Age Range For Flowers In The Attic

Andrews 1979 novel of the same name.

Age range for flowers in the attic. Andrews books but flowers in the attic is one which i could never quite bring myself to be interested in. Certainly flowers in the attic with its multiple intrigues and loose ends extends its plot over into the sequels petals on the wind 1980 if there be thorns 1981 as well as into the prequel garden of shadows 1987. Incest first the parents then their children and in the sequel pedophilia when 15 year old cathy begins a sexual relationship with her guardian. The acting is stiff the dialog stilted and production values are low.

Based on a popular pulp novel flowers in the attic is a strange bird despite the story s iconic status. Age 15 flowers in the attic i have never watched the movie but i read the book last year in 8th grade when i was13. I d put it around age 15 16 at soonest assuming that it s a very mature teen reader and preferably 17 18. Flowers in the attic i ve read a number of other v c.

Subsequent books were written with this in mind however there are some very mature and disturbing themes in the flowers in the attic. More than 30 years on and around 80 books later neiderman is still writing as andrews including a stage play of flowers in the attic and a new prequel the first of a new trilogy which. Flowers in the attic is a 2014 lifetime movie directed by deborah chow starring kiernan shipka ellen burstyn mason dye and heather graham it is the second adaptation of v. Andrews book of the same name may protest.

The most disturbing thing about flowers in the attic posted on march 12 2019 by katherine luck 1 comment in 1979 cleo virginia andrews known as v c. What is a good age to read flowers in the attic. Keep in mind that i would prefer to shelter my own kids longer rather than expose them to things too soon. For personal reasons i was disturbed by the infamous incest subplot that the book has and the story always sounded very odd to me.

It keeps much of the key details but eliminates completely the themes that made the book a bestseller. Keep in mind that it was banned because of the incest included and. A sequel petals on the wind based on the novel of the same name premiered on may 26 2014 on lifetime the network announced the developing of the following books in the. Based on what happens in the book this should be for older teens.

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