I'll try to give you my interpretation of what's wrong with it. The title refers to children who are locked in an attic by their mentally disturbed mother, and the relationships that develop between them, most notably one between the brother and sister. Let's just say that it's much more than platonic. In many ways, it's understandable how children in such a bizarre situation would react in this way, so it's not the incest itself that bothered me. It's the way the author portrayed it, gloried it, reveled in each detail. There was a creepy, voyeuristic quality to this series that just gave me the creeps. Also, the writing style really got on my nerves quickly. It was like a composition with too many frilly grace notes for show and no substance underneath.
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Flowers in the Attic, fascinating title. What's the matter with it? (I've never read it, I'm only curious.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 4:11 AM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: banned books on bookshareI agree with you about V. C. Andrews. I wouldn't let my young daughters--elementary school at that time- read Flowers in the Attic.G.Cindy***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AThttp://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htmA LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.htmlJake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html --- On Thu, 6/19/08, Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: banned books on bookshare To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 6:32 PM Hi all, I do appreciate the wealth of literature that is available on Bookshare, banned books and all. Some folks might get all bent out of shape to find out that there is a significant pagan contingent on Bookshare who are scanning their primers and religious texts. They'd probably have a ballihoo fit! But I love it! I may not read it. It's not my thing, but I'm pleased as punch that it's there. I agree that you should not be against any author unless you've read that author. I, for example, am opposed to letting children and young people read V.C. Andrews. I don't like her writing and I don't like her attitude toward the incidents in her novels. I have read two and a half books of hers and had to stop because I got physically repelled. I think she is one of those authors who can only be read by children if and only if, a parent is prepared to sit and read the book with the child and then discuss it. Her hands-off no participation, amoral writings give me the gru! On the other hand, I would encourage children to read Harry Potter because they are morally sound. One is never, ever in doubt as to the author's view of what the characters are doing and where they are going and who is doing right at any given moment. No, Rowling is morrally sound, whereas V.C. Andrews is not. Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost." Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxPut the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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