Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

182 reviews

hgrimston's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, and Rape

isibeal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Death, Child death, Sexism, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Rape, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Animal death, Cursing, Vomit, and Blood

mistyknights's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 don't remember how old I was when I first read this, but it was too young to properly process the religious horror, physical/sexual/psychological abuse, misogyny, and whole lot of other trauma themes littered throughout the text. Add a poltergeist and a small town in Maine and this would be a Stephen King book. Not saying it was a mistake for me to read it as a pre-teen but I still would not jump up and offer it as an option to pre-teen as an adult woman.

That said, everything that made this a classic is still there. It's better written than I expected it to be, though it does meander in the middle and could have been 100 pages shorter

. Also, the incest is at times romanticized by the main character ( it's first person and intentionally mirrors her parent's experience) and shown as twisted because it is always manifested within violence and mental abuse.

But trigger warnings for that and for a brief moment of spontaneous racism just in case you forget this book was published in 1979.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Incest, Rape, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

rejena's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

The first 50% was a brilliant ride but the rest was a meandering mess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Child abuse, and Incest

cecypdel's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Incest, and Abandonment

blxnc_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, and Child abuse

mhh831666's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Incest, and Sexual content

mdefazio's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

kaitlynleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I liked this so much more than I thought I would! Once the time started picking up in the book, I was truly captivated and wanted to know how it ended! I'm excited to read the rest of the series ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Murder, Misogyny, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Grief

elendilkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape