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Summary: Am I wrong for wanting to slap Rain?
Review: C'mon give us some credit. All Rain is Dawn via an African-American girl. As a African-American I found this book(and broken wings) highly insulting. What is V.C. Andrews ghost writer trying to say? Perhaps he should find Mr.Peabody and his wayback machine and go back to 1950 where he belongs. Do all African-Americans live in the "hood"? Do they all read on a third grade level? C'mon do some research think of something new. Don't insult us we'd like a little change up. You can't just take V.C. Andrews novels and rewrite them into every other book you've made. The only V.C. like novel was Melody and that's still not saying much. How long are they going to keep this writer? At least take him to writing class so he can get some new ideals. As for the story of rain (sigh) Just read Dawn. It's just like Dawn. In fact don't bother buying any other novel. They are all the same Just replace the names.
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Summary: V.C. Andrews at her best!!!!!
Review: Wow, what a refreshing change from previous Andrews books!! Rain Arnold is the strongest, gutsiest, I'd-want-her-on-my-side character that has yet been introduced in all Andrews books. The book starts by spinning the sad tale of Rain Arnold and her poverty-stricken family in the ghetto of Washington, D.C. To do this successfully, you must have one part drunken, no-good father, one part sassy, trouble-making sister and one part tired, overworked, underappreciated Mama. Mix this all with a delapidated apartment and a few gang members and you've got yourself a winner. Rain must navigate herself through a world ripe with death, pain, poverty and the unsympathetic reactions from those around her. The ultimate question on every die-hard Andrews fan's mind is, will Rain get herself the heck out of there? But of course, a true fan already knows that she'll go from rags to riches in soap opera fashion and jump from one crazy, dangerous world right into another. The only difference is that she'll be wearing designer jeans and will have the money to afford a plane ticket out of there, should she choose. I won't spoil the story for you. Suffice it to say that this story is different from others due to Rain's personality -- not one-sided at all and I truly enjoyed getting to know her. I also love that that many of the characters in the story are black, not blonde haired and blue eyed like so many others. However, it's similar in it's forbidden relationships and the aloofness that the wealthy seem to have in all Andrews' stories. Ruby was my favorite before, but I think Rain's depth of character has made this one tops for me.
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Summary: Finally, a Quality Story!
Review: I really felt close to Rain's character because I am, too, of multiracial descent. I faced a lot of the same prejudices she's faced also so I know how she felt.
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