Tag: The South

Scarlett: The Sequel to Gone with the Wind by Alexandra Ripley

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I will be the first person to say that I never cared for Gone with the Wind. The book, people, not the film! But yes, I found GwtW just so sentimental and racist, though I do understand that it was written from the perspective of a white woman who lived in the South and who … Continue reading Scarlett: The Sequel to Gone with the Wind by Alexandra Ripley

The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy

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This book, though incredibly beautiful and lyrical and so very funny at times, is also so heart-wrenching to read that I considered not going with it. And I've read it before, but I think sometimes when you read things at a younger age, you haven't either gone through the devastation and heartbreaks of adulthood so … Continue reading The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy