Flowers in the Attic

mass market paperback, 346 pages

English language

Published Nov. 20, 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-00-792787-6
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OCLC Number:
872271887

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4 stars (3 reviews)

It was a game of happy families.

The four children had such perfect lives in such a happy, golden family

It was a game of hide and seek.

Their father died suddenly The children now lived alone, hidden in the airless attic.

It was a case of tender, loving murder.

Their mother promised they would stay only long enough to inherit the fortune. But gradually she forgot how much she adored those children.

Flowers in the Attic: the compelling story of a family betrayal and heartbreak, love and revenge. --back cover

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5 stars

After a long break, I finally sat down and binged through the rest of Flowers in the Attic. Hard to believe I started this in 2018, but I am happy to say I didn't need to reread anything. I remembered everything that had happened when I read it prior which is always a sign of a good book.

Now that I've finished it, I have to say I sort of wish I had been able to experience this book without knowing the general story, or all the spoilers, or what made it so infamous. For example, I already knew the donuts were poisoned. It had the benefit of allowing me to notice all the foreshadowing in the book, but I'll never know if I would have picked up on what was coming if I hadn't already known.

Either way, I loved the writing style and the characters. It was a …

Subjects

  • Children
  • Fiction
  • Health and hygiene
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Incest
  • Families
  • Horror tales
  • Abused children
  • Psychological fiction