Yes, I'm blogging a little way more frequent than I should. With the long hours of break, class hours shortened.. you get the picture. Blogging is the only way to kill boredom. It workes my mind and uses my wild imaginations. Or so I think?
A while ago, I was returned my test 1. I managed to achieve a staggering 26/30. I said to myself, it's good enough. You've done your best, till I looked through my mistakes, and hell yes, one of which I did the steps but with NO answer written. I'm just that awesome. It cost me a mark. Bahh!
Moving on, about nearly a year ago after completing SPM, I decided to go round digging my parents’ mini library, books that they’ve collected during their University years in Canada. Books there were cheap, you see. Unlike now, each book costs about Rm 80-100 for original. So yeah, since they didn’t have the time to take me book shopping, I ransacked the mini library for some books and came upon “Flowers In The Attic” by V.C Andrews. Since it was very much recommended by my mum, knowing I’d not touch her Mills and Boons, I decided to give it a go. If I’m not mistaken it was published in 1979. It’s a series actually. It took me about a week or less before I ransacked for the 2nd book and soon the 3rd, and later after being much addicted, I realized my mum did not purchase the 4th and 5th book of the series. *screams*
Flowers in the Attic, the first of the series is one amazing book. The characters all possessed this dark aura that suits my taste. I would recommend you to give this book a try! Oh btw, if you’re curious, there’s also a movie made on this book, though I’d rather you read the book first if you’re really interested in catching the film. However, the movie did not do the book justice. 2/10.
"Facing financial destitution, Corrine decides to take her children to Foxworth Hall, her family home in Charlottesville, Virginia. She writes to her mother, Olivia, persuading her to let her and the children stay in the giant mansion. Olivia agrees as long as the children are hidden; she does not want their grandfather, Malcolm, to know about them. Corinne tells the children that her parents are very rich, but were upset with her as they were strong Christians and disowned her when she married her half uncle and so she has not seen them in years. She also relates that their grandfather is dying and if Corinne can earn back his love before his death, she will be the sole heir to a vast fortune. Corinne and her children take a train to a station in the middle of nowhere and walk the remaining distance to Foxworth Hall under cover of darkness." - Wikipedia
Petals On The Wind
If There Be Thorns
Seeds of Yesterday
Garden of Shadows
Still on the search for the 4th and the 5th book, found one or two copies on E-bay but unfortunately I’ve not any paypal account. Uwahh! Gotta sign up for one asap! Regardless the time period of the book, it doesn’t matter if it’s newly published or old, what counts is the content of the book. If you like dark and complicated, this is the one for you! Good Night!
“I think of us more as flowers in the attic. Paper flowers. Born so brightly colored, and fading duller through all those long grim, dreary, nightmarish days when we were held prisoner of hope and held captive by greed.”
– Flowers in the attic.
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