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reubenalbatross 's review for:
Flowers in the Attic: 40th Anniversary Edition
by V.C. Andrews
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really don't know how to rate this book... I've struggled to process it after finishing it because it was so fucked... It feels more 'wrong' than any horror I've ever read, and not necessarily in a good way.
If the main characters were adults, I think I would have revelled in the weird of it, but writing them as kids rubbed me the wrong way. Everything about it feels weird and fetishy - which is (in my opinion) ok if the characters are adults, but very much not ok if they're kids. Even without the incest, I'm not sure I'd be comfortable with it.
I will admit that it was a pretty well written book - it captured the claustrophobia, monotony and tension of the kid's situation really well. BUT the ending was pretty anticlimactic and disappointing, and I find myself feeling less and less comfortable with this book the more I think about it.
If the main characters were adults, I think I would have revelled in the weird of it, but writing them as kids rubbed me the wrong way. Everything about it feels weird and fetishy - which is (in my opinion) ok if the characters are adults, but very much not ok if they're kids. Even without the incest, I'm not sure I'd be comfortable with it.
I will admit that it was a pretty well written book - it captured the claustrophobia, monotony and tension of the kid's situation really well. BUT the ending was pretty anticlimactic and disappointing, and I find myself feeling less and less comfortable with this book the more I think about it.