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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated Gone With the Wind (1939) in Movies

Apr 22, 2021 (Updated Apr 22, 2021)

Gone With the Wind (1939)

1939 | Drama, Romance, War

8.2

(41 Ratings)

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Drama

A-list actors

Cinematography

Historically inaccurate portrayal of slavery (2 more)

Racism

Glosses over the fact that the association the men join is the KKK and refer to it as a political meeting.

Mixed feelings

I loved this movie when I was a teenager. I loved the costumes, the drama, the romance. We lived in a bubble back then and were woefully ignorant of racism and all the harm done to people of color (and are still being done to people of color.) So I have a very small soft spot in my heart for this movie but feel terrible about it.

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Elif Shafak recommended The Captive Mind in Books (curated)

The Captive Mind

Czeslaw Milosz | 2001 | History & Politics

(0 Ratings)

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"Much has been written about authoritarianism and its multiple manifestations, but little has been said about the ways in which people, even the most educated, seemingly open-minded people, internalise authoritarianism in their daily life. What happens to politics and politicians under a corrupt system is obvious. But what happens to a society and a culture under authoritarianism is a question less understood. The Polish poet, essayist and thinker Milosz wrote extensively about home, homeland, exile, memory, history…. As a writer who comes from a turbulent land of collective amnesia, I have always read him with a sense of affinity."

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Book Divas (227 KP) rated Surviving the Camp of Death in Books

Jul 12, 2019

Surviving the Camp of Death

Tamsen Horsnell | 2016 | Horror, Young Adult (YA)

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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For People of All Ages

One look at the cover and you know this read is not a HEA. I am completely in awe of this fourteen-year-old author and I believe her to be an old soul. Very expressive storyline and The Spider and The Fly came suddenly into my mind particularly, "Will you walk into my parlor" simply because I became ensnared in the author's creative web.

The sad story of Sophie and Abby can be enjoyed by people of all ages and I can only imagine the bright future that's ahead for this writer.

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Helena (24 KP) rated The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe in Podcasts

Sep 30, 2019

A interesting short history narrative for all ages.

I have always liked Mike Rowe. So one day while on a road trip I discovered the way I heard it. It made the several hour long trip go by quickly. The way I heard it involves true stories about people and their lives. He takes people you know and gives them a fun narrative. When he begins you don't know who it is, so along the way you hear hints/clues to who they may be until it's announced at the end. It's a exciting way to learn something new.