The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone
- Author Adele Griffin
- Narrator Amy Rubinate, Caroline Shaffer, Hillary Huber, Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, a full cast, various
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 12 August 2014
- Run Time 6 hours and 54 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories – Romance, love or friendship, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and bereavement.
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"From the moment she burst into the downtown art scene, seventeen-year-old Addison Stone was someone to watch. Her trademark subversive street art and her violent drowning left her fans and critics craving to know more about this brilliant wild child who shone so bright and was gone too soon."
Two-time National Book Award finalist Adele Griffin offers an ingenious fictional take on celebrity biography, as told in first person interviews through the eyes of Addison Stone's parents, friends, boyfriends, mentors, critics, and more—punctuated in full color with Addison's artwork, photographs, and emails. When it comes to Addison's untimely and mysterious death, nobody escapes unscathed.
Critics Review
u201cOne of YAu2019s most original voices takes on a fascinating character study nof a fictional young artist and her tragically short life.u201d
u201cCompelling and tragic from the very first pageu2026Readers will be nfascinated with the novel and caught up in the drama right up to the nend.u201d
u201cA terrific experiment, something fresh and hard ton put down. It gives a sense of both the artistic temperament and the nnature of madnessu2014and the sometimes thin line in between.u201d
u201cIn a faux biography of a deceased teenage rising star in the art world, Griffin builds a novel around interviews from people involved in Addisonu2019s life before she diedu2026Griffin offers incisive commentary on mental illness and the frenzy naround (and pressures induced by) celebrity, especially surrounding nyoung women.u201d
u201cThe vignettes are vivid because of the cast of talented actorsnwho take on a multitude of characters and their visions, which sometimes definenthe storyteller better than Addisonu2026Their portrayals are distinct and diversenin tone, accents, and attitudes. Together, the cast creates a strong picture ofnthe complex heroine.u201d
u201cAs readers learn more about Addisonu2019s life,nstruggles, and the night she died, they will be pulled in by her story and benleft with the sense that maybe the biggest question isnu2019t what happened thennight Addison diedu2026but who Addison really was. A moving story of art, fame, andntragedy.u201d
u201cAdele Griffin takes the concept ofnepistolary fiction and turns it upside downu2026a unique and captivatingnfictional documentary. The strong cautionary message about mental health,nmedication, and obsession is quite powerful. I canu2019t recommend The Unfinished Life of Addison Stonenhighly enough!u201d
u201cA fast-paced, engaging read. Tormented by mental illness or possibly then supernatural, Addison is an unpredictable and compelling central nfigure.u201d
u201cWhat could feel disjointed and removednworks instead to provide an intimate and cohesive portrait of a complexngirlu2026.The whirlwind pace will have readers in its grip.u201d
u201cDazzling faux bio of a risingnteenage staru2026Griffin presents readers with overlapping perspectives onnAddisonu2019s frenetic life of gallery openings, parties and performance artu2026andnthe doubt and self-destructive tendencies lurking beneath her fierce creativityu2026Multifacetednand thoroughly postmodern, The UnfinishednLife of Addison Stone will appeal to teens and twenty-somethings who lovenart, celebrity, and forming their own conclusions.u201d
u201cOnly a writer as fierce and imaginative as Adele Griffin could bring us nthe real story of Addison Stone, a true talent and a bona fide star.u201d
u201cA beautifully executed and riveting novel from an extraordinarily ntalented writer. Addison Stone will haunt you. Hers is a story you do nnot want to miss.u201d
| Author | Adele Griffin |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Amy Rubinate, Caroline Shaffer, Hillary Huber, Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, a full cast, various |
| Duration | 6 hours and 54 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781483013879 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories – Romance, love or friendship, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and bereavement |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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