Lo que el viento se llevó, vuelve con scarlett

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Summary: Scarlett, no match to Gone With the Wind, don't bother
Review: Alexandra Ripley is good at writing other things but Scarlett was simply totally distasteful! After I read GWTW I was crying from that romantic scene, I liked to think they got back together so I eagerly pick-up the book. I was most seriously disappointed.

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Summary: did this really have to be written?
Review: One of the great things about GWTW was the fact that the reader was able to decide how the story would end. The reader could decide whether Rhett and Scarlett would get back together or not. This novel was really not needed. I read it soon after GWTW, though I'm glad I didn't actually buy it. To begin with I thought it was really too long. AR seems to try and equal MM in length, so that her book will be considered an epic as well. Secondly, why on earth did she have to move location to Ireland, seeing as she obviously doesn't know anything about the place. As an Irish person I felt insulted that my countrypeople wer represented as mad people who didn't know anything about human feeling. Besides she boviously knew very little about the history of the time. AR also seems to think she has to add as many new characters as possible. Scarlett had relations in Charlestown, let's go there. Oh and she had some Irish American relations didn't she? Let's involve them, and her grandfather in the process. Ok, still lots of pages to fill... what about bringing her to Ireland? I never heard of Rhett coming to Ireland, and if he did, how could such a big coincidence as his meeting Scarlett there happen? Oh, and AR has to bring on another regiment of men to fall for Scarlett. And add a few sex scenes (including the improbable one with Rhett)... I think I'll just leave it there.

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Summary: PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: And now they are planning another? Margaret Mitchell would run screaming up & down Peachtree declaring that "sequels" "surely don't know nothing about birthing" a classic. Atlanta burns again and hopefully takes with it this "sequel"

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Summary: eh
Review: Margaret mitchell is rolling in her grave. The Idea of Margaret Mitchell coming back to life and whaling Alexandra Ripley's ass is only slightly less believable than this book. Explain to me why the most selfish sociopathic woman who everybody loves to hate suddenly becomes Mrs. Wonderful. And now Rhett is a weeny boy.It got a 2 because as a book by itself it is ok but I would reccomend if you loved GWTW then don't ruin the memory by reading this book.

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Summary: It's a good thing "sequel" doesn't mean "equal"!
Review: I was very disappointed, but then, it would be difficult to match the original. The book as a stand-alone is okay, but as the continuation of the Scarlett/Rhett relationship it falls flat on its face.

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Summary: WHAT A JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: THE BOOK WAS BAD ENOUGH WITH THE WITCHCRAFT AND SCARLETTE DANCING AROUND LIKE A COMMON WOMAN AFTER HER UPBRINGING, PLEASE! THEN THE MOVIE WAS EVEN WORSE. SCARLETTE WAS KNOW FOR HER GREEN EYES, HASN'T HOLLYWOOD HEARD OF EYE CONTACTS. THE ACTING WAS BAD, THE WRITING WAS BAD. RHETT (I BELIEVE) WOULD OF NEVER RETURNED TO SCARLETTE. THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF THAT WAS ANY GOOD WAS THAT JEAN SMART WAS IN THE MOVIE.

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Summary: Scarlett is a mockery of alll Gone With the Wind was made of
Review: Being that Gone With the Wind is my favorite book, I was anxious to read Scarlett. I was faithful that the Stephens Mitchell trust would do a good job in selecting someone to carry on the legacy. Well, I was thoroughly disappointed. The way it deals with sex is appaling; I can't imagine Peggy Marsh writing about any "thrusting" Rhett was doing. The whole scene where Cat is born is absurd. It threw in a magical element that was not needed at all. Scarlett's metamorhasis is completely ridiculous. There is no way Scarlett O'Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler would change so drastically unless she had something to gain from it. The end of the book is perhaps the worst part. Rhett showed really no indication that he would go to Ballyhara for her, yet she magically knows he's there and rushes to him. All I can say is, what was Alexandra Ripley thinking?

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Summary: A wonderful seque; to GWTW
Review: This is one amazing story. I loved how it picked up at Melanie's funeral, and recapped the "end" of Scarlett and Rhett's relationship. GWTW was an amazing book, but occasionally Margaret Mitchell got carried away with details. While Alexandra Ripley does the same thing, it's not as often or as long. Ripley does a great job with the character of Eleanor Butler as well. I'd recommend this book to any GWTW fan in a heartbeat. (The movie with Joanne Whalley and Timothy Dalton was also very well done.)

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Summary: Very Good, I loved This Book.
Review: This book was one of the best I've read in a long time. While it can't surpass the original (and I've yet to find a book that does), Ripley took Scarlett O'Hara in one of her lowest points a finished the story leaving no unanswered questions. I think it is a wonderful novel and anyone who has read the origanal sould read this book. It WAS NOT a trashy novel, I think it was a wonderfully romantic story.

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Summary: SCARLETT is a must-read for GONE WITH THE WIND fans.
Review: I enjoyed reading SCARLETT although it comes no where near capturing the immense intrigue, adventure and romance of GONE WITH THE WIND. I was glad that Scarlett ended up with Rhett in the end.

This, of course, is a book every GONE WITH THE WIND fan will want to read.