Flowers In The Attic

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Summary: EVER HEARD OF A LITTLE SOMETHING CALLED 'JANE EYRE"?
Review: Yeah, a 'true story' - okay, seriously, those of us with some form of education will understand the concept of a littel something called 'plagerism' and the flowers in the attic series takes readers for gullible fools - um, people locked away in an attic? So Wuthering Heights - in wuthering heights this chick called CATHERINE (a book written 100 years ago by the way) was locked in an attic - okay, the fire in the third book? So very much alike the insane wife of Rochester in Jane Eyre...Yeah, the only revealing truth is that modern 'writers' fail to use this title for talent but instead of sleazy propaganda trash (ie: this novel). If you want to read the original, read Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights - at least these people don't find their brothers and sisters sexually desirable

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Summary: Emotional and Twisted -- All the makings of a good book.
Review: I picked this book up at a used book sale the other day for $0.25. I heard about it from a girl in my English class, and wow, am I glad I did pick it up.

The story is very emotional, depressing and all-around just darn good.

The sexual tension between Cathy and Chris was great -- I'm actually a fan of forbidden romances.

Carrie and Cory seemed to me, to be the embodiment of the innocence that Chris and Carrie lost when they were forced to be adults and take care of their younger siblings.

I believe that V.C. Andrews accurately portrays teenagers coming into their sexuality and becoming adults.

As much as I hate picking apart books and looking for the "deeper meaning" of a book, I found myself understanding and liking what V.C. Andrews was saying to the readers through the book.

I loved it. Anyone who doesn't like this book should have their heads examined.

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Summary: Where the purple grass grows......
Review: This is the best book (and best series) i have ever read. I feel like I was Cathy reading the book. It seems that i was in that book! What was done to Chris, Cathy and their twins is despicable. They didnt deserve what they did. The sins of their parents are not their sins (so, okay, in the later books, they did commit the same sin, knowing they're full brother and sisters).
But in a way, i was glad they were in the attic. Attic taught them much, much more than they would have learn outside the attic. They learned that money is not everything. They (Chris and Cathy) also discovered that they love each other. Chris already said so, although Cathy did not admit it to him). I think their love for each other is very romantic yet unfortunate, because they're brother and sisters. But, even knowing that, i couldnt fault them. Their love seems so natural and its nothing perverted. Chris' love for Cathy was pure (not brotherly, though), its not just a sex thing, like most incest relationships are. This love is based on trust and they deserve to be together. Cathy had 3 other men, julian, bart and paul but none of them are her soul mate because her soul mate is chris, like she always says all through the series. Chris was Cathy's "other-half" and vice versa.

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Summary: Money is the root of all evil...
Review: I read this book when I was 14 & I still remember much of it (though not all) upto these days. The 'Dresden dolls' experience was totally horrific & I couldn't imagine any mother would do that to her children in exchange for her OWN comfort (physical & financial). At age 14, I was fully aware what an incestuous relationship was, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for Chris & Cathy & wished them a happier life.

After this book, I became a V.C. Andrews fan & read all sequels to this novel. The subsequent books are not as great as the original but the last, which tells the end of it all, has history repeating itself...it still has the tragic elements of the "Flowers in the Attic" but it has a peaceful & happy ending for all the surviving characters.

Also read the 'prequel' to this story which centers on the grandmother & pretty much explains why she's so sinister in the "Flowers in the Attic".

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Summary: I CAN'T STOP READING THIS SERIES
Review: I'M CHRYSTAL AND I REALLY AND TRULY LOVE THIS WHOLE SERIES... THE THING I KEEP QUESTIONING MYSELF ON IS, IS THE WHOLE SERIES TRUE OR JUST FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC. I'VE READ THIS SERIES ONCE BUT NOW I AM READING IT AGAIN. MY MOTHER WANTS ME TO STOP BECAUSE I AM GETTING OBSESSED WITH IT. I AM EVEN HAVING NIGHT MARES THAT THE GRANDMOTHER IS MY GRANDMOTHER AND SO ON... I WANT TO STOP BUT I JUST CAN'T. I LOVE THESE BOOKS SO MUCH. CATHY IS THE BEST, AND I UNDERSTAND HER NEED OF EVERYTHING.

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Summary: Why isn't zero stars an option?
Review: I read this book at the recommendation of a co-worker. It did have potentially redeeming shock value, but the story is not even well-enough conceived or plausible enough to be shocking or offensive. It's just unspeakably bad. I can say in great confidence that it's the stupidest, most useless piece of garbage I have ever read, and that anyone who enjoyed it -let alone considers it a "modern classic", as I was assured it was- should avoid holding political office or any position requiring intelligence and good judgment. In fact, you should just lock yourself in an attic (preferably without relatives) to prevent procreation.

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Summary: A gripping shocking novel
Review: I was introduced to this spellbinding saga when I hired the film Flowers in the Attic (about 5 years ago). When I learned that there existed a book about this story, I just went to look for it and bought it. It is a shockingly true book, a pure example of greed and selfishness. When I read it for the first time I could not stop thinking that I might turn out to be a bad parent since the mother in the story was so normal in the beginning but then she changed... But to understand the whole reason of such cruelty one has to read the whole series starting with Flowers in the Attic, then Petals on the Wind, If there be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday and finally the prequel of all the series: Garden of Shadows (the start of all the deceit) When I read Garden of Shadows, dealing with the early misfortunate life of Olivia, I thought that after all she was not as bad as she turned out to be. Ill treatment from her husband and the death of her two sons made her search for something to console herself into, which unfortunately turned out to be hypocritical religious teachings by the horrible and perverse John Amos, a distant cousin of Olivia and butler of the Foxworths. Unfortunately, the creator of such vile actions (the grandfather) suffers the least whilst the mostly innocent (the children) suffer the most. After reading this book, whenever I happened to pass by a large mansion, I used to ask myself if there might be someone hidden in one of the rooms of the uppermost floor, waiting to come out... My only regret is that this story is based on a true story.

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Summary: Like a good car wreck
Review: This is a terrible book for readers of any age, yet morbid curiosity prompted me to read the whole thing and write a chapter-by-chapter synopsis on my web site (eugene.hopelessloser.com).

A very excellent book by the most talented writer of her generation.

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Summary: Stilted & Wilted
Review: This is a stupid story and a disillusioning one. How can any mother justify having her children locked away for three and a half years in an attic? How can any mother justify letting her children be ill treated by their evil grandmother? How can any mother poison her children's food? How can any mother be so consumed with greed for money as to be party to this?

This was real VC Andrews and not the ghostwriter. I'm sick of brothers and sisters in these stories becoming lovers. This book is bad.

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Summary: Shocking! Magnificent! Haunting!
Review: After reading the first in the Dollenganger series, I discovered what a prolific and fantastic writer Andrews is. This book takes the reader(s) on a journey of love, hate, incest and betrayal. Edgy and very controversial, this book, in it's simply written, undisguised voice, explains how four innocent, but disturbingly adult children are taken away from their home in Gladstone PA and locking into an attic, a scheme divised by their 'trusting', beautiful mother and thier evil and discrepid grandmother. This tale begins with the children locked away for a night, a few weeks, and then slowly, into a few years. When lies at the end of their journey is vengence, incest, and even death. A page-turner; beware of sleepless nights!