Flowers in the Attic
by V.C. Andrews
Taste attributes: thrillerfamilydramafresh & originalunsavouryheavylineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipcoming of ageinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeMorally murky and small-scale: an emotional thriller, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Flowers in the Attic is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger Series. The novel is written in the first-person, from the point of view of Cathy Dollanganger. In 1993, Flowers in the Attic was awarded the Secondary BILBY Award. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's 200 "best-loved novels."
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- V.C. Andrews
- Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 411
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