V. C. Andrews Trivia and Quiz Book

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.

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

This book includes quizzes on some of her books, puzzles and interviews. It makes you want to go back and read her books again and again! I am a true fan and own every one of V.C. Andrew's books!! She is the best!!