Joan Meeler is the creator of the Scarlett Says blog. She is always on her blog and has no time for outside
activities. Joan has a fear of socializing with other people. She fills her
days and nights with the work she does on her blog to compensate.
Siegfried (Siggy), a friend and janitor in her office, invites
Joan to lunch. It’s Joan’s birthday, and since she does not go out, she is a
little hesitant but accepts. She and Siegfried become close friends. He helps
her when she is stuck on certain replies from her blog followers. When her
mother sees Siggy, she becomes unglued. Siggy is a black man.
Joan considers stopping her blog because of the name she
chose, Scarlett Says. She thinks about what Scarlett O’Hara stands for as a
Southerner. Joan had never thought about it before, so she discusses her
dilemma with Siggy. He convinces her to keep it going, not to let her followers
down.
Joan gets around to discussing the dark side of Scarlett O’Hara
and Gone with the Wind on her blog. Some of the comments she receives unnerves
her a bit. Joan goes to Siggy for help, because she does not want to give
inappropriate answers. Meanwhile, there is a follower named Charles, who wants
to meet Joan.
With Joan having issues with social skills and her blog, she
contemplates taking hold of the reins. What will Joan do? Will she finally give
up on her blog? Will she say yes to Charles? What advice does Siggy give Joan?
Julie Cannon’s novel is based on an inside look in the life of
a blogger. The storyline is good, but I was a little offended with the dialect
she gave Siggy. It seemed as though this character never had an English class, “Don’t
got to worry about that neither.” I recommend this book for Scarlett O’Hara, Gone
With the Wind, and Civil War Re-Enactment followers.
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