Flowers in the Attic - Virginia Andrews > Reviews

Advantages: A truly amazing story based on real life
Disadvantages: Very sad in places

Ever read a story that includes cruelty, death, incest and greed. This is one of the saddest books I have ever read as the recipients of all the above are four children. What makes it even worse is it is based on a true story. Once picked up you will find it almost impossible to put down again. The most compelling novel that I have ever read and although three more books about the Dollanger family followed it, they did not catch the drama in the first ... Read review

Advantages: Very well written - fantastic gripping storyline
Disadvantages: dragged a tiny bit in the middle

****Book Synopsis*** Flowers in the wind centres around the children of Dollanganger family - 4 children Chris 15 Cathy 12 Cory and Carrie 4. The book starts off with the most perfect idealistic family - the family everybody wants. The mother who stays at home and looks after the children - she is naturally beautifuly in every way and the father who adores the ground his family walk on. Until one failthful day. The mother prepares a party ... Read review

Advantages: Gripping story
Disadvantages: Saddens you

...bother with the film of Flowers In The Attic, it is a poor representation of the book. ... Read review

Advantages: a touching, heartbreaking novel
Disadvantages: none

The plot is devastatingly brilliant. Flowers in the attic is a fictionised version of a true story. Real children who struggled to survive under the most unendurable circumstances. Basically a horror story! A young wife, Corrine, is suddenly widowed, and left with four children. She is totally unskilled for any type of work, and deeply in dept. Her home and all she and her family has is repossessed. However...... she has one solace. She is the ... Read review

Advantages: brilliant story, no boring bits
Disadvantages: none

...read the entire series of Flowers in the Attic. The book is brilliantly written, everything is described perfectly and you can really imagine everything that’s happening. The story is interesting all the way through and something is always happening so that you don’t get bored! Definitely more of a woman’s story, a bit sentimental for men, and more for adults than kids. I would definitely recommend that you read this book ... Read review

Advantages: Based on a true story, A fantastic read.
Disadvantages: none

I will start by saying that I read this book many years ago on its release and loved it then. Since it release in 1980 in the UK I have read again once. The Story. The story opens with a loving family awaiting the return of their Father after being away at work all week. Their are themother Corrinne has planned a party for his Birthday. Also there are their children Christopher, Catherine and Twins Cory and Cary. Little do they know that ... Read review

Advantages: Excellently written books
Disadvantages: None

Flowers in the attic, is the first instalment of a four part series of books, written by Virginia Andrews, and is based on a true story. It is a heart rendering story about four children Christopher, Cathy and their two younger twins Corrie and Carrie, the story is narrated by the oldest girl Cathy. The story starts about these children, who are living a normal, happy family life, until one day their father is killed in an accident. From ... Read review

Advantages: Heartrending story
Disadvantages: none

...and is a prequel to Flowers In The Attic. I have read all of the books many times, and never get tired of the story. ... Read review

Advantages: Gripping and compelling
Disadvantages: A bit daft at times

Flowers in the attic is the first in the series of novels about the Dollanganger family written by Virginia Andrews. Don't be put off by the fact that they always seem to turn up in charity shops next to 'It Shouldn't Happen To A Vet'! The story tells the tale of four children; Chris, Cathy and little twins Cory and Carrie. They live a cosseted existence with their mother and father, wanting for nothing until their father is killed in a car accident. ... Read review

Advantages: Shocks and Thrills, Excellent Writing, The Best Book I Have Ever Read !
Disadvantages: None - Although Those Hoping That Books By Her Ghost Writer Will Match Up, Will Disappointed

I forst read this book age 12 and to date it still remains my favourite of all time. I have re-read this book countless times over the years and can still picture every charachter in my head as they are so well described. The story begins with the tale of 4 children in a loving happy home in suburban America. Tragedy ensues and the children are forced to live with their grandparents, however their grandfather must never know they were born. The ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent books
Disadvantages: Get a bit engrossed

...in this saga starting with Flowers in the Attic then Petals in the Wind then If there be Thorns and concluding with Seeds of Yesterday. These books are about four children Chris, Cathy, Cory and Carrie. Their father dies and there mother decides the only thing she can do is take them to live with her rich parents in Virginia. She tells the children that they will have to live in a self contained room with access to the attic until she can tell ... Read review

Advantages: It has everything you could possibly want from a book.
Disadvantages: There are none

Buying The Book I didn't actually buy this book, my mum bought me a "job lot" of randomly selected books from a book club magazine a few years ago and this was one of them. From the start my mum said read "Flowers In The Attic" it's good. I read all the others first and kept putting it off because I didn't think I would like it. It looked boring to me to be honest. Then, one night I had nothing to read and thought what the hell. ... Read review