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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the Flowers in the Attic point, the whole series feels a bit derivative:  extremely blonde people, cousins and relatives who are so close it begins to feel like incest, people jockeying to get an inheritance, money problems, secrets, the way the kids are like old souls who know too much and see through the adults, old money families that look great on the outside but inside are majorly screwed up.  Didn't feel fresh.  [/quote]

I read the novel We Were Liars AND I have read Flowers in the Attic.  WWL is not derivative: it is so well-written, and the twist was really unexpected and shocking.  [b]The novel is written in such simple, spare language that is somehow lyrical just the same. [/b] It's really fresh and different, and well-written in a way you don't normally see for YA.

Flowers in the Attic is a completely different story, and isn't very well-written at all.  Aside from having some blonde characters, there are no similarities.

This is why the series makes me so sad.  It had such potential.  And they messed it up so badly.  It's almost obscene.  I REALLY loved the novel.
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Oh this is crazy to hear after watching the series. The level of repetition in the flashbacks and narration is mind-numbing for me. The writing and dialogue (in the series) sucks. I wish it had been a little shorter and tighter. [/quote]

Yes, it makes me so sad because I really love the novel.  I'm a high school English teacher, and when I first discovered and finished the novel  in 2014, I immediately insisted that everyone else in my department read it.  The series makes me feel as if a child I care about has been somehow exploited.

Please read the book.  It's a fast, easy read.  You'll like it.[/quote]

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