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Gone With the Wind
- Nefret
- Bibliomaniac
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- Joined: February 2009
- Favourite HF book: Welsh Princes trilogy
- Preferred HF: The Middle Ages (England), New Kingdom Egypt, Medieval France
- Location: Temple of Isis
[quote=""wendy""]Any of you read the "follow up" book Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley?[/quote]
I have. It was a long time ago though. So I don't really remember.
I have. It was a long time ago though. So I don't really remember.
Into battle we ride with Gods by our side
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
{Ensiferum}
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
{Ensiferum}
- princess garnet
- Bibliophile
- Posts: 1717
- Joined: August 2008
- Location: Maryland
[quote=""Ash""]Are you talking about the authorized sequel, or the one the other one? The latter was so bad that within days of it being released, my local used store had three copies of them. I tried reading it - oh my. Not worth the lawsuit the Mitchells started to keep it from being printed.[/quote]
Was that The Wind Done Gone? Wasn't there one that's been sold everywhere but the US? Even if you order it from say Amazon UK they can't ship to a US address.
Don't even get me started on Rhett Butler's People, another one authorized by the MM estate. Bad bad bad bad bad.
Was that The Wind Done Gone? Wasn't there one that's been sold everywhere but the US? Even if you order it from say Amazon UK they can't ship to a US address.
Don't even get me started on Rhett Butler's People, another one authorized by the MM estate. Bad bad bad bad bad.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
I'm feeling glad that I've been a snobbish, GWTW purist. I've spared myself from all these awful sequels, prequels and spin-offs.
Although I have one little book on my shelf called Scarlett Rules by Lisa Bertagnoli that I've enjoyed. The author is a diehard GWTW fanatic -- she's read the book 22 times.
She's compiled 24 life lessons inspired by Scarlett O'Hara. It's a fun read.


- Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
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- Joined: August 2008
- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
I have the Alexandra Ripley one on my TBR pile.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
- LoveHistory
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[quote=""Michy""]Not me; I'm a GWTW purist. If Margaret Mitchell had written a sequel, I definitely would have read it. But I'm not interested in anyone else's spin-off of her book.
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I wrote a scene (at someone's vague suggestion, and just for laughs) that inserts James Bond in the library at Twelve Oaks. You might enjoy that, though it's not a sequel by any means.
I have read a condensed version of Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley. It was ok. Not fantastic. And some of the plot stretched the bounds of my belief, but it had the happy ending so many people wanted. The TV movie was so horrible I never finished watching it. Bad casting for everyone but Anne Hampton.

I wrote a scene (at someone's vague suggestion, and just for laughs) that inserts James Bond in the library at Twelve Oaks. You might enjoy that, though it's not a sequel by any means.

I have read a condensed version of Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley. It was ok. Not fantastic. And some of the plot stretched the bounds of my belief, but it had the happy ending so many people wanted. The TV movie was so horrible I never finished watching it. Bad casting for everyone but Anne Hampton.
[quote=""Misfit""]Was that The Wind Done Gone? Wasn't there one that's been sold everywhere but the US? Even if you order it from say Amazon UK they can't ship to a US address. .[/quote]
That was it - and yes it was sold in the US. I tried reading it and it was gawdawful. (the title itself should clue you in). I never tried to read Rhett Butler but I heard it wasn't much better
Wondering - this book is being considered for the BOTM. Should we hold off discussion here until/if its chosen? Or make sure we stick to the film version of the discussion?
That was it - and yes it was sold in the US. I tried reading it and it was gawdawful. (the title itself should clue you in). I never tried to read Rhett Butler but I heard it wasn't much better
Wondering - this book is being considered for the BOTM. Should we hold off discussion here until/if its chosen? Or make sure we stick to the film version of the discussion?