Flowers In The Attic

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Summary: Not quite sure what you can say about _Flowers_......
Review: It's an extravagant, sweeping, terrifying novel. The idea of a mother so coldhearted that she could lock her children away for years on end is chilling in itself....and then the plot twists itself around you, making you more shocked, more angry, more horrified with every new development. I really don't know how I feel about _Flowers_, to be honest; reading it is like being caught up in a mad whirlwind: you can only think about it after it's over, and after it's over you're just glad that it didn't hurt YOU. The plot may seem drastically melodramatic to a person who is not reading the book, but while you are, it is every bit as believable as any factual story - that's a big part of its horror. Cathy is a realistic portrayal of time and circumstance - if you were a '50's twelve-year-old female, you too would say golly-lolly, you too would believe that adults knew everything. If you were a child in Cathy's position - well, I don't even want to think about that. Let's just say that although I do not enjoy horror, I found myself somehow compelled to read her story, which is also that of her siblings, and to continue it in the following novels, horrified or not - it's like you have a duty to her, like she represents all the children that have been deprived of anything, especially love. What can I say? It's an amazing, original, personally terrifying work, and I don't know how the writer wrote it. Amazing.

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Summary: One of my most favorite books of all times!!!
Review: I love to read and VC Andrews in one of my favorite authors. I have bought and read every single one of her books! This book is definitely the most well-written and captivating of any book in any of her series. The story unfolds magically... constantly luring the reader to delve deeper and deeper into the story. Any reader who claims that this book is "trashy" is missing the themes that are so beautifully depicted in the novel. I would recommend it to anyone that loves to get lost in a wonderful novel!!

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Summary: Heart wrenching tale of horror of 4 young kids.
Review: A twisting tale of uncertain fate. A story of 4 kids locked in the attic by their selfish grandmother. Or, was it grandma? This story is amazing and well written. As for the outcome, completely unexpected.

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Summary: *****WONDERFUL*****
Review: This was the first book i ever read by VC Andrews! It was so good i read the entire book in one day! I couldn't put it down. I still read the book, over and over, I have read it many times! It was excellent, i recommend it to anyone!!!!!!

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Summary: It's one of the best books I've ever read!
Review: I'm the kind of person who doesn't usually like to read. But this book was so good, I couldn't put it down. It's full of suspense and it leaves you feeling how the characters in the book felt. I've read it about three times and will continue to read it because each time I realize something new.

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Summary: This book was truly amazing!
Review: My mother read this book, as an adult, and one day while in a used bookstore, she found an old copy of Flowers in the Attic. I wasn't thrilled about reading it, and it sat on my bookshelf, untouched, for ages. But one day, I decided to give the book a chance. Let me tell you, I couldn't put it down.....it was truly amazing! I have never read a book so in tune with the somewhat harsh ways of reality. I reccomend this book to booklovers everywhere.....you will definately not be dissapointed!

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Summary: not that great
Review: i thought it was a tad trashy, even though it was capitvating with a great storyline. I think five stars is reserved for the likes of the English patient, in the skin of a lion, sacred hunger, alias grace; true pieces of literature excellence.

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Summary: wonderful story and great ending and I saw the movie too!
Review: I liked it a lot and it related to me in a way. I watched the movie too. I thought it really was interesting how the ending came to be and I have a lot of books by V.C. Andrews. The ones I have are the collection of the orphan books. They related to me a lot more and are exciting stories.

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Summary: Interesting and captivating story!!
Review: Although this is my first V. C. Andrews novel, I found myself caught up in the story from the very beginning. At times, the story seemed difficult to believe, I found myself anxious to read the next chapter. I particularly like the devolpment of the children through a "normal" lifestyle and watch it transform into a "nightmare" lifestyle. The children's gullibility is exploited with the reader questioning how these poor kids could be treated this way. I disliked some of the Chapters which seemed to basically fill space serving no real purpose to the overall story(i.e. Holiday's Chapter, etc). Despite my dislike, I have quickly started reading the next book in the series. I found this book difficult to put down.

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Summary: Best book ever written!
Review: If ever there was a book more deserving of high acclaim, it is "Flowers in the Attic". You can almost touch the childrens' plight and you almost pray that the kids would go to the authorities to reveal this gruesome crime. Their love and comradrery for each other is more than touching.