Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
Started Reading: November 10, 2007
Finished Reading: November 10, 2007
I finally read V.C. Andrews‘ Flowers in the Attic. I couldn’t help but cry at the sufferings of the Foxworth/Dollanganger children. I could feel just how hurt and betrayed they felt after their mother fed them hopes but never really properly loved them. I asked the question, “Was there anyone in real life who’d do that to their own children or grandchildren?” And came up with the answer: Yes. There are dads who rape their daughters, brothers and cousins who do the same, and parents who kill their children so there must be mothers who’d feed their children arsenic.
Tags: V.C. Andrews
April 19th, 2008 at 12:10 am
Unfortunately, there are people who would do this, and I’m sure that there are people who have done it.
I was really influenced by the whole Dollanganger series, it really touched me to see the suffering of their children.
Did you happen to watch the movie at all? Unfortunately I bought it, and upon watching it, realized that they completely slaughtered the book with it. I just don’t think that you can translate the work of VCA into a movie the way that it should be.