Shut Up & Read discussion

I seen this movie years ago, I vaguely remember it but I know I thought it was a Great movie. I haven't read the book but I really liked the story, although it was sad and depressing some scenes but I really enjoyed it. It is an all time favorite of mine. Has anyone read the book and thought it was better than the movie?

I saw the movie years and years ago, and I read the book a few years ago, too. I thought the book was better, but then again, I always think books are better than the movies. It's really been too long for me to remember if the movie followed the book or not. I actually have recently added some of V.C. Andrews newer books to my to-read list.

I read it ,I felt the movie did a really good job at keeping it sweet and simple but still conveying the right amount of emotion needed so that you could really feel for the characters .The book drags a bit but there are 3 more books that continue the characters lives .So all in all the movie was better for flowers in the attic but if you wanted longer version thats more detailed the books are the way to go . Dont know if this anwered your question.

It does! Thanks ladies, I have been eyeing the book lately so I guess I should snatch it up and read it :)

i never saw the movie but the book was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!it was so twisted!

did any one read the second book yet

Shooting-star wrote: "did any one read the second book yet"

No I haven't read the second book....is it any good?

yes... and yes... IF you like the first book...

although it gets a little more sick and depraved as it goes along...

Like flowers in the attic- they were all young and innocent, so you can't blame them... you can blame them in the other books because they get older- it's like a incest soap opera on steroids

but good, it you like that sort of thing

The prequel also helps explain why the grandma is so messed up

it's one F*cked up family

Alana (aka ◘Whiplash◘) wrote: "although it gets a little more sick and depraved as it goes along...

Like flowers in the attic- they were all young and innocent, so you can't blame them... you can blame them in the other books b..."<

I read all of these books years ago. I liked the first one, but by the time I finished them I felt like Alana. Kind of sick and depraved. Made me wonder about V.C. Andrews. I wouldn't recommend them. There's much better reading out there.

It's the most uncomfortable happy ending ever... well "happy" is subjective

I read this book years ago (when I was 16 or so), and I loved it. My friends and I still joke about how we 'learned' so much from reading it, lol.

Here's my question...if I remember correctly, the book was written from the point of view of Kathy (a young girl). Would that make it a YA book nowadays? The reason I ask is because I'm currently reading which I am *loving*, but at the same time seems way too adult for a YA book (at least, it's not in the same league as Harry Potter or Cinder, lol.)

I had bought DOSAB for my 13 yo for Christmas not realizing some of the things in it. I got an eyeful when I started reading it. YA seems to have changed *a lot* from what I was used to.

I'm a big V.C. Andrews fan. Frequently over-the-top, but always an enjoyable easy read. She's one of my favorite guilty pleasures. I thought the five books in the Dollanganger series were exponentially better than the movie.

Michelle L. wrote: "I read this book years ago (when I was 16 or so), and I loved it. My friends and I still joke about how we 'learned' so much from reading it, lol.

Here's my question...if I remember correctly, th..."

YA is not necessarily books for teens- it's just any book with main characters that are younger (they even put college in this category now)

I used to equal YA as books for 'younger' readers (like teens or the oddball adult like me) but apparently that was never true, or the definition changed at some point and I never got notified.

Alana (aka ◘Whiplash◘) wrote: "I used to equal YA as books for 'younger' readers (like teens or the oddball adult like me) but apparently that was never true, or the definition changed at some point and I never got notified. "

Oh!! I never got the memo, either, lol.

Yes, I just need to be more careful about what I buy for my daughter. She never did finish Daughter of Smoke and Bone. She simply couldn't understand it after a certain point. It was a really complex book.

Reading this thread makes me want to pick them back up. It's been YEARS. I remember really enjoying them. I wonder what I would think about them now with my "adult" eyes...

Hope wrote: "Reading this thread makes me want to pick them back up. It's been YEARS. I remember really enjoying them. I wonder what I would think about them now with my "adult" eyes..."

I keep looking for a copy at the used book sale at my library. I can find *every* other one from that series, but never FITA! I'm pretty sure it would make me roll my eyes now, but when I was a teenager, I *loved* that book!

I read the books as a kid and they made me cringe with the incest stuff. But I liked them.

I loved this series when I was younger! I haven't looked at it in years, but I remember thinking that the movie was disappointing in comparison to the book series.

Traci wrote: "I loved this series when I was younger! I haven't looked at it in years, but I remember thinking that the movie was disappointing in comparison to the book series."

Me too!

Traci wrote: "I loved this series when I was younger! I haven't looked at it in years, but I remember thinking that the movie was disappointing in comparison to the book series."

I agree. Although, I did like Louise Fletcher as the horrible grandmother.

I'm glad you all liked it, I keep on eye balling this book in my Half Priced book store and haven't gotten the courage to pick it up. It has the whole series combined into one book so I guess I should give it a try now!

Alice Belikov wrote: "I'm glad you all liked it, I keep on eye balling this book in my Half Priced book store and haven't gotten the courage to pick it up. It has the whole series combined into one book so I guess I sho..."

Last weekend, I was talking about this book to my friend and we were both laughing over it. We want to re-read it, but it probably won't be as much fun to read now that we're in our forties as it was when we were teenagers.

I read most of Virginia Andrews stuff when I was younger. There is generally a running theme of family dysfunction, incest and emotional abuse. The happy endings are never really happy but they are addictive. If you liked the 'Flowers in the Attic' series then you with like her other series 'Heaven.'
The stuff written by the New Virginia Andrews is empty compared to her original stuff, I think she died and the publishers continued publishing books under her name saying that she had unfinished manuscripts or something. I'm not too sure though...I would be interested to know more if anyone has any info.

Amos wrote: "I read most of Virginia Andrews stuff when I was younger. There is generally a running theme of family dysfunction, incest and emotional abuse. The happy endings are never really happy but they are..."

Yes, I'd also heard that after VC Andrew died, her books kept coming out. I'd been told that there were ghost writers involved, but who's to say. I think the publisher kind of likes the mystique.

I read this book when I was 12 and it is quite easily the most messed up book I've ever read. Lol. I never watched the movie.