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Gone with the Wind

By: Margaret Mitchell
Narrated by: Linda Stephens
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Publisher's summary

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, Margaret Mitchell's great novel of the South is one of the most popular books ever written. Within six months of its publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind had sold a million copies. To date, it has been translated into 25 languages, and more than 28 million copies have been sold.

Here are the characters that have become symbols of passion and desire: darkly handsome Rhett Butler and flirtatious Scarlett O'Hara. Behind them stand their gentler counterparts: Ashley Wilkes and Melanie Hamilton. As the lives and affairs of these absorbing characters play out against the tumult of the Civil War, Gone With the Wind reaches dramatic heights that have swept generations of fans off their feet.

Having lived in Atlanta for many years, narrator Linda Stephens has an authentic ear for the dialects of that region. Get ready to hear Gone With the Wind exactly as it was written: every word beautifully captured in a spectacular unabridged audio production.

©1964 Stephens Mitchell (P)2001 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Beyond a doubt one of the most remarkable first novels produced by an American writer. It is also one of the best." ( The New York Times)
"The best novel to have ever come out of the South...it is unsurpassed in the whole of American writing." ( The Washington Post)

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reader gave me the pip

What a bitter disappointment: I cannot listen to this reader for 20+ hours. I couldn't even listen to her for 20+ minutes. She over-pronounces nearly every word, pauses dramatically at most punctuation, and takes a short sharp intake of breath every couple of phrases. It's the voice of a babysitter (one who's short of breath) reading aloud to not-very-bright children. I gave up after less than half an hour. A shame to waste the money on the book, but life is just too short to waste time on a reading this bad.

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I have to agree with others about poor narration.

I love this book and have read the print book many times. Unfortunately the narrator's pacing is positively AWFUL. The lingering between sentences, particularly during the dialogue is absolutely irritating. I had listened to the small sample, but it took a longer listening (meaning I had to purchase it) to find that the reader is terrible.

I love this book, but this reader is very offputting. If your mp3 player has a speed option, I would suggest you use it. It helps this reader's plodding pacing, but it's still annoying in parts.

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a good read

I really enjoyed this book. a good read for anyone who wants to read the classics.

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So disappointing

I thought I would enjoy this book. I loved it when I read it in high school. Alas, it doesn’t hold up. I didn’t notice the rampant racism in it then, but racism is there and I couldn’t finish the book. Otherwise, it’s a great story. And please don’t tell me that it’s not really racism because it existed in a particular time and place when the “n” word slid easily off every tongue and that makes it ok. I found that and its treatment and view of black people too offensive to keep reading.

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I . Just. Cant. Listen.

This narrator stops. After each. And every. Sentence. There is no flow. I thought this would be a good choice for white noise to sleep to ; i practically know it by heart, having read it the first time when I was 10... But nooo

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Excellently read, but appallingly racist

First, Linda Stephens does a fantastic job here. The characters are distinct and real. I much prefer her Rhett to Clark Gable"s.

However, the racism displayed by the author dims the pleasure of the experience. Having written this in the 1930s isn't sufficient excuse. The stereotypes, insulting comparisons, sugar-coating of slavery, and whitewashing of the Klan are cringeworthy at best and dangerous at worst. I shudder to think this book was so popular in its day.

If you can put aside these issues (a big if for some stretches of the book), the storyline around the four main characters is very well done. And the book would be immensely readable without the abovementioned problems. Scarlett is deservedly one of the most iconic characters in fiction, with Rhett coming in behind her.

I'd like to be able to recommend the book for the superb reading, and the compelling characterization. But I can't. It's a book whose time has gone. I wish I hadn't re-read it.

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Superb story diminished by flawed narration

What did you love best about Gone with the Wind?

Fantastic blend of engaging fiction set in an important and incredible period of history.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I'm afraid this goes against the grain of many positive reviews for the narration, but I find her habit of pausing every five to ten words, regardless of the story's context, to be distracting, almost an affectation. She often does not seem to be in sync with the rhythm of the story, of knowing when to allow the words to simply flow. Perhaps it's done for dramatic effect; I find it's overdone. But this was a relatively small price to pay for the pleasure of listening to this superb story.

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Frankly, incredible!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Scarlett, Rhett, Melanie!

What about Linda Stephens’s performance did you like?

Ms. Stephens was incredible! She brought Scarlett's world to life! Thank you!

Any additional comments?

I read this book when I was 16. It was so fun to listen to it on audio. GWTW remains one of my all time favorite books!

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A classic finally comes to life.

What did you love best about Gone with the Wind?

The movie version has been on my wife's favorite movie list since high school. I've bought her collector editions of the novel as well. This is the first time I've picked up the book and had a listen. What a pleasant surprise. The narration is superb. Scarlet, Melanie, Ashley, Rett, they all come to life. It's a long book (longer than the movie!) but time flew by. Highly recommended for the period history and thought process of the time. May not be totally accurate because it's still fiction. I'm glad I listened to it.

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Excellent Narrator

I have really enjoyed listening to this great book on my Kindle Fire. The narrator is one of the best I have experienced. She dramatically reads each line perfectly and uses different accents to help bring the book to life and actually makes it easier to follow the story than if I had just read the book silently in my head. She has a beautiful singing voice that she uses when songs come up in the book. I particularly enjoyed having these songs come to life and being able to hear them the way they would have been sung. Being from the South I often cringe when I hear actors attempt a southern accent, however Linda Stephens has perfected the voice of Scarlett and makes it easy to get lost in the reading as if you are listening to the real Miss O'Hara. I could not recommend this audio book more. I would say it is a definite must have for fans of this format.

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