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Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
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bookshelves: fiction, 2016-150-reviews, reviewed, sex, books-read-a-long-time-ago
Jun 15, 2008
bookshelves: fiction, 2016-150-reviews, reviewed, sex, books-read-a-long-time-ago
What I call a Jerry type of book. Jerry Springer in the US. Jeremy Kyle in the UK. Sleazy incest stories where privacy has been exchanged for fame. The book has much more of an icky cringe factor than Jerry or Jeremy, where the salacious details are part of the entertainment of fifteen minutes of the tackiest, loudest and most violent people on tv.
I went through a Flowers in the Attic phase years ago, lots of people did, a guilty, guilty pleasure. I've gone through a Jeremy Springer one too, mornings in the gym. I'm just embarking on the Jeremy Kyle one. He takes things seriously whereas Springer, who is as disreputable as his guests, is tongue in cheek. Also sadly, whilst the participants are equally vulgar, British ones tend to be less loud and violent. The producers need to learn to provoke them more.
Read back in the 20th century. Reviewed 2016 edited 2019 to bring out the sleaze factor!
I went through a Flowers in the Attic phase years ago, lots of people did, a guilty, guilty pleasure. I've gone through a Jeremy Springer one too, mornings in the gym. I'm just embarking on the Jeremy Kyle one. He takes things seriously whereas Springer, who is as disreputable as his guests, is tongue in cheek. Also sadly, whilst the participants are equally vulgar, British ones tend to be less loud and violent. The producers need to learn to provoke them more.
Read back in the 20th century. Reviewed 2016 edited 2019 to bring out the sleaze factor!
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January 1, 1999
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June 15, 2008
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June 18, 2008
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June 5, 2016
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2016-150-reviews
June 5, 2016
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sex
June 5, 2016
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June 5, 2016
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books-read-a-long-time-ago
June 6, 2016
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I remember my kids reading this series (I eventually found the books under their beds) and loving it. I also remember being very, very concerned.
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Mo wrote: "I remember my kids loving this series (I eventually found the books under their beds) and loving it. I also remember being very, very concerned."If your kids were teenagers I would have been concerned too. But not overmuch. It's like tv and films when there is a lot of violence and sex and some parents go spare, but well-balanced children (most of them) don't feel the need to commit murder, robberies or incest. It's just entertainment.
If they had been teenagers I wouldn't have been so worried. My older daughter was in 7th grade at the time, and the 4th grader was not far behind.
God, I can barely remember the books I read in 2014, let alone the last century!
Chrisl wrote: ""It's just entertainment." ... like bullfighting, bread and circus ... ..."That sounds like you really think that reading about something means that people are going to .. what? commit incest, buy a ticket to Pamploma, visit the Colosseum and long for the good old days? Go and watch an x rated film and buy a chain saw to murder people, dig up some graves and bite people on the neck? Come on, reading is just entertainment. So what if it is about incest?
A side of my family is wealthy thanks to this book--my second cousin was married to Virginia's brother, Bill. I always think of this when I see the novels in the grocery store. Great review.
Andrew wrote: "A side of my family is wealthy thanks to this book--my second cousin was married to Virginia's brother, Bill. I always think of this when I see the novels in the grocery store. Great review."She's had an enormously productive life since her death as well. Do your family profit from that?
Can't speak to it. Never seen a dime LOL. But she's like Tupac, more profitable after death.
Missed this craze. Busy life. Sounds like I'm glad I did.
Andrew wrote: "Can't speak to it. Never seen a dime LOL. But she's like Tupac, more profitable after death."The majority of V.C. Andrews books have been written by the extremely prolific author Andrew Neiderman. Andrews died in 1986 and Neiderman took over after that.
The perfect review for this book.
Christine wrote: "The perfect review for this book."Lol, so long as I used the words, incest, guilty and salacious, it was going to be appropriate.
Good Analogy. I read this novel when it was first published and then watched the movie. Glad you liked it too.
Cynda wrote: "Good Analogy. I read this novel when it was first published and then watched the movie. Glad you liked it too."I didn't even know there was one.
