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calebkuma 's review for:
Flowers in the Attic
by V.C. Andrews
(via audiobook)
i feel like ive lived under a rock for not having heard of this book until recently. it is clearly a book i would have been insufferable about in middle school. i decided to read it because of it's premise- i knew very little beyond that. from this perspective, flowers in the attic delivers above and beyond. i will concede that if you know it's reputation, it may seem like a "trashy" read.
i would like to point out that VC Andrews does a great job at creating a horrific gothic tale. she writes compelling scenes with larger-than-life characters. she uses your emotions as a reader against you. her prose is absurdly lyrical and i personally love it.
unfortunately, it is quite predictable. there were times i felt like i was being tortured to slowly have a plot point revealed to me which i could have told you would happen since page 5. also, the elephant in the room. this is one of.... 11 books?!?!???! i refuse this. there is no way you could milk more than 3 books out of this premise without losing your actual mind.
anyway, i enjoyed it! the narration was great in the audiobook. i would consider reading more vc andrews but again, i refuse to finish this series.
i feel like ive lived under a rock for not having heard of this book until recently. it is clearly a book i would have been insufferable about in middle school. i decided to read it because of it's premise- i knew very little beyond that. from this perspective, flowers in the attic delivers above and beyond. i will concede that if you know it's reputation, it may seem like a "trashy" read.
i would like to point out that VC Andrews does a great job at creating a horrific gothic tale. she writes compelling scenes with larger-than-life characters. she uses your emotions as a reader against you. her prose is absurdly lyrical and i personally love it.
unfortunately, it is quite predictable. there were times i felt like i was being tortured to slowly have a plot point revealed to me which i could have told you would happen since page 5. also, the elephant in the room. this is one of.... 11 books?!?!???! i refuse this. there is no way you could milk more than 3 books out of this premise without losing your actual mind.
anyway, i enjoyed it! the narration was great in the audiobook. i would consider reading more vc andrews but again, i refuse to finish this series.