The Wind Done Gone: The Unauthorized Parody Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This book was not really what I expected so I'm not sure if that is why I only thought it was ok or if it is because the book stinks. I am a huge GWTW fan and really thought this would be interesting. It barely touched on any of the characters one would be familiar with as a GWTW fan. However, it did provide an interesting and dark twist on the O'Hara family. "

" I probably needed to have all of my romantic ideologies about Gone with the Wind destroyed by this profounder truth, but it still hurt. Oh, Rhett, you're really not the sexy scalawag, are you? You're actually pretty pathetic, like all of us deep down, and your prejudices and sexism and immaturity and ignorance are just that many more things that women who love you will try to fix, then try to love anyway, then try to tolerate. And then they'll leave to try it again with some other man, and you'll find someone else that you think you can fix or who thinks they can fix you. "

" I don't like what the author did to Scarlett, but it's interesting to see a different perspective to a classic. "

" After finishing Gone with the Wind, I figured that a nice companion piece would be to read this book as it was written from a Tara slave's perspective, specifically that of Scarlett's half-sister, Cynara (daughter of Mammy and Mr. O'Hara). As this was an unauthorized book, names of people and places have been changed, but you know exactly who they are by the descriptions or the pseudonyms. I really wanted to like this book, but I was quite disappointed. I was hoping that it would recount the events from GWTW from Cynara's POV, but instead it picks up where GWTW leaves off and goes on from there. Also, the writing style was quite jumpy and I just didn't like it. I understand that it's supposed to be from the text of a diary, but I felt that GWTW did a much better job showing what was in a character's mind, and in a more subtle way. There were certain moments that really shined (I did enjoy a series of letters written by Scarlett's mother, called "Lady" in this story, and the revelation that went with it), but other parts just really seemed to drag. If it wasn't for the fact that this book was short (a little more than 200 pages) and the fact that I try to never give up reading any book, I'm not sure I would have finished it. I just wasn't my cup of tea. Conceptually, it's a great idea for a book and I do appreciate it for that, but I just didn't like the actual execution of it. "

" I liked this book just because it used the Gone with the Wind story, of course you cannot put in the same category as GWTW at all! "

" Really awful. A poorly conceived, badly written ridiculous excuse for a novel. I can't believe how much press it's gotten (which has led to its reputation as an important literary achievement). It's trash, pure and simple; and I do not recommend it in any way, shape or form. "

" Funny funny funny! Faithful to Mitchell, in its fashion. A refreshing chaser after Miss Margaret's praise of the Klan. "

" Didn't quite live up to the hype. I guess it's more about concept than execution. "

" What a sweet little read. If Margaret Mitchell is spinning in her grave, it's from jealousy. A much, much more satisfying wrap-up for all concerned than that idiotic "Scarlett". And yes, you do have to have read GWTW to enjoy this. "

" I had such hopes for this! Great idea, premise of characters good, but...lousy book "

" Interesting take on Gone with the wind. "

" This book could have been done in SO MANY ways, the way the author chose was not appealing to me - diary form. "

" I LOVE this book!! It's "Gone with the Wind" from the slave's perspective! I really like fiction based in the Antebellum South... Historical fiction is probably my favorite genre followed by memoirs/autobiographies. "

" Not perfect, but well-done nevertheless. Quite a few quote-worthy lines. "

" It was painful to read. Luckily it was only 200 pages. Now, no more fun reading for me - the PMP exam awaits. "

" I was happy to see this book in the used books store, cause I'd wanted to read it for a long time, but liked it less that I'd expected. The concept was great, the execution not so much, although I did occasionally enjoy the writing style. "

" Although it was a work fiction I thought this was a fine book. It gave me yet another impression of the struggles that people of color had to deal with after the emancipation. "

" I wanted to like this, as I thought the premise was good. This book was pretty bad- and it personally irritated me that Cynara was supposed to be so much more attractive than Scarlett - COME ON! "

" I know GWTW purists will disagree, but I thought it was bold. "

" It's the idea of the book, more that the book that I really liked. It's Gone With the Wind told by one of Scarlett's slaves. Cynara is the daughter of Scarlett's father and Mammy. Very interesting! "

" This self-avowed parody of "Gone with the Wind" started off strong and then turned into a treatise on race post-Civil War. I really enjoyed the 1st half, the 2nd half not so much. "

" It felt like poorly done fanfic-- which is what it is. the writing style changes an annoying amount for something that's supposed to be someone's diary, and the recharecterization of Gone With the Wind players is just OOC in a really dissatisfying way. "

" Gone with the Wind from the point of view of Scarlett O'Hara's illegitimate mulatto half-sister, a mistress of Rhett Butler. You need to be more familiar with the original novel than I am to appreciate this one; it is like reading Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead without having read Hamlet. "

" I did like it. It is post-GWTW from the emancipates slave's point of view. Not bad! "

" I can't see at the characters in GWTW the same way I used to after reading this book! "

" I had such hopes for this! Great idea, premise of characters good, but...lousy book "

" Interesting take on Gone with the wind. "

" I hated this book. I read the first 40ish pages and never wanted to stop reading more. Didn't finish it. "