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Summary: i have never thought a book could control my life!
Review: i couldnt put this down, not even for a second! v.c. andrews is talented, and gifted in ways i cant even express. i wihs that there were really the dollanganger family! i loved cathys personality, and her childish dreams, and chris's witty personality. i hope every one of the series is as good as these first two books. v.c. andrews is my hero.
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Summary: Great...for a laugh!
Review: I have a feeling I will probably be in the minority regarding my review of this book. I had read it in middle school many years ago. I read the entire series mostly for a laugh, and I did laugh and become disgusted with the author at the same time. I'm glad I had the opportunity to realize what real writing talent is or else I might have been reading trash like this for the rest of my life. There are so many better books out there that deserve a five star rating...this one, however, is not one of them...
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Summary: This book is the BEST!!! Five star work!
Review: Recently a friend told me that they really liked this book,and I was out of decent reading material (R.L. Stine only goes so far before it gets boring,you know?),so I decided to get a copy of "Flowers in the Attic".I was about two when the movie was released,and preexistent when the book was,so I had never heard the story. Needless to say,this book kept me reading.I just finished reading it,and as I type this,it's about four in the morning.My favorite character was Chris,although Cathy was really well written,as well.She was exactly like me when I was little,minus the Ballet thing.Anyway,some people would say that Cathy and Chris were wrong,I don't.The way it was added reminded me of an unchaperoned "Diary of a Young Girl",and now both,along with "Where the Red Fern Grows" are my favorite books,which will stay on my shelf for a very long time,until either they or I go out. If you ever read a book that combines a bit of everything,this was it.It was a horror story,a love story,a sad story,and a story that wrenches the heart and holds the captive hostage with the children.
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Summary: It haunts me still after so many years
Review: I would like to recommend this book to readers of a less impressible age (even though I read it when I was only 12)because of certain aspects of sex, conflicting is-this-love-or-hate issues, and the concepts of moral goodness and evil discussed in the novel. Flowers in the Attic is a beautifully written story. The 'Dresden' Dollangangers may be made gorgeous beyond cynical belief, but the intensity of Cathy's ability to love, hate, and her never-ending struggle for her feelings towards 'Momma' and Chris is not. It's so real, it hurts, and those who can see the situation as well as through Cathy's eyes will feel her wound as surely as if it happened to you. It's not for light reading, but good for pondering, wondering about rights and wrongs, wondering about what kind of love people have towards each other, and yes, after so many years, it still haunts me.
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Summary: Talk about love!
Review: This book was pretty good, so were all the others. The one thing I don't really like about it is all the love that's in the book. It makes the book a little pathetic.
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Summary: its one of the best books ever
Review: this book is like the best. a great plot and everything. if you read this one you have to read petals on the wind which is the squeal and even better. there are 5 books in the seris in all. once you read flowers you'll wanna read them all. my fav. is petals so read these
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Summary: A Truly Phenomenal Book
Review: Flowers in the Attic is a book that will grip you and not let go. It is the story of four children, hidden away in a cold, dark attic by their selfish mother who will stop at nothing to win back her father's affection and fortune. It is a spellbinding tale of deceit, love, adventure, and intrigue. V.C Andrews wrote this extraordinary book that you won't be able to put down. It is the sequel to Garden of Shadows, the story of the evil Grandmother and the self-indulged mother, Corinne. A great book with an exciting plot and many unexpected turns.
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Summary: A shocking,chilling,sad book that brings tears to all eyes.
Review: A loving caring family is brought down when there dad dies and the "loving" mother is forced to live with her God-fearing parents. They have only 1 condition.... that her 4 children will stay locked in the attic. She agrees with hopes of leaving soon but, before long , she is sucked into a web of jealouicy and soon forgets about her 4 children find out more and read the book.[it's better than the movie]
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Summary: An incredible tear-jerker with a shocking twist!
Review: I was told that Flowers in the Attic was a horror story to begin with in order to get me to read it, but I was near tears in the "Good-bye Daddy" chapter. I must admitt I was a bit shocked at what happened between Cathy & Chris the first time I read it, but very few authors can pull it off and I think V.C. got away with it gracefully! I have read Flowers in the Attic twice now and will probably finish up my third time by tonight. I was hit by a car in Jan., so my family bought me all of the books in the series including the hard cover edition of Garden of Shadows, and I had plenty to do while recovering! Very impressed!
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Summary: Stunning!!! A truly enchanting book!
Review: This book is a truly magical and stunning book. It is all about the feelings, emotions and love of a girl called Cathy. Cathy and her 3 other siblings have to cope with the torments and rules of a wicked Grandmother and a selfish mother. During the time they spend together they learn secrets of one another. chris and cathy have a very special realationship, they are not just like brothers and sisters they are more like best friends, and towards the end of the book their fellings towards each other grow beyond a love that is mere friendship, they soon begin to lust for each other, in the end Chris's overwhelming desire, cannot hold out and he ends up raping Cathy. the thought of incest to many people means that you're lives must be corrupt, and that you must have something wrong with you, well before I read this book I thought that too but from this book i realised that Chris had nothing wrong with him and Cathy was not a sick teenager herself and Chris were just teenagers who wondered about the gift of love making, and from spending so long together with the oppisate sex in the teenage years became to much. I just wich that That the Dollandger family would come alive and i could exspress my opinions with Cathy. If you haven't read this book yet, buy it don't rent it, bacause if you're like me you will want to keep theis tale close to your side.
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