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Title: The V.C. Andrews Trivia and Quiz Book by Stephen J. Spignesi ISBN: 0-451-17925-0 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: March, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $3.99

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Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: A Must-Have For V. C. Andrews Fans
Comment: If you're a V. C. Andrews fan, then this trivia and quiz book is certainly a must-have. It contains a lot of information, though it only covers from "Flowers in the Attic" to "Midnight Whispers" (a brief summary of "Darkest Hour" is given though)--which is fine by me, because I thought her earliest books were her best anyway.

Most of "The V. C. Andrews Trivia and Quiz Book" is devoted to analyzing the fifteen novels with plot summaries, quizzes, and random facts for each one. There's an adequate two-page biography of V. C. Andrews, as well as a "Publishers Weekly" interview of her near the end, and a crossword puzzle (I have yet to even attempt it).

The last part of the book is devoted to the "Flowers in the Attic" movie, giving a scene-by-scene description, as well as an interview with Kristy Swanson, who played Cathy Dollanganger. While this section is entertaining, it seemed that Spignesi wanted to somehow work Swanson in to the book, because the interview begins to detour from "Flowers in the Attic" and V. C. Andrews after awhile; plus he includes part of her filmography and other odd info. I did enjoy Wes Craven's attempt at writing a script for the movie, though; it would have certainly been interesting if he had had his way with it.

While the book as a whole is very good, there were some rather pointless and unnecessary facts thrown in, like a list of common chapter titles (wow, someone had way too much time on his hands), and the whole "Leafing Through..." section was pretty much worthless; it just describes mundane things, like "4 of the Different Types of Clocks in Whitefern" and "10 Nasty Names Cindy Called Bart" (these are just two of many useless lists). But, overall, this is a terrific book. Spignesi really did his homework. Highly recommended, as well as "V. C. Andrews: A Critical Companion" by E. D. Huntley and/or "Faces of Fear" by Douglas E. Winter.

Rating: 3
Summary: Who Cares What Heaven Wore When She Got Engaged?
Comment: I found that the trivia questions were far too preoccupied with what certain characters wore at various stages of their life. I would have preferred better questions, but that's just because I do not pay much attention to clothing, cars, and money. I care about characters, MEANINGFUL events and dialogue. To heck with the rest. Another thing, there were so many mistakes. Some names were wrong, but perhaps the author intended that for the final quiz question. But there was some incorrect information in the "Leafing through" sections and also in some of the quiz questions. However, there was some interesting information in this book on the Flowers in the Attic movie, Kristy Swanson and the quizzes were fun nonetheless.

Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent, comprehensive V C Andrews information book!
Comment: Wonderful book full of V C Andrews Trivia. If you love V C Andrews you will love this book. No V C Andrews fan should be without it! Highly recommended! Annalise