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Rhett Butler's People
by Donald McCaig
from St. Martin's Press

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• Started off well...
  I was intrigued by the concept of this novel as I have always loved GWTW. It started off beautifully, weaving a tapestry of answers to long-pondered questions and lending depth to Rhett Butler. The relationship between Rhett and Belle and the mystery of her son's father was entertaining, as were revelations of Ashley's real feelings for Scarlett. I had such high hopes!
  As the novel lumbered on, I was reading just to finish the beast.
  Numerous times my eyebrows raised with an incredulous... more info

• Insulting and Disgraceful
  Everyone involved in this book should be ashamed, as it is so obviously intended solely to make money off of GWTW fans. I fail to understand why the Mitchell estate selected this writer, who did not even bother to do a close reading of the original. And where was the editor?! There are so many errors in timing and details, I can't believe they weren't corrected. Everything from the color of Ashley's eyes (grey, not brown!) to the timing of when Scarlett sold him the mills, to major plot points being left... more info

• a great disappointment
  When you attempt to write a sequel or companion to a beloved book, the odds are against you right from the beginning. Not only do you have to prove that you can write as well as the beloved author (and this is where Ripley's Scarlett flopped), but you have to have something to say, something to add to a masterpiece. It can't be just your own desires to play with the characters. I know that there's a huge temptation to feed starving readers a happy ending for two of the world's most famous lovers left... more info

• Epic Disappointment
  I am a huge fan of the original work. I have no problem at all with others trying to write sequels, parodies, etc... That said...
  This new book is in no way worthy to be called a prequel, sequel, or associated in any way to the original. Scarlett as a character is completely unrecognizable, Rhett is no longer Rhett, but a clinical mess on the border of manic depressive, and so many other characters that we already know and love are so different, and frankly, unlikable. Scenes were changed so... more info

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