Last night I had to say a sorrowful goodbye to my furbaby girl, Tina. She was very sick and my husband and I took her to the vet. There was nothing non-invasive they could do for her. Since she was almost 19year old and frail, I didn’t think it was fair to her to have the vet do anything invasive. She went peacefully in my arms as the injection went in.
Tina has been with me through good times and bad. She came into my life when I needed her most! She will be greatly missed.
I love you Tina! You will always be with me, in my heart!
Love, Mommy
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When I first heard that Rhett Butler’s People was coming out and that it was authorized by the Mitchell estate, I got vary excited!! I could hardly wait to get my hands on it and I ordered one for my mother in-law for Christmas as well.
I must say that I was disappointed. The writing style and the historical detail were good, although, the book did drag in a couple parts. I also found that McCaig wrapped up all of the loose ends, without leaving anything to the imagination. I find it hard for the characters to live on in the world of my imagination, when an author wraps up everything so neatly.
Some of the characters seemed to be written out of character. Melanie Wilkes is a big example of this. She was still the loving, meek woman she was in Gone With the Wind; however, Craig has us believe that she wrote intimate letters to a girl friend about sex. Mitchell’s Melanie would never have done this.
I did enjoy McCaig’s take on some of the minor characters, such as Wade and Belle. However, if you haven’t read Gone With the Wind and only saw the movie, you won’t know whom some of these minor characters, such a Wade, are.
I am not sorry that I read Rhett Butler’s People. It was worthwhile and I enjoyed it for the most part. In my opinion, it is not a work of literature that will stand the test of time like Gone With the Wind has.
3/5
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When I first heard of this book and all the positive hype, I was skeptical. It’s a book that is hard to classify as just one genre. It’s part historical novel, romance, suspense, action, and science fiction. I right away wonder how much romance was in it, you see, I don’t mind some, but I don’t like true chick lit or Harlequin romance. However, the more I heard about it the more I wanted to at least give it a fair try.
It did end up having a lot of sex and some romance, but it was also an excellent historical adventure in 17th century Scotland. I thoroughly enjoy this romp through time. Diana Gabaldon writes with near perfect pitch and prose. The only thing I found a bit annoying in parts was that it was a bit repetitive in parts. I think a little more careful editing was needed.
Though the book is over 800 pages, it reads very fast and be for warned, it is very hard to put down! I spent some wee hours in the morning with this book! Don’t suffer from sleep depravation like I did. Learn from my mistakes. Don’t read it right before sleep time!
4/5
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