Rain

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Summary: Big let down.
Review: I hate to say it , but this book was a big let down. I was mildly irritated by the lead character being black and from the ghetto -OF COURSE. But as a black D.C. resident who lives in the poor section (east of the river) I can deal with that -if THERE IS A POINT TO IT! There wasn't. It was an easy, unimaginative construct to establish the standard VC Andrews poor girl forced into new, rich (hostile ) world. Worse, the ghost writer made the unusually moral, intelligent, and classical music listening RAIN discover that the reason she has such non-black/ghetto characteristics (unlike other black characters) is because SHE'S HALF WHITE! Of course, it was her white blood telling her she didn't belong in the ghetto and was too moral to live the black/ghetto life. Rain's transfer to the rich white world was almost as hollow and stereotypical as her former black life. The usual VC Andrews sinister plot twists and distrubing issues ( incest, abuse, classism...) seem clumsy, inappropriate to the characters, and "forced" after such a lunk headed job was done establishing the character and her life/circumstances. This "ghost writer" is becoming more like an irritating destructive poltergeist with each post-morteum VC Andrews book. Stay out of this RAIN!

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Summary: Rain was..well...
Review: During the first chapter of this book I sighed and said to myself, "Why does EVERY black character HAVE to come from the ghetto?" I am African-American myself and I don't act stuck-up just because I don't come from the ghetto, like the author kind of portrayed some people to be. Besides that sterotype, and a few other minor flaws, I enjoyed the book. Even though it seemed to be a bit boring a times, I will be looking out for LIGHTNING STRIKES to see if it turns out to be better or worse.

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Summary: A Teen's POV
Review: I thought Rain was a really good book. It was almost like I was there, with her. However, it might vary depending on how you think. I thought the book had an exceptional plot and had a wide variety of characters. Surprises just seemed to pop up whenever they wanted to. I would recomend buying this book.

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Summary: A Must Read
Review: I thought this book was very good. I read this book in a day and a half. It was not quite V.C. Andrews but it was a good read. I can not wait for the next book to come out.

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Summary: Rain Review
Review: I thought this book was really good! I read the whole thing in one sitting. True, the plot and happenings in the book are very similar to V. C. Andrews other books, but it was still good. Rain seems to be a strong character (except for her one moral slipup) and shows that just because someone is from a ghetto slum doesn't mean that they are necessarily a bad person or a person with "loose morals" as the book says. I liked that there really wasn't an ending to this book. I can't wait for the next one to come out to see what happens to Rain!

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Summary: This is NOT V. C. Andrews
Review: Now, it's just lost it's magic. I know she's dead, and the ghost writer is writing all these books, but why can't he just not write this garbage, it's no fun anymore to anticipate their arrival in the bookstore, now that the ghost writer has ruined V. C. Andrews name and reputation so much, well . . .if she ever really had a reputation. I suppose Flowers in the Attic is trashy too, but it also casted a spell, a modern gothic feeling rarely felt. This doesnt' have it, none of these books do now.

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Summary: not again?
Review: at first, Rain seemed to be strong and confident but suddenly the writer lets her fall into a situations that i think should not have happened so soon because of the characteristics she was given and the morals she supposedly had. I personally was disappointed because every book is the same story and no one seems as strong as they should be and there is never any happy endings. I will continue to read these books because of the VC Andrews name but I think the author should make some changes

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Summary: Rain
Review: I'm a first time reader of any of Andrew's books. I found Rain to be a page turner and could not put it down. Looking forward to the second bood in the series. Found Andrew's to be a great story teller got me interested in the rest of her books.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I thought that Rain was very disapointing. I've been waiting for another book by this auther for ever and this one made me feel as though I shouldn't have bought it. It was an okay book, but I definately wouldn't buy the 2nd. (Although I might borrow it from someone first.)

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Summary: I'm sorry, but I just couldn't finish it.
Review: I don't know. These used to be my favorite books. I used to hound the bookstore clerks every single day to see if the new VC Andrews book was in yet. Of course, I was 9 and 10 then, and now I'm 17. I still buy these books-- i don't know why-- but this one, I just couldn't finish. There was no originality, no character development. "Rain"'s voice is identical to "Dawn's" or "Misty's" or "Jade's." When VC Andrews was alive, she wrote about strong people who grew through suffering. I must say that her writing skills have declined considerably since she died. Now, all the stories are the same. The theme is making money off the name of a poor dead woman. The characters are identical; only in name and physical description are they unique. The settings are slightly different, but at the core they are all the same: either poverty-filled but loving homes or rich, cold dysfunctional estates. To construct a "VC Andrews" (R) plot, one must only take one element from a selection of Incest, Adoption, or Poverty, and then somehow work all the other cliched ones in at some point. Insert many grammatical and spelling errors to make it apparent that these books are written for money only. Finally, put a glossy cover with a good-looking girl on it. Presto! Voila! VC Andrews used to be unique. Now she's dead. Anyone can be dead. And apparently, they've got just about anyone writing her novels.