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As I've said a thousand times my favorite book is Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews and the subsequent books in this series.


The first time I read it I was 13 and really thrilled me. I lived and felt everything that they lived through Cathy´s eyes. Sometimes even when she was not my favorite character. I understood every action that took these children and every feeling. Because in this saga who wrote the true vc Andrews before he died we can see the genius of an author who gets you into a terrible tragedy, a situation that you would not understand in other context and there you see it real, you believe it and accept it.


From what I read is a book that caused much controversy and was also banned in many countries for content. Some of the theme a mother leaving her child in an attic, others because they talk about sexuality and the vast majority of incest.


The famous incest by which all the world prevent their children to read to my mom does not seem to mind and allowed me to write and love the books, but did not make as I have no brothers I were to fall in love with my cousin!

 

Sometimes I think we're exaggerating about what a child can or can not read. Teenagers know what is fiction and what is not. They see daily on TV. They think incest is right? Of course not even reading the book. I love the relationship of Cathy and Chris, I understood that love but also I'm convinced that it is not right in any other situation. To them life and the circumstances lead to it all.

 

I think we believe that teenagers are stupid and are not able to discern if what they read is correct or not but they can see sex 24 hours a day on TV, murder, rape etc. But that’s not a problem! Sorry for my anger download here…


Well leaving aside my anger back to my original subject, books that cause controversy. It will have been really good for VC Andrews to write a book so controversial? Maybe, if she sold thousands of copies and even made a movie (but not very faithful to the content to my way of thinking).
Is worthy for a writer not to keep quiet and write about whatever? Clearly with their restrictions depending on the age, is not necessary to be graphic, but yes to talk about what happens in the world despite the controversy or the banning?


If you ask me, my answer would be yes, especially if by doing so you get a story that crosses the reader like this. I have not met anyone that has read it that has not cried or hated with such children. And to my shame I have read the series 20 times and I always cry one hour after the 4 book. So if you get it for me it was worth it.


Dan Brown with his Da Vinci Code was banned, criticized, etc but the book came to all people and in turn gave publicity and sold 70 million copies. Which is not bad for a banned book isn't it?

 

I will finish asking, what do you think? Is worth writing a controversial book?
Have you read flowers in the attic? What do you think about the incest in this story?


Now I am going fill in a lot of tea for my lack of sleep and finally get to read Becca Fitzpatrick, Crescendo!

 

PS: Some information says that the history of flowers in the attic is real. That the author once went to a hospital and there she had a crush on a young doctor. He and his siblings had been locked away in the attic for over 6 years to preserve the family wealth. Obviously she cut the time back [in her novel] to be more believable. So I think that she met Chris....

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Libros que causan controversia!

Como he dicho miles de veces ya mi libro favorito es flores en el ático de V.C Andrews y los consecuentes libros de esta saga.

La primera vez que lo leí tenía 13 años y me hizo vibrar realmente. Viví y sentí cada cosa que vivieron ellos atra vez de los ojos de Cathy. Aun cuando Cathy a veces no fuera mi personaje favorito. Entendí cada acción que tuvieron esos niños y cada sentimiento porque en esta saga que la escribió la verdadera v.c Andrews antes de morir se ve la genialidad de un autor que te mete en un drama terrible, una situación que fuera de ese contexto no entendería y ahí lo veas real, lo crees y lo aceptas.

Por lo que he leído es un libro que causo mucha controversia y que además fue vetado en muchos países por el contenido. Algunos por el tema de que una madre deja a unos hijos en un ático, otros porque se habla de sexualidad y la gran mayoría por el incesto.

El famoso incesto por el cual todo el mundo evitaba que sus hijos leyeran ese libro a mi mama no pareció importarle y permitió que yo escribiera y amara los libros, pero no hizo que como no tengo hermanos fuera a enamorarme de mi primo hermano. A veces creo que exageramos sobre lo que un hijo puede o no leer. Los adolescentes saben lo que es ficción y lo que no lo es. Lo ven a diario en la tele. Piensan que es correcto el incesto? Por supuesto que no aún leyendo el libro. Yo que ame la relación de Cathy y Chris , que entendí que se amaran de esa manera estoy convencida que no está bien en ninguna otra situación. A ellos la vida y las circunstancias los llevaron a ello nada más.

A veces pienso que creemos que los adolescentes son tontos y que no son capaces de discernir en  lo que leen si es correcto o no pero si pueden ver sexo 24 horas al día en la tele, asesinatos, violaciones etc. Pero por eso no hay problema! Perdón por descargar aquí mi rabia…

Bueno dejando mi rabia a un lado vuelvo a mi tema original, libros que causan controversia. De verdad habrá sido bueno para VC Andrews haber escrito un libro tan controversial? Quizás si, vendió miles de copias e incluso se hizo una película aunque no muy fiel al contenido a mi modo de ver.

Vale la pena como escritor no quedarse callado y escribir sobre lo que sea? claro con sus restricciones dependiendo la edad, o sea no hay que ser grafico pero si hablar de lo que sucede en el mundo a pesar de la controversia o el veto?

Si me lo preguntan a mí, mi respuesta sería si, sobre todo si al hacerlo consigues una historia que llega tanto al lector como esta. No he conocido a nadie que la haya leído que no haya llorado u odiado con esos niños. Y para mi vergüenza he leído la saga 20 veces y siempre lloro una hora después del 4 libro. Así que si consigues eso para mí valió la pena.

Dan Brown con su Código da Vinci fue excomulgado , criticado, etc pero el libro llego a toda la gente y a su vez le dio publicidad y 70 millones de copias vendidas lo cual no está mal para un libro prohibido no creen?

Bueno termino preguntándoles, que opinan? Vale la pena escribir un libro así?

Han leído flores en el ático? Que opinan del incesto?

Ahora si las dejo que me voy a llenar de teína por mi falta de sueño y a prepararme para leer por fin Crescendo de Becca Fitzpatrick!!

Pd: hay rumores que dicen que la historia de flores en el ático es real, que una vez la autora fue internad en un hospital y se enamoró de un doctor que de niño fue encerrado en un ático con sus hermanos por 6 años. La autora no puso tanto tiempo sino la mitad porque no creyó que fuera creíble. Pero asumo que conoció a Chris…

 

 

 


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6 Responses
  1. tracy_d74 Says:

    I loved VC Andrews when I was younger. Flowers in the Attic was great. When I look back on it, I am shocked my mom let me read it because of the incest and the sex. But I was a mature kid. And sleeping with anyone, especially a sibling (which I had none) or a cousin was not even a thought in my head.
    I don't know that I would set out to right something controversial. But I won't shy away from a topic because I think some people will disapprove. People should have choices.


  2. I guess our mothers knew us well, and knew that a book wasn´t going to make us do things that appear on it. I hope I could be as wise as my mother!!
    Yes!! people should have choices!
    Thank you!


  3. bogwitch64 Says:

    That book has been around a long time. I remember my grandmother reading them when I was younger. It was her favorite book.
    I agree with you, people think they have to shield kids to concepts they themselves are uncomfortable with, as if the kids will DO these things! Just dumb.


  4. Yes! maybe the ones that must not read it are they not the kids.


  5. patesden Says:

    Now you've made me curious about the real Chris.
    I totally age with you about sheilding children from stories.


  6. I am curious too about the real Chris, I read it in wikipedia and they say this is something a relative of the author said.


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