Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

50 reviews

thehaylflayl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Child death, Child abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Rape, Confinement, Car accident, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Vomit

suklaa's review against another edition

dark 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? N/A

3.75

Fucking disturbing and I generally love dark themes but this one if truly the peak darkness. It's a very interesting read and it's definitely gonna haunt you after you're done reading. I can't believe y'all read this when you were kids!!!???? I'm deeply disturbed as an adult, I can't even imagine how this would've affected me when I was a kid. 

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Content Warnings

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

cordee's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.25

Read this when I was 12; loved it. Read it again as an adult and holy f*%# is it ever disturbing. Definitely gothic, not really horror, just disturbing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

coco78337's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Excrement, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Rape

12546darcy7890's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Rape, Misogyny, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Confinement, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

newhope's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

Um ok.... Too repetitive, could've wrapped this up in 200 pages. The writing was awful too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Rape

Moderate: Child death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Vomit, and Blood

chamomile_calm's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexism, Murder, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death and Blood

jackie_reads_314's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Incest, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

dodger's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Murder, Animal death, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Gore, and Incest

kira20'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? It's complicated

3.75

I was surprised how much this reminded me of classic Gothic novels, Jane eyre, wuthering heights, poe... that dark tension,  secrets everywhere and sexual desire. Definitely still shocking today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child death, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Animal death, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Excrement, and Vomit