The good: This might be the first book I've read that treats the authorized and unauthorized sequels/rewritings of a canonical, in-copyright work on an equal footing, covering the authorized sequels, the conventionally published parodies (mainly The Wind Done Gone), and fan fiction all as equally significant interventions into the interpretation and continued life of the novel. As some have suggested, it is time to start doing literary analysis of fan fiction as well as ethnographic/sociological/psychological analysis, and this book walks that walk. The bad: shows little understanding of copyright law or legal reasoning in the relevant court cases, and even the citations in the Wind Done Gone chapter seem messed up. The literary analysis seems to be of equally limited quality. But major points for beginning the project! ( )

This is an awesome book. It is not just another book on the publishing history and the success of GWTW, it offers a brand-new vision on the sequels to Gone With the Wind, which is something no other book covers.
An amazing read, its fluid style makes for an easy reading. ( )