Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger) by V.C. Andrews Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger)
Book Review: A great book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the greatest pieces of Literature I have EVER read. It was the first V.C. Andrews book I ever touched...I bought it for vacation. When I got home...I said...why not read the prolouge now? So I did that and before I knew it I was 3/4 of the way thru it...I ran down to the bookstore and bought the other parts to the series..Went home...Went to bed...next day I went on my trip I finished the preqel and this one in my flight..I felt inside the book...never noticed time passin..even if I am a boy I still liked Cathy as the author...this book/series will never let you go after you start into it...You always are kept excited and it's full of suspense!
A great book!Book Review: Simply extravagant~!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book, Flowers in the Attic, by VC Andrews is simply the best book that I have ever read. The author captures the readers imagination, and makes you feel like you are the main character~! She portrays the characters with so much imagination that you feel like they are your best friend. When the book ends, it makes you want to sit up and beg the author to write more. The sequals to this book are as magnifiscent as the first~! I couldn't put any of them down~Book Review: Anne Frank, meet Cathy Foxworth
Summary: 3 Stars
As a member of the literary coterie (I am an English teacher and a librarian) I fear banishment for this review. My fears are founded in this unabashed statement: "Flowers in the Attic" is analogous to "The Diary of a Young Girl." This analogy stems from one glaring similarity: a group of people forced into hiding. I know what you're thinking: "How does one similarity, which may be incidental, make an analogy?" If you read like I do, you'll undoubtedly see the comparison between the "Diary" and "Flowers." The grandfather symbolizes WWII. Corrine promises her children that her father will die any day. The Allied nations of WWII promised a swift end to tyranny. After the grandfather's death, the children continue to suffer. Thousands of people were killed after the Axis conceded. In the grandmother, I see Hitler. True, V.C. Andrews' Hitler is a large woman rather than a short man. Still, the grandmother controls the lives of her grandchildren, her family, like Hitler controlled the lives of the Jews that once contributed so much to German society. The grandmother preached racial purity, just like her nonfictitious counterpart. Corrine, the children's mother, symbolizes Hitler's henchmen. She devises the psychotic plans to eliminate her children; plans she is able to carry out as long as the children are held captive by the war (the grandfather) and Hitler (the grandmother). Foxworth Hall symbolizes the German Empire. Of course, differences are present to make "Flowers" its own literary entity. Namely, three of the four Foxworth children (a majority) escape by train instead of a majority of a race travelling by train to meet their deaths. Still, one can not help thinking of the Holocaust while reaching "Flowers." The world is not compelled to make sure the destruction of a race never happens again, and because truth is more poignant than fiction, one is not compelled to read the remaining four books in Andrews' Dollanganger series. After all, a female protagonist who exclaims "good-golly day" repeatedly is difficult to take serouslyBook Review: They Are Awesome!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I may only be 12 years old but I LOVE these books! They are sad yet the way it was written makes up for that. I have now started on another of these series. It is just as good. My friends and I all love these books and will be reading more of themBook Review: the best book there is
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a totally wonderful book. I kept my eyes glued to the pages and couldn't put it down. I reccomend it to anyone who likes a good story, plot and especially a suprise ending. It's horrible what happens to Chris, Cathy, Carrie and Cory but it's very very very very very worth reading. This book is what got me started reading V.C. Andrews books. It is very well written, and my favorite. When you read it, there won't be a doubt that it will instantly become your favorite too. V.C. Andrews has a rare gift