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Originally Posted by whswhs
Gone with the Wind is actually quite a good novel, and was made into a memorable film. You have to be prepared to adopt the viewpoint of an alien culture and society, but a lot of good science fiction demands the same process. (I have to say that personally I found Tess of the d'Urbervilles far more repugnant, but I'm not sure I could explain why.)
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In the review I read, it says that in Tess an innocent girl is shunned for being a victim of date rape and her boyfriend is to cowardly to stick up for her. I don't think it is implied that that is supposed to be a GOOD thing.