- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: So There Books (December 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0967907306
- ISBN-13: 978-0967907307
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.8 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 376 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,213,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"All Flowers Die conjures specters of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby" -- Anchorage Daily News
"Stone is a gifted, inspiring author." -- Fresh! Literary Magazine
"Stone scores with thoughtful, introspective passages" -- The Mobile Register -- Courtesy of the Mobile Register 2000. (All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.)
"The character development is outstanding, the plotline enticing, and the story is delightfully thought provoking" -- A Writer's Choice
"The definitive Boston rock 'n' roll novel." -- "The Buddah" -- 106.1 FM Cambridge
"The literary equivalent of turning the amps up to eleven" -- The New Haven Advocate
"The prose is rich with detail" -- The Warwick Beacon
"Stone is a gifted, inspiring author." -- Fresh! Literary Magazine
"Stone scores with thoughtful, introspective passages" -- The Mobile Register -- Courtesy of the Mobile Register 2000. (All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.)
"The character development is outstanding, the plotline enticing, and the story is delightfully thought provoking" -- A Writer's Choice
"The definitive Boston rock 'n' roll novel." -- "The Buddah" -- 106.1 FM Cambridge
"The literary equivalent of turning the amps up to eleven" -- The New Haven Advocate
"The prose is rich with detail" -- The Warwick Beacon
Book Description
"Why should there be just one answer...?" asks Phiz Tarleton, the hero of "All Flowers Die." Phiz, also known as "The Optiontunist" due to his passionately inquisitive nature, is in search of all life's options. But when his eager questioning leads to his teacher's fatal heart attack, he blames himself for cutting short the options of another. Greatly affected by this tragedy, Phiz carefully manipulates his destiny to preach the importance of grasping all that life has to offer. As the leader of the successful rock band, Brian's Sandbox, Phiz attempts to spread his message through his music. But when circumstances beyond his control thwart his plans, Phiz's mission takes a devastating turn, resulting in his most poignant gift and ultimate sacrifice.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Accurate and interesting,
By A Customer
This review is from: All Flowers Die (Paperback)
Andrew Stone is a wonderful writer but he also must have spent years in the music business. As a professional musician, I can testify that Mr. Stone's experiences precisely portray a behind-the-scenes view of both the struggling and the successful rock band. This rare accuracy helps make the book's characters and their actions much more believable. Music is serious and personal to the dedicated artist but is often silly and shallow to others as a topic of discussion. This book shows just how passionate artists can be about their music, but it maintains a much deeper, more important focus that should hold any reader's attention. Mr. Stone's work reveals the emotions and complexities of some extremely realistic characters and the book is far from being just another rock and roll tale. I think that he is wise to paint this picture on a canvas that he apparently knows well. However, the power of his writing becomes evident in "Phiz" and the other characters rather than in their surroundings. Unusually brilliant observations of human behavior and well-developed, interesting situations make this book a great read!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Write,
By A Customer
This review is from: All Flowers Die (Paperback)
Throughout the entire novel, I thouroughly enjoyed Andrew K Stone's style of writing. This book would be great for anyone who is a significant of a musician or any passionate, driven professional. This book helped me understand my friend, and his career values. Although I disagree with the character Dale's values and some of the themes of the book, it definately helped me understand a complicated mind. I think anyone who reads it should take it with a grain of salt... This book is a prime example that from chaos comes clarity.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Spend your time on another book,
By Walter Shock (Kansas City,KS) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All Flowers Die (Paperback)
This book had a weak story and was poorly written. I did not find it the least bit interesting. It has an adolescent dialouge similiar to "Catcher in the rye." I could not wait to finish it and move on to something else. Rather than handing it off for my wife to read I tossed it in the trash. The other reviewers may be family members ?? I assure you most readers will finish this book with a great big "Who cares?" I ordered it off Amazon and unfortunately couldn't read that the author has written an episode of "Golden girls" This would have disuaded me from wasting my time. *Recommend Empire Falls*
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