Gone With the Wind

Gone With the Wind: probably my new favorite book.

Margaret Mitchell is a phenomenal author! At least, she crafted this particular book amazingly.

Each of the 900-some pages held charm and magic... All the characters seemed so real! They were all so well-developed and held such realistic qualities... They all had flaws their flaws. Except, seemingly, for Melanie. Oh wonderful Melanie... How amazing she was! She is my new hero. I wish I could be more like her... But I've already blogged about that.

The thing that gets me the most is how realistic it all is. Nothing goes perfectly. In fact, everything seems to go wrong. Worlds come crashing down and lives are ruined, torn apart, lost. And it's not necessarily a happy ending...

But in life there are no guarantees.

Kudos, Margaret. Gone With the Wind had me crying, screaming, laughing... Everything. Every emotion that life holds seems to be in that book... Love it. Love it love it love it!