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Summary: Not the worst, but not very good
Review: this is the first V. C. andrews book i'v read and im somewhat disapointed. in most of the other reviews for this book they go on and on about how great this book was. well in my opinion i feel it had NO POINT. in the begining it starts out good then in the middle it completley slows down. (i mean come on do we really care when color each flower being painted or made is?) at the end it speeds back up and becomes more interesting. i wished it had more so now i am going to have to read the rest of the series because i want to know what happened and because i'm the kind of person that finishes whats been started.but this book also was very unrealistic. i find it very hard to believe any mother would willingly let her 4 children be starved and beaten, while being locked in an attic. also whats with all the incest? i really doubt no matter how un-satisfied you are, that you would "fall in love" with your sister/brother. thats just plain wrong. if you enjoy books that are somewhat pointless and have nothing better to do then go ahead and read it. but if you want to read a really good book i suggest finding another one, cuz this isnt it.
Rating:
Summary: Not very good, but not the worst.
Review: this is the firt V. C. andrews book i'v read and im somewhat dissapointed. in most of the other reviews for this book they go on and on about how great this book was. well in my opinion i feel it had NO POINT. in the begining it starts out good then in the middle it completley slows down. (i mean come on do we really care when color each flower being painted or made is?) at the end it speeds back up and becomes more interesting. i wished it had more so now i am going to have to read the rest of the series because i want to know what happened and because i'm the kind of person that finishes whats been started. but this book also was very unrealistic. i find it very hard to believe any mother would willingly let her 4 children be starved and beaten, while being locked in an attic. also whats with all the incest? i really doubt no matter how un-satisfied you are, that you would "fall in love" with your sister/brother. thats just plain wrong. if you enjoy books that are somewhat pointless and have nothing better to do then go ahead and read it. but if you want to read a really good book i suggest finding another one, cuz this isnt it.
Rating: 
Summary: One of the best trashy novels ever written
Review: This is not fine literature, nor will anyone ever mistake is as such. The plot is better than that of the average bodice-ripper, with some interesting twists and a hint of mystery. The characters are a little one-dimensional, but Andrews throws in just enough lust, smut and violence to keep it interesting.
If books were foods this book would be a big bag of potato chips. You really should eat better, but sometimes you just have to cut loose and indulge.
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Summary: Greed
Review: The Dollanganger's, have had the biggest change of their life. Cathy, the main character, is the only point of view you see throughout the entire book. She lived a life of happiness with her parents Chris and Coreen, older brother Christopher, and twin brother and sister Cory and Carrie. Until tragically her father was torn from them in an automobile accident. Coreen, was left with only one choice, to move in with her parents. Her parents lived a life of greed, which soon took the 4 children away from their mother. Treated cruelly and left to fend for themselves other than their food in the morning. V.C. Andrews had a powerful story of love lost into greed, and the pain greed causes.
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Summary: No redeeming qualities
Review: Let's see, what do we have? Completely flat zero-dimensional characters, subtle misogyny in the sexual stereotypes, stilted and formulaic suspense-building plot devices, child abuse, rape, and glorified incest. Why am I supposed to enjoy this book?
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Summary: Flowers in the Attic - a definite 5 star book
Review: My mother picked this book up for me a long time ago, saying that she read it when she was about my age. Thinking that it would be a sappy romance or a self-help book in disguise, I turned to page one. I couldn't put the book down, and I have reread the book many times. It my favorite by V.C. Andrews, and it is up with the ranks of classics like Angela's Ashes, Lord of the Rings, and To Kill a Mockingbird for my favorite book.
It is a very sad, tragic, unforgettable book; the children are betrayed time and time again by their mother and grandmother, and face years in a dark and gloomy attic, waiting for their grandfather to die. It is an adult book with adult situations, so if someone is considering purchasing this for a kid, consider his or her maturity level before you buy this book!
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Summary: A dark look into the mind of Cathrine Doll
Review: This book was suspensful, entertaining, and dark. You saw the world through the eyes of a young girl growing up in one of the most tragic and horrible enviroments. The relationship between Cathy and Chris is well written and interesting. Yes, it is incest, and in many aspects.... But, seeing in the perspective that he was a young man, growing up..and the only 'women' he knew was his betraying mother and his sister...who continually supported him and needed his support. The twists were ineteresting and kept you captivated. it was truly an interesting and through provoking book.
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Summary: I don't see...
Review: ...what anyone sees in this thing! I read it because I like my fiction dark (usually), but I hated FITA, really really hated it. Rather than dark, it was just depressing and sick and gross.
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Summary: The book that started it all....
Review: I first read this book about six years ago, and it still never fails to draw me in. It is one of the few books that V.C. Andrews actually wrote before she died, and shows you what a great storyteller she was. Christopher and Cathy are the perfect blond-haired, blue-eyed children of Chris and Corrine Dollanganger. They are upper-middle class, and have everything they could possibly need. Their family is soon expanded when Corrine has twins: Cory and Carrie. But soon their perfect life is marred with tragedy when their father dies in a horrible car accident. Corrine reveals to her children that they cannot afford to live here anymore and must go stay with her rich parents in their mansion in Virginia. They will have money to do whatever they want--as soon as Corrine gets back into her father's graces. The children are locked up in a room that has stairs leading to the spacious attic, while their mother tries to convince her parents that she is worthy of their love once again. But as the days, months, and years pass the children soon realize that their mother hasn't been as trustworthy as they had believed. They are flowers in the attic, left there to survive on their own. "Flowers in the Attic" will leave you horrified, touched, sad, and happy all at the same time.
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Summary: *5 stars!!! My favorite!
Review: Out of all the novels I have read over the years, and that is a lot!, this classic from V.C. Andrews ranks still as my number one favorite! The whole series is excellent but this one shines as the best! Most of the people I have recommended this book to say, "Oh I saw the movie already.", and showed no interest in the book. What a travesty! If you have not read the book go out and buy it NOW!
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