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This is the first time I've read the entire book since college. This time I really enjoyed all the history of the Civil War and the South. I just kept thinking how glad I am not to be living in this era of class system, and segregation. All the rules of who could be "received" in your home, etc. The story is still gripping after all these years. There is so much more to the book, that obviously couldn't be captured in the movie version. In the book version, "for two years, Ashley squired Scarlett about the county, to balls, fish fries, etc." No wonder she was so in love with him, and he totally led her on, when he knew he was to marry Melanie. Since the book started when Scarlett was age 16, apparently Ashley started seeing her when she was age 14. The book doesn't say Ashley's age at that time, but he had been in Europe for 3 years after college, so he was obviously older, something that would not happen today with 14 year old girls. There is so much history of the south--really a great read.

2022-10-07 15:07