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A review by kaitlynmccully
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
3.0
let’s not shy away from the elephant in the room: this book contains serious “ick” and “heebiejeebies” factor. There is, throughout the novel, a lot of incestuous behaviours. There is a lot of abuse, trauma and just a general layout of “this is gross.”
In saying so! As an OLDER reader, (22), i can appreciate the trauma and abusive tendencies for what they are: wrong. I can (try to) understand the turmoil of the characters who have been placed in captivity. This novel being presented as “suitable for readers 15 and up” is NOT an accurate presentation.
Andrews writing is bewitching. The style - beautiful. The content is the only thing that held me back from a higher rating. The brotherfucking also held me back.
I think the novel held a good amount of plot twists, shock factor and creepy air. It was not hard to read, in an intellectual sense. The content itself was a little harder to bare.
All in all, this is a macabre, gross, creepy read, if you’re into that. I didn’t despise it. I didn’t fall in love with it. I would read it again. I would not let any person under the age of 18 near this novel.
In saying so! As an OLDER reader, (22), i can appreciate the trauma and abusive tendencies for what they are: wrong. I can (try to) understand the turmoil of the characters who have been placed in captivity. This novel being presented as “suitable for readers 15 and up” is NOT an accurate presentation.
Andrews writing is bewitching. The style - beautiful. The content is the only thing that held me back from a higher rating. The brotherfucking also held me back.
I think the novel held a good amount of plot twists, shock factor and creepy air. It was not hard to read, in an intellectual sense. The content itself was a little harder to bare.
All in all, this is a macabre, gross, creepy read, if you’re into that. I didn’t despise it. I didn’t fall in love with it. I would read it again. I would not let any person under the age of 18 near this novel.