{"id":528,"date":"2015-03-16T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=528"},"modified":"2015-03-01T09:54:54","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T14:54:54","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-17-flowers-in-the-attic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-17-flowers-in-the-attic\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 17 &#8211; Flowers in the Attic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Flowers in the Attic<\/em> by V. C. Andrews. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-17-flowers-in-the-attic\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/child.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-529\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/child.jpg\" alt=\"A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/child.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/child-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/girl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-530\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/girl.jpg\" alt=\"The Girl in the Box by Ouida Sebestyen\" width=\"132\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/girl.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/girl-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/homecoming.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-531\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/homecoming.jpg\" alt=\"Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/homecoming.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/homecoming-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1558743669\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1558743669&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=OU3WWEVSLIGJFT4B\"><em>A Child Called It<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1558743669\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1558743669&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=OU3WWEVSLIGJFT4B\"> by Dave Pelzer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0553282611\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0553282611&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=SHUGJYZC646736BO\">The Girl in the Box<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0553282611\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0553282611&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=SHUGJYZC646736BO\"> by Ouida Sebestyen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1442428783\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1442428783&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=N3LZJURK5HCFVXON\"><em>Homecoming<\/em> by Cynthia Voigt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jane.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte\" width=\"135\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jane.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/jane-184x300.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lolita.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-534\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lolita.jpg\" alt=\"Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lolita.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lolita-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/petals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-535\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/petals.jpg\" alt=\"Petals on the Wind by V. C. Andrews\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/petals.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/petals-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00C7GJ2O0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00C7GJ2O0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CXYRWQTWH33T6THH\"><em>Jane Eyre<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00C7GJ2O0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00C7GJ2O0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CXYRWQTWH33T6THH\"> by Charlotte Bronte<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0679723161\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0679723161&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=HKESESCHJDQQGIZG\">\u00a0<em>Lolita<\/em> by Vladimir Nabokov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/147678955X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=147678955X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CQMCVYUNS62KC7GV\"><em>Petals on the Wind<\/em> by V. C. Andrews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rebecca.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-536\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rebecca.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier\" width=\"140\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rebecca.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rebecca-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/room.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-537\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/room.jpg\" alt=\"Room by Emma Donoghue\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/room.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/room-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/twins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-538\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/twins.jpg\" alt=\"Twins by Caroline B. Cooney\" width=\"137\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/twins.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/twins-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0380730405\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0380730405&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=SPNESDJJR76ZAECO\"><em>Rebecca<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0380730405\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0380730405&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=SPNESDJJR76ZAECO\"> by Daphne Du Maurier<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316098329\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0316098329&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CK5BKNDAIKH4T7ID\"><em>Room<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316098329\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0316098329&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CK5BKNDAIKH4T7ID\"> by Emma Donoghue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0590474782\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0590474782&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=5Z3LOS4V2BQRIQFE\"><em>Twins<\/em> by Caroline B. Cooney<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/what.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-539\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/what.jpg\" alt=\"What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell\" width=\"137\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/what.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/what-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/year.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/year.jpg\" alt=\"The Year We Disappeared by Cylin and John Busby\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/year.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/year-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FlowersInTheAttic2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FlowersInTheAttic2014.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers in the Attic movie\" width=\"168\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FlowersInTheAttic2014.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/FlowersInTheAttic2014-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0439903483\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0439903483&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=G7XYVJSTY5NRRA4Q\">\u00a0<em>What I Saw and How I Lied<\/em> by Judy Blundell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1599904543\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1599904543&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=X7KCL5FRZUV56JKS\"><em>The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir<\/em> by Cylin &amp; John Busby<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HQI811Y\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00HQI811Y&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=SE634MOH6BDP4XSJ\"><em>Flowers in the Attic (movie)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[252,253,261,259,255,258,256,250,262,260,257,48,30,251,254],"class_list":["post-528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-caroline-b-cooney","tag-charlotte-bronte","tag-cylin-busby","tag-cynthia-voigt","tag-daphne-du-maurier","tag-dave-pelzer","tag-emma-donoghue","tag-flowers-in-the-attic","tag-john-busby","tag-judy-blundell","tag-ouida-sebestyen","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-v-c-andrews","tag-vladimir-nabokov"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":552,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions\/552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}