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The Wind Done Gone

Name: The Wind Done Gone
Author: Alice Randall

by Alice Randall

2001•Historical•217 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramacomedyfresh & originalunsavouryrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA stirring historical novel that is grounded, unsavoury and fresh. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Book

In this daring and provocative literary parody which has captured the interest and imagination of a nation, Alice Randall explodes the world created in GONE WITH THE WIND, a work that more than any other has defined our image of the antebellum South.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalDramaComedySocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

African American womenRacially mixed peopleHistorical fictionAfrican americans

Details

Author: Alice Randall
Published: 2001
Pages: 217
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Source: Open Library

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