tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post5345033651478858999..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: Atlanta, RWA, Margaret Mitchell, oh my! ~Tanya HansonCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-19728407812174813242013-08-17T23:41:22.271-05:002013-08-17T23:41:22.271-05:00Yo, Debbie, your name popped out of the Stetson . ...Yo, Debbie, your name popped out of the Stetson . Yay. Email me at tanya DOT hanson AT gmail DOT com for either a Kindle or,PDF copy of Midnight bride.<br /><br />Thanks SOOOOOO much to everybody who visited with me here at Sweethearts!Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-44278986544174971242013-08-17T23:36:29.060-05:002013-08-17T23:36:29.060-05:00Hi Debbie, I hear ya . At least make him a hottie!...Hi Debbie, I hear ya . At least make him a hottie!Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-26933096368177791882013-08-17T12:19:37.550-05:002013-08-17T12:19:37.550-05:00Ashley was my least favorite. He was a great plot ...Ashley was my least favorite. He was a great plot device in all the tension and conflict he created but a terrible choice for a life-long love. Sheesh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703649154995311281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-26550035857452346142013-08-17T10:42:08.509-05:002013-08-17T10:42:08.509-05:00Hi Dora, my rock! I think I have a trivial mind. I...Hi Dora, my rock! I think I have a trivial mind. I love finding out obscure stuff. Sheesh. Atlanta was a great experience, the city is SO green and historic. I got homesick, though. But I learned a ton, as I always do...a bit overwhelming as well. Anyway, hopefully we can catch up in person one of these days. I long for it. Thanks so much for visiting with us at Sweethearts today! Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-68437508110801336982013-08-17T10:40:18.013-05:002013-08-17T10:40:18.013-05:00Caroline, maybe she thought she loved him because ...Caroline, maybe she thought she loved him because she believed she could push him around. Ah, we'll never know. Thanks for posting today! xoox Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-79304015306826621782013-08-17T10:40:16.430-05:002013-08-17T10:40:16.430-05:00Tanya, I just love reading your historical posts. ...Tanya, I just love reading your historical posts. You always write about such neat little tidbits that I never knew. So glad you enjoyed Atlanta. Wish I could have made it. And, btw, my first book is tucked down deep in a closet!Dora Hiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776046195295470466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-35366131544318451942013-08-17T10:39:39.865-05:002013-08-17T10:39:39.865-05:00Hi Barbara, I love old movies and will have to che...Hi Barbara, I love old movies and will have to check that one out. We just got Netflix. ?? I think he is so unlike the image I had when I read the book...and his accent? Couldn't he at least have tried to sound Southern LOL. Vivien Leigh was British, too, and she managed it. Anyway, I agree, the characters are unforgettable. Something we authors long to achieve. Sigh. Thanks for posting today. I so appreciate you.Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-50842456374584854672013-08-17T10:38:01.469-05:002013-08-17T10:38:01.469-05:00Hi Mackenzie, indeed, his ago roared.
I like to th...Hi Mackenzie, indeed, his ago roared.<br />I like to think he was a good soldier at least, and Melanie continued to love him even as I know she saw through him. And Scarlett, too. I wonder if her love for Scarlett would have been so true if they hadn't been sisters-in-law. (OF course the movie never mentions her nephew, Scarlett's son with Charles. That would be a huge unifier.) Thanks for your insights today. Great ones!Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-10629734278983671722013-08-17T10:36:27.581-05:002013-08-17T10:36:27.581-05:00Howdy all I'll post my winner last thing tonig...Howdy all I'll post my winner last thing tonight. Hugs...Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-72949064956075115172013-08-17T10:36:12.579-05:002013-08-17T10:36:12.579-05:00Hi Carra, dang, that airport is giant. But I'm...Hi Carra, dang, that airport is giant. But I'm scared of trams cuz I'm always afraid I won't get off at the right spot. Anyway, the LONG walk was good for me after so many hours in a plane. Oooh, boo, Jonas Wilkerson. CREEP. Thanks for the post and your kind words about my book.Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-6176732393107307092013-08-17T10:34:33.306-05:002013-08-17T10:34:33.306-05:00hi Cheryl, on indeed, India was a jealous snake. M...hi Cheryl, on indeed, India was a jealous snake. Melanie in some ways is almost too good to be true. I so enjoyed your insights today. Maybe this book should be studied in lit classes, instead of that great big snore: Red Badge of Courage. xoTanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-73823697584795770602013-08-17T10:33:15.707-05:002013-08-17T10:33:15.707-05:00Hi Jacquie, Scarlett was a mean son of a gun. I re...Hi Jacquie, Scarlett was a mean son of a gun. I remember reading the book the first time when I was about fourteen and thinking, yikes, I'm kinda like her. It's such a great read. Thanks for the post. xoTanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-32206052165579254282013-08-17T05:23:27.829-05:002013-08-17T05:23:27.829-05:00I would have to say Scarlet. I don't think she...I would have to say Scarlet. I don't think she deserved the men she got. Beauty is more than just on the outside, and I didn't really see beauty on the inside. Someone should have spanked her backside when she was a kid.dluedeckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830893767387630136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-87050860570477745322013-08-16T22:33:09.148-05:002013-08-16T22:33:09.148-05:00I never like Ashley Wilkes. He was not a strong ma...I never like Ashley Wilkes. He was not a strong man and Scarlett should have known that. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-83980588055857698032013-08-16T21:43:05.736-05:002013-08-16T21:43:05.736-05:00You know, I liked Ashley. But that may have been c...You know, I liked Ashley. But that may have been colored by the fact I liked Leslie Howard (Loved him in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Check it out on late night movies). I least liked Scarlett in GWTW/ But I can't deny she was an unforgettable character.Barbara Bettishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540961829243251471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-1140453784646466242013-08-16T21:41:50.086-05:002013-08-16T21:41:50.086-05:00I love all the comments here. Such a great book. Y...I love all the comments here. Such a great book. Yeah, MM broke the rules but it is because she twisted so many contradictory traits into her characters that we're all still talking about them today. <br /><br />I too think Ashley is the least likeable, and not just because he came across as a complete weenie. Everyone thinks he always did the right thing, but he didn't with Scarlett. There was no way in hell he didn't see the way she yearned for him, and like weak men everywhere, he kept her dangling on a string because she stroked his ego. Nothing like having both; a loving wife and a beautiful woman who adores you whom you know you will never be man enough to handle. Mackenzie Crownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495228596521457813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-16767136968197528902013-08-16T21:30:22.749-05:002013-08-16T21:30:22.749-05:00Tanya, Loved your post! One of these days I'll...Tanya, Loved your post! One of these days I'll get to Atlanta when I'm not changing planes. ;-)<br />Am I the only one who liked all the characters except the overseer? They all played their parts well in book and movie. Oh, well.<br />Loved your excerpt. Looking forward to reading this one!Carra Copelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372247844024839006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-82125851530932539652013-08-16T15:51:25.553-05:002013-08-16T15:51:25.553-05:00Tanya, I'm so envious! LOL What a great trip y...Tanya, I'm so envious! LOL What a great trip you had, and how I love Gone With the Wind. <br /><br />Not crazy about Ashley either. I wonder, though, how much of that is colored by our "visual" of Leslie Howard's portrayal? He was weak, but always tried to do the right thing. <br /><br />Scarlett, in my mind, was not selfish in everything. She kept the family together, marrying Frank out from under Suellen. That was wrong from Suellen's POV, but Scarlett was right -- Suellen was the kind who would have let the family starve--Scarlett's motive was not being "being mean" to her sister, but doing whatever she had to in order to provide for the family. <br /><br />But here's one we haven't mentioned. How about India Wilkes? I love that scene where they're waiting on the men to return and she is being catty to Scarlett, and Melanie tells her, "One more word, and you go out of this house, Indian Wilkes." SOOOO many characters that were so realistic and set the standards for us in a lot of ways. <br /><br />I enjoyed your excerpt, too! Good luck with your sales! Thanks for a very interesting post. I've never been to Atlanta, but I hope to go at some point and this will be one of the highlights of my trip.