flowers from 1970

by astronomika

Young, lonely George discovers he can use an old telephone to communicate with a boy living 50 years in the past.

Genres: Romance, Fan Fiction, LGBT, Queer, Love, Gay, Contemporary

200 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 8, 2021

Reviews

[rachel ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

don’t think i’ve ever felt so much pain from a wattpad book but here we are

[Genna · Rating 5 out of 5]

i will never look at flowers the same way again

[mia · Rating 5 out of 5]

special thanks to anna for recommending me this fan fiction! it was such a fast read and i bawled my eyes out a lot. the story itself was so beautifully written and heartbreaking at the same time. if you can get to it please read it you probably won’t regret it!!

[janele ⋆｡°✩ · Rating 5 out of 5]

i never thought a fan fiction on wattpad about two people I don't even know about could make me cry, yet it did. although the story itself was slightly predictable, it was beautifully written. it really shows that right person, wrong time really does exist. the way the two of them would talk to one another was so sweet however, I'm still so upset over the ending but at the same time, it was realistic given the circumstances and that made it much better. ALSO! the symbolism used with the flower was such a bittersweet feeling, it really added to the sadness.

[Kizzaisreading · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sobbing like a little bitch. That’s what I’m doing.

[v *✲ﾟ*｡★ · Rating 4 out of 5]

BERFIN I HATE U SO MUCH FOR THIS
i don’t really follow dream smp but i read this without really knowing the characters
STILL THE PAIN
wrong number,, old man 😭😭😭

[DJey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay ya'll this is going to be one wild ride of a review.

I found the song Flightless bird while watching twilight, and didn't understand the lyrics. So I was going through the comments section when I found a barrage of adorable quotes all attributed to this. Found the "book" listed on Goodreads (with insanely high ratings), tried to buy it but it only exists on wattpad written under the pen name "Astronomica". Apparently it belongs to DNF fandom, no idea what it was, more on that later.

This is a classic YA style romantic story set between two young boys separated by 50 years. Think of it as the poor creator's "the lakehouse". The story is a little predictable, the writing amateurish but creative. It really tugs at the heart strings near the end. There I am sobbing after reading this beautifully simple story, trying to figure out what DNF was.

I guessed it might be fanfic for some cool underrated LOTR like series. Nope. Searching DNF and the names kept showing up minecraft that I confused with Minesweeper the puzzle game. After clearing that out, finally found that there are these minecraft play stream Youtube vids created by two teenage boys George and Clay (nicknamed Dream) that go by the usernames GeorgeNotFound and DreamNotFound (DNF). AND THE WHOLE THING IS FANFIC SHIPPING THEM. It is literally one of the biggest ships, half the size of wolfstar from harry potter.

And let me tell you, George and Dream are cute, cuter together in many many videos. So I came for the song, stayed for the ship. Adding and extra star to the rating just for the ridiculous amount of happiness this whole thing has brought me.

[Clem (Taylor's version)♡➷ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never thought a Wattpad book could be that good.
This book DESTROYED me, my mental health has never been so bad and i'm crying my eyes out. Great 👍🏻.

[Yuna · Rating 5 out of 5]

5⭐
I'm sorry, but this book... Fucking deserves those 5 stars...

I can't. I can officially say I have never cried more in my life from a book then this one. Even hoping this cold blue water scrubs me clean and spits me out again... Even that, was not like this.

I am completely mentally destroyed. And i will never recover.

Never

I want to plant 2 beautiful flowers right now. Its 1:45 am and I have school tomorrow and I'm not going to sleep any time soon...

This broke me.

I-

I dont know what to say anymore...

I guess... Sleep well all of my old mans and wrong numbers. :(

[Savvy Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cried a lot... This writing was great and the storyline a master piece! Highly recommend for DNF fans

[Ramón · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Goodbye, wrong number."

"Goodbye old man."

[kaylee ⭑ · Rating 4 out of 5]

i never thought i’d feel so much pain from a fan fiction but here we are



“You said it yourself, flowers from 1970 couldn’t survive that long.”

[kara · Rating 4 out of 5]

So basically this book is depression disguised in a cutesy cover, don’t trust it😭🤬

[neles_bookworld · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unglaubliche Liebe!!!
Flowers from 1970 hat Herz brechen lassen nur um es im nächsten Moment wieder zusammenzukleben. Absolute Liebe und Jahreshighlight!!

[Erin]

I have officially reached rock bottom by reading mcyt fanfics.

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know it's a Wattpad book, but this thing hurts. I'm not joking....

[near · Rating 5 out of 5]

pain

[kyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS IS A MASTERPIECE THAT WRECKED ME SO BAD. IT'S SO GOOD THAT I ACTUALLY WANT TO KEEP A COPY MYSELF IF IT WAS ONLY PUBLISHED IN A PHYSICAL BOOK. I'M A FAN MYSELF OF GEORGE AND DREAM, SO I REALLY LOVE THIS ONE. IT HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.

ALSO LISTEN TO "FLOWERS FROM 1970" BY MOONLIGHT ON YOUTUBE.

[romane · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a fun little Wattpad story. I really enjoyed the concept and I found the two main characters lovely. The end was sad, but predictable and sadly I didn’t cry. Not as sad as I thought, but the way it was written was touching. If you have nothing to read right now you should read it!!

[char ☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
nd here is when i found out that wattpad books can be on Goodreads 😭
first of all this book caused me pain. the amount of tears shed. The author should be paying for my therapy sessions cause i’ll never get over this book. this book is amazing and so sad. i love.

[Andreea · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is sooo good. I love it!!<3

[monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

i am hysterically balling in my room at 3am i will never be the same after this

[Henrique · Rating 4 out of 5]

que história fofa e wholesome e triste, i was needing this

[SadWenNing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wait hold on there's a wattpad book on here?? 😭✋
I swear I mentioned it a couple days ago and now I see this on the app.

[★ wen · Rating 5 out of 5]

desgarrador pero lindo
DEMASIADO LINDO

[gabi · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a wattpad book i read some days ago and i was simply devastated by the end. i spent the whole night reading this, i couldn’t put it down. i fell in love with the characters and the story. i cried so so so much. please read this

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestly not worth the hype. Expected more

[Megan Medley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Balled.