The thing that you need to remember with this book is that it's not a true sequel to "Gone with the Wind". Mr. McCaig gives his own spin on the characters and what they do, how they react. I enjoy his version of Melanie much better and it was nice to hear more about Scarlett's first two children. I also think that his version of Ashley is more accurate. You get to hear more from characters that are just mentions or supporting characters in GWTW.

I am not sure that I would put this on my list of books to re-read at a later date though, whereas "Gone with the Wind" I've revisited multiple times. ( )

I wish there were half stars I would give it 3.5. But,what a surprisingly good book. He did a wonderful job capturing Margret Mitchell's characters. He brought more to the story of GWTW without taking away from the story. It must be so hard to right a companion book to a classic like GWTW but he did such a better job that the last attempt "Scarlett" ( )

I have mixed feelings about this book, which is why I only gave it three stars. I enjoyed learning about Rhett's past and felt that the author stayed true to the character and to GWTW. There were two things that ruined the book for me, however. First, McCaig's portrayal of the female characters. He portrayed Scarlett as a two-dimensional shrew, Rosemary as driven only by desire for a man she couldn't have, Elizabeth Butler as weak and crazy, and Belle as one of the biggest stereotypes in media, the whore-with-a-heart-of-gold. Second, he wrote one of the most ridiculous, unlikely endings imaginable, one so stupid it would be rejected by a soap-opera. Despite all that, I think this book is worth a read, if only for the first half. ( )

What I loved about this book is that it sticks to Margret Mitchell's take on [b:GONE WITH THE WIND|18405|Gone With The Wind|Margaret Mitchell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166913011s/18405.jpg|3358283](which the book SCARLETT did not,) and then gives you Rhett's views and what he was feeling about the relationship between him and Scarlett in GWTW.

Who knew he had a deeper character than what we fell in love with in GWTW?

I am going to re read GWTW and Scarlet and than this one again!


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Though it's been a while since I read, and so cannot give specifics, I remember feeling that this was too much of a rehash, not enough new material. In a word: pointless. ( )