A review by saguaros
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
3.0
What a throwback. How I loved this book (and other V.C. Andrews books) when I first read it as a tween. In many ways, it was quite formative too. So it was really fun to revisit it. I really liked the audiobook read by Mena Suvari.
Overall, it's... melodramatic. Just drama and trauma on top of drama and trauma and I mean, that's what you read Flowers in the Attic for (and Andrews in general), and while it's not quite my thing nowadays, I had a blast listening to it (though I had to take a break in the middle for a bit). It is, however, kinda too long. I read somewhere (wikipedia?) that Andrews said she didn't like books that described things for nothing and that her books were popular because she went straight to the point and I have to say, I disagree. I kinda wanted to take out several thousand words out of the middle and tell her she didn't have to do on so long about certain things, or repeat them. She could get carried away with those purple adjectives and descriptions like the best of them haha. But sometimes the over the top story with its evil mothers and child abuse, infanticide, incest, and drama could totally be delicious.
A classic tale that will always have a special place in my heart.
Overall, it's... melodramatic. Just drama and trauma on top of drama and trauma and I mean, that's what you read Flowers in the Attic for (and Andrews in general), and while it's not quite my thing nowadays, I had a blast listening to it (though I had to take a break in the middle for a bit). It is, however, kinda too long. I read somewhere (wikipedia?) that Andrews said she didn't like books that described things for nothing and that her books were popular because she went straight to the point and I have to say, I disagree. I kinda wanted to take out several thousand words out of the middle and tell her she didn't have to do on so long about certain things, or repeat them. She could get carried away with those purple adjectives and descriptions like the best of them haha. But sometimes the over the top story with its evil mothers and child abuse, infanticide, incest, and drama could totally be delicious.
A classic tale that will always have a special place in my heart.