Flowers In The Attic Book Genre

Andrews gothic novel the darker edge is the portrayal of child abuse and.

Flowers in the attic book genre.

The dialogue is horrendous. But neither the incest nor the distasteful sleazification of the storyline of the diary of anne frank is the most disturbing thing about flowers in the attic. Secrets of foxworth christopher s diary. After the sudden death of their father four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.

With heather graham ellen burstyn kiernan shipka mason dye. I wouldn t class flowers in the attic as of the horror genre but it is certainly a dark and rather twisted read. Andrews books but flowers in the attic is one which i could never quite bring myself to be interested in. Echoes of dollanganger and christopher s diary.

The family saga gothic style horror picturesque southern surroundings and theme of incest in flowers in the attic are features of andrews s books and those that neiderman penned in her name. Books like flowers in the attic have all the components of a best seller they have obsession fatal attraction mystery suspense entrapment death they also have an element of horror a dark incomprehensible edge to the narrative which stays with the reader long after they finish the book in the case of v c. Flowers in the attic is a 1979 gothic novel by v. Her best known novel is the bestseller flowers in the attic 1979 a tale of four children smuggled into the attic of their wealthy estranged pious.

For personal reasons i was disturbed by the infamous incest subplot that the book has and the story always sounded very odd to me. Andrews it is the first book in the dollanganger series and was followed by petals on the wind if there be thorns seeds of yesterday garden of shadows christopher s diary. Secret brother the novel is written in the first person from the point of. Andrews s novels combine gothic horror and family saga revolving around family secrets and forbidden love frequently involving themes of consensual incest most often between siblings and sometimes include a rags to riches story.

I guess one negative aspect of the book is that the plot seems to be quite. As well as the dollanganger series andrews in her lifetime authored my sweet audrina 1982 and the first two books in the casteel series heaven. That dishonor belongs to the dialogue.