Gone with the wind

One of the thickest books I've read no doubt. No regrets what-so-ever though. Scarlet O-Hara is a vision, at the beginning and in the middle. Towards the last quarter, I am not her big fan any more. I like her strong willed, ruthless but too much over her head being selfish, wanting richness above all else, including the love of her children, and her devoted husbands, nope. Can't really agree. No matter how much suffering she was made to go through because of the war and everything that goes with it.....Well, then again, come to think of it, maybe her slightly rotten attitude is justified. I don't know...Anyways, I love the character of Mr Rhett Butler. Irritating but loyal, subtle but strong opinionated, gentlemanly and most importantly for me, he is a father figure, for Scarlet's children and especially so for his own daughter. I must admit one more thing, the way the wars are described or the setting is narrated, I kind of not like the Yankees. I find it very easy to understand why the Southerners should be left alone with their so-called-slaves. In this book, from my understanding at least, they are more companions and right hands of the white people. Of course, this is a romantic story, always told from one side's perspectives. I'd not want to delve into this issue though. That's definitely the opposite reason why I read this book in the first place; to forget the serious stuff, the never ending boring conflicts and get lost instead with mushy love story. I am not happy with the ending.