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A review by aiyaivy
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
4.0
Reread: still a very haunting and strange read.
It doesn't sit well because it contains incest, religious trauma, a mother hiding and even trying to get rid of her children, etc. But it is fascinating to see the characters mature despite living for years in an attic with no contact with the outside world.
The foreword by Gillian Flynn captures the intrigue of this book perfectly: "What kept me circling around to the beginning was that hyper-Gothic female evil. The emotionally cold, physically abusive grandmother. The cloying, manipulative, mind-warping mother. It felt so new and stunning to me--these witches who seemed quite real. I devoured the sequels less to learn about Cath's tragic love story than to see what kind of woman Cathy became -- princess, witch, a bit of both?--and what she'd do with all those awful urges she inherited."
Other quotes:
- When you grow up, and have a million adult things to do, you forget how long a day can be for a child.
-She even had the money to buy a much younger man to love, and sleep with--and what did Chris and I have but broken dreams, shattered promises, and unending frustrations? And what did the twins have, but a dollhouse and a mouse and ever-declining health?
-There is no hate such as that born out of love betrayed--and my brain screamed out for revenge.
It doesn't sit well because it contains incest, religious trauma, a mother hiding and even trying to get rid of her children, etc. But it is fascinating to see the characters mature despite living for years in an attic with no contact with the outside world.
The foreword by Gillian Flynn captures the intrigue of this book perfectly: "What kept me circling around to the beginning was that hyper-Gothic female evil. The emotionally cold, physically abusive grandmother. The cloying, manipulative, mind-warping mother. It felt so new and stunning to me--these witches who seemed quite real. I devoured the sequels less to learn about Cath's tragic love story than to see what kind of woman Cathy became -- princess, witch, a bit of both?--and what she'd do with all those awful urges she inherited."
Other quotes:
- When you grow up, and have a million adult things to do, you forget how long a day can be for a child.
-She even had the money to buy a much younger man to love, and sleep with--and what did Chris and I have but broken dreams, shattered promises, and unending frustrations? And what did the twins have, but a dollhouse and a mouse and ever-declining health?
-There is no hate such as that born out of love betrayed--and my brain screamed out for revenge.