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Title: What a waste of a great idea!
Review: I grew up in the South and with family members who love GWTW, but I always was 'just ok' with it, and its handling of slavery was one of the turn-offs for me. So I was very excited about this book. I kept laughing to myself just at the funny title. But it's soooooo disappointing. What a ridiculous plot. What a golden opportunity not only missed by a thousand miles but trampled upon until unrecognizable. Heck, it almost inspires me to try my hand at a version of GWTW from the slaves' POV just because I want one so badly -- a GOOD one, not a dumb one like this. What a letdown. This book is what Rhett calls Ashley in the original novel: "Dead Sea fruit" -- "something that appears to be beautiful or full of promise but is in reality nothing but illusion and disappointment" (Dictionary.com).
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