Flowers in the Attic ¦ VC Andrews ¦ Review 

Let me know what you think of this one!

I’ve paused the video to write this so you might touch on it in a minute, but wanted to mention Andrews on life having a very obvious influence on her writing style. The prose and the stilted dialogue. She injured herself at a very young age. After having her spine fused she was confined to a wheelchair. She relied on her mother who according to the original editor (if I’m not mistaken) was very controlling of VC’s life. I think that’s why the women are the more central antagonist and also explains her weird way of writing dialogue. For the most part she lived in her own head. She was very isolated and had few interactions outside of her own home. I read these books as a 12 year old and thought they were beautifully written. And continued to think so until I was in my late teens early 20s( I have read them numerous times) and it was once I got older and lost my flair for the dramatic that I realized how strangely the characters spoke. I’m not well spoken and have no education out side i or f high school so I’m sure this isn’t really saying what I want it to. But I do hope you get the gist of what I’m ATTEMPTING to say. Thanks for covering this I’m enjoying this review so far.

I agree with you about your concern with these book's influence on young girls. V.C. Andrews was very isolated and I think she had a twisted idea about what love is. I think she had love mixed up with desire and obsession. And Chris is really more like an abusive older brother than a romantic interest. This is why my mom wouldn't let me watch the movie. Which actually left all the inceat parts out. So, I read the book...

What I took from the rape scene was that Cathy blamed herself, just as many sexual assault victims do. She thinks that he fell for her because she's an evil temptress; she was too sexual in her clothing and dancing; the grandmother was right about her being corrupt, all along. Those are Cathy's thoughts, or at least they seem to be her mindset. I didn't get the impression that she was at fault, nor Chris. I think isolation and codependence on each other in times of crisis turned them towards each other, perhaps the same way that Corinne and Christopher did.

Um HELLO we LOVE a man who reads VC Andrews AND analyzes her work! Your character descriptions, especially Cathy’s, were spot on. And you watched the films as well! I think I’m swooning 😘

I'm new to your channel, via this video, and it's quickly becoming one of my favourites on RU-vid. Flowers in the Attic seems to be having something of a 'moment', and I re-read it recently; I was experiencing a bit of a reading slump, and V.C. Andrews helped me out of it. I re-lived the summer of 1988, during which I would devour each of her books in a day, then go straight out to buy the next instalment in a local second-hand bookshop!

Finally got this one out of the library after being intrigued by this video last year. Surprised myself by absolutely loving it, the gothic themes, the melodrama, the religious discourse and the chord it struck post-pandemic. Thanks for the recommendation! Weighing up whether to read the next 3 🤔

It was a real pleasure hearing you review something a bit trashier! I would definitely love to hear you expand on this concept of literature as a didactic or moralistic tool. It definitely sounds to me like people don’t want literature to teach them something, per se, but rather echo what they already believe about the world, and they tremble when they’re confronted with something dissenting or seemingly at odds with their morality.

Just read it. So excited for this video.

I love the soundtrack for the 80s film I listened to it while reading the book

uffff, I'm a loyal fan of yours and this one, this vid takes the cake!!! I've been meaning to return to this series, mainly because of the mix of camp and gothic sensibilities you mentioned! V. C. Andrews is excellent when it comes to nailing that vibe; she always told 'modern' gothic stories with plenty of camp to keep you smiling through the spots your where you can't suspend your disbelief. by any chance, have you read My Sweet Audrina? I feel like that one could be Andrew's magnum opus. if you haven't, I'd love to hear you thoughts if you ever read it!

I read the series as a child and I'm revisiting them currently - I'm honestly shocked I even had access to them at the age I did 😂😂 this is literally one of the wildest stories I've ever read. If you want to experience it from a different perspective, check out Nicole Dollanganger - yeah there's a reason for that stage name lmfao a ton of her work is inspired by the Dollanganger Saga in the imagery and symbolism and stuff - plus some other true crime cases and suchlike things tossed onto the discography - beautiful, devastating music. Cannot recommend her music enough if you're into this series.

I think most things can be explored in literature. I read the first 2 books in the series. It made me uncomfortable, and that’s what I really liked about them lol i liked your review, and I agree with it 100%

Finally a review of Flowers In the Attic that I actually liked! I agreed with almost everything you said, and those things I didn't agree with I could still understand from your point of view. I subscribed

I'm obsessed with VC andrews books

I never read the “Flowers of the Attic” books, but I have a familiarity of the stories. The interesting aspect of these stories is it’s one of the few instances in fiction where incestuous relationships among siblings isn’t vilified as it often is. “Game of Thrones” walks a tricky line whether the Lannister siblings’ incestuous relationship is villainous or not.

Once again I love how you inspire me to read more❤️ I’ve been sitting on this book for a quit of few months. I consider this my sign to finally start reading it:) I’ve seen this book on some ‘most disturbing books ever written’ lists. Would you ever consider reading other disturbing books like 120 days of Sodom by Marquis De Sade or Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy?

Read my sweet audrina

Love the dolllanger series

The book is written in Cathy’s first person point of view. Us readers are living with her and her siblings in the Attic. It seems to lack common sense because the characters are children and teens! They do not know any better about the situation their own mother put them in! They are literally imprisoned in a mansion and do not know right from wrong since they do not have any other people to learn from. They didnt go to school like normal children and suffered the effects of solitary confinement. When we read the book we are losing our common sense and social skills just like the 4 kids in the story. Hence we are living inside Cathy’s point of view in that attic. The story id about a set of chrildren being mentally, physically and emotionally abused by their own family members, none of it makes sense rationally. Thats the point of the whole story

Not the perfect WASP family!! 😂

I can't really understand Andrew's "hype". The books made me unconfortable from start to finish, and not in a good way. In a very annoying way. The only thing to carry me trough the series was my OCD. Glad you're back! Best wishes all the way from Brazil!

Hi, happy Tuesday! Here's V. C. Andrews' Flowers in the Attic (1979) in other languages I found: Bulgarian: Цветя на тавана ("Tsvetya na tavana") Chinese: 閣樓裡的小花 ("Gélóu lǐ de xiǎohuā", Traditional Chinese), 阁楼里的女孩 ("Gélóu lǐ de nǚhái", Simplified Chinese) Czech: Květy z půdy Dutch: Bloemen op zolder Finnish: Pimeyden kukat French: Fleurs captives German: Blumen der nacht Greek: Λουλούδια στη Σοφίτα (“Louloúdia sti Sofíta”) Hebrew: פרחים בעליית הגג Hungarian: Virágok a padláson Italian: Fiori senza sole Japanese: 屋根裏部屋の花たち ("Yaneuraheya no hana-tachi") Korean: 다락방의 꽃들 ("dalagbang-ui kkochdeul") Latvian: Ziedi Bēniņos Lithuanian: Palėpės gėlės Norwegian: Djevelens Yngel Polish: Kwiaty na poddaszu Portuguese: Herdeiros do Ódio (Portugal), O Jardim dos Esquecidos (Brazil) Romanian: Florile de la mansardă Russian: Цветы на чердаке ("Tsvety na cherdake") Slovak: Kvety v podkroví Spanish: Flores en el ático Swedish: Vindsträdgården Turkish: Çatı Vietnamese: Những bông hoa trên tầng áp mái

isnt the books about the dark cult? vc andrews was probably raised in the dark cult, similar to the stories by Brothers Grimm

it's not really unrealistic. Have you not seen true crime before?This stuff does happen.

Best book of the series.