Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind

An Instant Classic

After reading Gone with the Wind, I was curious about Scarlett. I was a little leary about it though,seeing that it was a sequel written by another author. But it picked up right where Gone with the Wind left off and I was immediately swept up into it, I could hardly put it down. I absolutely and highly recommend it!

6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Good pickup from original

Let me just say that there will NEVER be another book as timeless as Gone With the Wind. Never. However, Ripley does a very good job of bringing closure to Mitchell's iconic masterpiece. Ripley stays very close to the personalities of Mitchell's characters. Yes, the story does get a little out there in some places, but overall I was very pleased. For the people who really want to complain about sequels, read Rhett Butler's People. Now THAT was a horrible book.

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Good story though it doesn't have same vibe as Gone With The Wind.

I'm 12 years old so maybe you might disagree with me but sure the characters are the same as gone with the wind but it's completely off balance from the story sometimes it was talking about Scarlett than it starts talking about the servants.It sometimes gave me a headache-but it's a good story.I would recommend to just lend it from a friend or public Library

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Amazing

I think this one was even better than the original gone with the wind. Couldn't put it down!

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Phenomenal

This book is a definite page turner. A must read after Gone with the Wind. The author captures Margaret Mitchell's style perfectly and picks up right where she left off. If you didn't know better, you would think the same person wrote both. Love, love, love it!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

good

I really enjoyed this book. You have to remember it's a different author writing so expect a difference. Scarlett is also a women now and it's about her maturing. I could read this over and over. It's a good story and good ending to the pair Rhett and Scarlett.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A sequel for those who really love Scarlett O'Hara

I loved Gone With the Wind - adored it. The movie, although it is a legend seemed so shallow in reference to the characters, Clark Gable as Rhett never did it for me, he was to delicate, no scoundrel.

Just a note - this is not a book about Scarlett and Rhett although he is in some of it - he is out of the plot, though not out of Scarlett's thoughts for most of the book- this is a book about Scarlett. A girl who lost all of her ideals in a war who has to "find herself" as a woman - without a man.

I think the problem is that people who read the first book liked Scarlett as a narcissist - she was young and immature but needed that narcissism to survive - as Margaret Mitchell put it "gumption". But what happens when you have enough , when the "fight" is over, you have arrived, you are an adult, can you be happy? Does the "gumption" just leave? What you do with that need, and what happens when you look outside of yourself? Also - when the man is gone?

This is what happens to Scarlett. She has to face her consequences like any youth, attempts to live now as an adult they way she was raised, and then her gumption takes her everywhere to find her niche. In my opinion it is truly amazing - yes the plot is a little dramatic every now and then but please also remember that this was also done with Mitchell's notes too.

I highly recommend this book for anyone that loved Scarlett in the first, not necessarily Scarlett and Rhett, but Scarlett O'hara - the daughter of an Irish Immigrant who was raised to be a lady on a plantation.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Horrible.

The author is talented but she has an entirely different style from Margaret Mitchell. I was very disappointed in the book. It bothered me how quickly she changed from this snooty rich girl to this poor Irish girl going back to her roots! I don't know.. it's just me though.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

complete waste of my time and money

i found ripley's style of writing completely annoying. i found myself skimming pages. the plot was very disengaging, foolish and at times predictable.

i found it a complete insult of mitchell's marvelous work. sad to have bought this.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Don't know what Margaret Mitchell would think

After re-reading GWTW recently, I also read Scarlett. I was very pleased with the beginning as Alexandra Ripley begins the story right where the original left off. However, as the story progresses it goes toward a very different and unexpected direction. I enjoyed the book, liked the author's evolution of Scarlett's character, and overall felt like it was a good read. For anyone curious about this book, I would recommend it. I know that I will read GWTW over and over-I doubt I'll re-read Scarlett.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

sosososo good! :)

This book is everything it should be. Being the sequel to such a great novel you would think it would not be as good as Gone with the Wind but in my opinion it is just as good or even better. I would rate this book an eleven out of ten. It is that good. Gone with the Wind leaves you wondering what is going to happen next, wondering what happens with Rhett, why did he leave, what is Scarlett going to do next? I love the way Scarlett grows and matures throughout the book using her strength and stubbornness getting her through all the struggling times she goes through. The story taking place in the south like Gone with the Wind but with a little twist and Scarlett leaves to Ireland with the O'Hara family. Before this she deals with the fact that Rhett has left her, and mammy dying. Scarlett follows Rhett to his home in South Carolina thinking she can win him back.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Romance

I loved the plot of this book. It was a perfect romance book. Once you start reading you can't put it down.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Scarlett

One thing is for certain for all Gone With the Wind fans, you will either love this sequel or absolutely hate it. I, for one, really loved Ms. Ripley's Scarlett, and did not sleep until I had finished it. Being half Irish and a Southerner, I thought the book's transistions between Georgia, South Carolina, and Ireland was a smart touch. There were some things in the book that Scarlett did that I felt that the 'Real' Scarlett would not do, but all in all, the book was a delightful and intriguing read.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

i don't think this book deserves even one star

this book was the worst, absolute worst, piece of literature that i have ever read. it made me puke a little in my mouth when i finished reading the first chapter. the author seems to have a habit of writing sequels for beautiful classics that should be left alone. wow, what a waste of paper.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

I love this book!

I have to say I am a huge Gone With the Wind fan, and i was so excited to see when they had done a follow up to GWTW! But I have to say they did a great job. It was great laugh- cry- yell- cheer- loved it from start to finish and have read it several times. GREAT !GREAT !GREAT!

Ummmm Ummmmmm?

I was wonering around the nook store and i found it. What is this book about?

What s great story

Excellent

This is a 'must read'. I read it directly after reading Gone With The Wind and absolutely picks up where GWTW left off.

Great

I honestly thought I would be disappointed

Scarlet

Is scarlet as gone with the wind?