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Summary: A very nice read
Review: No, this is not GWTW but it should not be expected to be . I have read GWTW dozens of times and find that this IS a good sequal. Yes, Rhett lost some spark but there is a reason, he has also lost his love. Yes, Scarlett is not as sparky as in GWTW but in this novel she has matured and grown into a woman who no longer only wants things but want a family and a past. I recommend this book to all GWTW fans, just remember Marg. Mitc. is dead and no one could finish the story as she would have.
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Summary: Teenaged Fan
Review: I read GWTW last summer, when I was 16. I had never really looked into the book or the movie until it was one of the options on my summer reading list. I was the only one in my class to choose it to read, and it turned out to be the best book I've ever read. I rented the movie and watched it. I was so enthralled! It was soo sad when I finished the book (in record time). Last week I went to Borders to do this year's summer reading shopping (I'll be a senior in high school), and I found "Scarlett". I jumped up and down because I was sooo happy to be able to read about the characters I've grown to love! The ending of GWTW was amazing. Who would have thought Rhett would leave Scarlett? GWTW is this untouchable beautiful and mysterious thing, like Rhett... Yet I read Scarlett to read about the charactors. The original will never be surpassed. No original ever will be. The growing and learning about the charactors can only happen once... But Scarlett tells a story about everyone's favorite couple... I read it in 6 days. I'm hooked!!
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Summary: I LOVED it
Review: I thought that Alexandra Ripley did a wonderful job writing this book. Sure, it was a little far-fetched when you look at it, Scarlett running off to Ireland as her plan to get Rhett back, but the way Ripley wrote it, it made it blend together easily. I thought that Scarlett did lose some of her spark, but I think that was supossed to happen because she grew up. The one bad point of this story was the deal with Scarlett and Tara. What happened there? Wasn't she the one who was supposed to get Tara? who fought for Tara? who would have died for Tara? So why did Tara go to her trashy sister and a Cracker??? Overall, I LOVED this book.
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Summary: Shame to call it a sequel
Review: Maybe I didn't like this book because it wasn't GWTW, but maybe I just didn't like it. Like probably everyone who has ever read GWTW, I dreamed about how things would turn out between Scarlett and Rhett. But this book makes a joke out of anyone's imagination. Ripley has all but sabotaged the original characters. Scarlett has been transformed into a simpering "little" woman, as opposed to the strong-headed heroine she was in GWTW. Rhett is no longer a rogue, but just some average, boring, southern gentleman. Not sticking to any characteristics of the Mitchell's original creations, this book is bound to disappoint you.
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Summary: What a wonderful book
Review: I was thouroghly impressed by this sequel. At times the diologue was rather stiff and good scenes didn't not reach their full potencial, such as the section when Rhett discovers Cat, but I still found this book spectacular. The plot was deep and twisting, it takes you through a ride of emotions, sad, happy, depressed, happy again... I could not put this book down to save my life. Read it! Now! Before something bad happens and you miss your chance! ;)
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Summary: Before you even think about giving this book 5 stars...
Review: ...please remind yourself that there is a difference between a groundbreaking, epic historical novel and an overly lengthy Harlequin Romance. "Gone With the Wind" is the former; "Scarlett" is the latter. This book is the single most oustanding example of why some books and movies should end where they end, without a sequel.
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Summary: This is NOT a Sequel
Review: This is not a sequel to Gone With The Wind. Not at all. Scarlett changes from an amusing, strong-willed, spoiled brat to a rather boring character. *Sometimes* she's strong willed. *Sometimes* she has no idea what she wants-Scarlett!!! Rhett is completely, totally, and thoroughly ruined. Dumbed down is the word that comes to mind. He is boring. His morals (which occur off and one to the disconcertment of the reader) are boring. His conversations is boring. I didn't want Scarlett to get back together with *him*. The plot itself is (a) fantastical (b) stupid (c) boring and (d) rather predictable in some respects. The first part of the book was Too Stupid To Be Ture. Then Scarlett gets involved with people who are definitely not her class. They're her couins, etc, but still-Scarlett??? Next thing you know she's running around (in Ireland-away from Tara?) in bright Irish skirts, striped stockings, and acting in a manner that would make Mammy turn over in her grave. It only went downhill from there. Even when you look at the book as not a sequel to GWTW, it still lacks charm, creativity, and interest. In short, it's not worth your money or your time or how mad it will probably make you if you liked GWTW.
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Summary: Not quite the original, but still a great read...
Review: All in all, I would have to say that this is really a great book. It does pale slightly in comparision to the first book, but really, how could it not? But when looking at the book as a separate work, by a different author, I have to say that it was wonderful. It never dragged. I found that Scarlett still had the same fire, but I was slightly dissappointed in Rhett. I don't think the author quite caught him, but I really didn't let that take away from the story as a whole for me. The only fault I had with the book was the ending. Not what happens to the charactors, but how it happens. I felt that the author rushed things a bit. It was almost as if she was in a time crunch, and just ended things as fast as she could to meet a deadline or something. However, I may have felt this way simply because I didn't want the book to end! I agree with some critics who say that the book didn't really need a sequel. However, isn't it great that there is one? More of this fantastic story to enjoy!
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Summary: Scarlett: The Sequel to Margret Mitchel's Gone with the Wind
Review: This is an excellent book! Even though it is written by a differnt author it sounds excatly like what Margret Mitchel herself!The charectors are exactly what you would expect. What happened at melanie's funeral? How does Scarlett get Rhett back(we all know it's going to happen,she always gets what she wants)!? Who gets Ashley?Who are the new charectors? Were does the story take place? It's all here you have to read it!
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Summary: Why is everyone complaining? This book is great!!
Review: Here is the completion to the book that has swept counties and countries alike. Ripely picks up where Mitchell left off on Gone With The Wind, continuing the timeless classic with a novel of her own. In this tale, our heroine, Scarlett O'Hara flees to Ireland, unwilling to face the shame of being divorced and bearing Rhett's child. Amoung her Irish kin, she finds a home there- no one needs to know that her husband threw her over, so Scarlett begins to weave an intricate and delicate web of lies. Earning the title of The O'Hara, and being selected out of her many relatives to be the head of the family, Scarlett grows to be well-known in Ireland. This attracts the attention of a woman determined to make Scarlett an even bigger celebrity. News of the belle travels even as far to the states . . . Back in Charleston, unknown to Scarlett, Anne Hampton, former friend to The O'Hara weaves her own web, with plans to have Rhett caught in the silky threads. He falls into the trap, and is forced to marry the school ma'am or be shunned by all in South Carolina. This choice turns out to be a mistake, for no sooner are the wedding vows said than do Rhett's passions for his ex-wife begin to overcome his senses. And when Anne dies from the yellow fever, Mr. Butler travels to Ireland, and to the side of his ex-wife and younger daughter. All ends well for the threesome, as Margaret Mitchell would have no doubt intended. As a worthy sequel to Gone With The Wind, Scarlett wraps up the history of Rhett and Scarlett, tying up all the loose ends and leaving nothing but a wholly satisfied reader.
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