The Language of Flowers in Around the World in 80 Books

Dec 04, 2011 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

Shelves: relationships

It was interesting to read The Language of Flowers so close to reading Pollyanna. The central character of The Language of Flowers, Victoria, like Pollyanna, is an orphan, but that is the only way Victoria and Pollyanna are alike. Victoria is a wild animal, a child who has spent her life going from foster home to foster home, who has suffered at the hands of many disastrously unqualified foster parents, who has learned to destroy relationships before the others have a chance to do the same. Vict ...more

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Oct 28, 2011 Nancy H rated it really liked it

This is an excellent story of a girl who was the victim of society as she grew up being passed around foster and group homes. Her redemption comes in the form of her talent to work with flowers. It is a very good story about how all humans are flawed and what it takes to overcome those flaws.

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Dec 07, 2011 Elaine Kasteler rated it really liked it

I felt this book was a rollercoaster of emotion. It was heartwrenching in many parts. Victoria is the main character and she has been in and out of foster homes her entire life. She has felt no bond toward people and no connections - except with one foster parent. And she ruined that connection early on. I imagine living that kind of life would make you not trust anyone or would be hard to develop any type of stability in life.

I did feel the main character had many people "overly" extend uncond ...more

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Sep 01, 2014 Snowtulip rated it it was ok

Shelves: contem-fic

This story was like quilt pieces coming together, and it can come together into a beautiful amazing piece. It didn't come together in beauty. I appreciated the separate pieces, but in the end, I did not come to associate strength and beauty with the protagonist. Or anything truly positive for that matter. ...more

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