Helpful Score: 1
This was last month's pick in The Reading Cove. I was disappointed. The title and synopsis give the impression this book is from Rhett's and his family's perspective, relative to GONE WITH THE WIND, after all, that's where Rhett was born. But this "authorized" book read more like tepid fan fiction - when people take characters from their favorite books and make up their own take on them.
RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE didn't stay true to the original characterizations or spirit of the characters. Rhett was gone much of the time, his sister Rosemary being more of a focal character than he was! Many scenes from GWTW were changed or omitted. Certain important events in Rhett's life were reduced to Melanie's letter to Rosemary, or not shown at all.
I was very disappointed in this book. Not sure how it works as a standalone novel, but it doesn't work in the context of GWTW.
RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE didn't stay true to the original characterizations or spirit of the characters. Rhett was gone much of the time, his sister Rosemary being more of a focal character than he was! Many scenes from GWTW were changed or omitted. Certain important events in Rhett's life were reduced to Melanie's letter to Rosemary, or not shown at all.
I was very disappointed in this book. Not sure how it works as a standalone novel, but it doesn't work in the context of GWTW.
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