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-61833682799119991722013-08-16T15:41:17.628-05:002013-08-16T15:41:17.628-05:00I didn't go to Atlanta this year - the last ti...I didn't go to Atlanta this year - the last time the conference was there.<br /><br />If I hadn't been in Wisconsin you could have let me know you were nearby. We were in Wisconsin for hubby's 50th class reunion.<br /><br />Yes, Doc Holiday, the nun and Margaret were first cousins. The nun's name was Melanie and she said if she used the name, it had to be given to a rightous woman. When the family broke Melanie and Doc up because they were first cousins, she became a nun and he became a drunk. His mother also died of TB. YEP, I did get a lot out of that tour. ;) Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-75490471650202360442013-08-16T15:09:01.352-05:002013-08-16T15:09:01.352-05:00Hi Paisley. so sorry we didn't get to connect ...Hi Paisley. so sorry we didn't get to connect in Atlanta. SO many people and not enough time. I thought of you the other day when we drove through Placerville.<br /><br />Yes, our guide was so full of tidbits. Wasn't the cousin he was in love with an ancestor of Margaret's, and she became a nun? Sob, too sad. My daughter told me to be careful crossing the street because that's how MM died. Dang, I was really careful taking that pic I posted LOL from the other side of the street.<br /><br />Thanks so much for posting today.Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-17047154362081317122013-08-16T15:08:31.340-05:002013-08-16T15:08:31.340-05:00Oh dear. True confession time. That would be Sca...Oh dear. True confession time. That would be Scarlett--I never could tolerate her selfish and mean ways. Rhett was a slow learner, but he finally got the picture and left.<br /><br />I watched the movie before I read the book, and thought the book would portray her in a better light--but nope.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-19145859051780997372013-08-16T15:00:47.026-05:002013-08-16T15:00:47.026-05:00I'm going with Ashley, too. He should have bee...I'm going with Ashley, too. He should have been man enough to tell Scarlet to get a life.<br /><br />Tanya I also went through her house when I was at conference in Atlanta. Did they tell you about her connection with Doc Holiday. I thought that the most interesting part of the tour. I did touch that post on the banister in the house for good luck since that is what Margaret did every day. So glad you had a great time.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-61804015973381158652013-08-16T14:56:58.175-05:002013-08-16T14:56:58.175-05:00Hi Celia, Scarlett sure was a spoiled self-centere...Hi Celia, Scarlett sure was a spoiled self-centered brat. And she didn't even get how good she had it, how much love, until too late. Although I do firmly believe she and Rhett got back together. I've never read the follow-up to GWTW that was approved by here state and written by someone else. It was for sale in the gift shop, too. But my imagination is good enough.<br /><br />Thanks for posting!Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-81857074481967820452013-08-16T14:54:50.575-05:002013-08-16T14:54:50.575-05:00Hi Kirsten, I hear ya. Such a dork. But...the hear...Hi Kirsten, I hear ya. Such a dork. But...the heart wants what the heart wants. Yeah right. Thanks for the post today! Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-84708769008401479222013-08-16T14:44:44.717-05:002013-08-16T14:44:44.717-05:00The least favorite character should be Scarlet her...The least favorite character should be Scarlet herself. If she'd been a secondary character, for sure no one would like her. She was truly unlikable. Most selfish woman on the face of the earth, and even while seeming to do good, in the end she did it all for Tara. She said it herself--nothing mattered, except Tara. She didn't even like her own child!<br />MM broke every rule of a heroine to write Scarlet, and probably is the only author who did so and got by with it.<br />Still, there would be no GWTW without Scarlet.<br />I love the bottle of water--"I will never be thirsty again!" <br />Thanks for the first hand account of MM's living quarters.<br /><br />At least Ashley Wilkes wasn't a mean person--he was just a...geek. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.com