Done Gone," fascinating.  Also, in my American Lit. class GWTW was studied and was a part of the curriculum.  I went to a major private univ. in Pennsylvania.  Margaret Mitchell was not glorifying slavery, KKK; she was telling a story about that era in American History.  [/quote]

Here is a link to Time Magazine's 100 Best books of the 20th Century. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1951793,00.html GWTW is not listed. I am sure you con find a list somewhere that has it. But it is really not considered a great literary work. I am just saying...[/quote]

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