The Wind Done Gone (Paperback)

from justine

I have to admit I love Gone With the Wind, both the movie and the book, so I had to read this book. I was certainly not dissapointing. I love books that tell a familiar story from another point of view.

from catscritch

Although it calls itself a "parody" (for legal reasons, I imagine) this is not a humorous book. It is more the flip side to the saccharine romantisim of the original "classic". I much prefer this version. Her expressions cut to the heart and make one remember the horrible history of the south and...

from juniperSun

The promo as "parody" does not do this book justice. Yes, some of the same characters in Gone With The Wind appear here, but this is not humourous or satirical. This is a strong portrayal of a mulatto woman's experience, growing up in the big house on a "cotton farm" plantation. Written in diary ...

from former_mpdg

This book had it's own problematic issues with race and character portrayal. I feel that in attempting to redefine "Gone With the Wind" it simply positioned itself as "anti-GWtW" rather than a new perspective on the experience. Further the few queer moments in the book read as spectacles to be st...

from pictou

Horrible read. I would have tossed the book but it was a gift from my husband