Review of Tales of the Seventies

[Zeyad Farouk]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Tales of the Seventies" by David Done.]

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1 out of 4 stars

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All of the stories in this collection were started between the years 1970-1975.
they are a product of that time. they were all in draft status.
none of them were ever finished or put into a final form until many years later.
they are from a different era. an era without gadgets. an era without technology.
an era without a screen in our hands opening windows to the world .


Mr.done gave us a peek of "tales of the seventies".
Not a regular book you would read, not a happy, sad or regular end to be expected, as each tale in this book gave us a glimpse of someone's life within the first five years in the seventies.
each tale is totally different from the other, as each one has its own meaning, its own philosophy because
these tales are not about who is the hero and who is the villain, it is about which role do we choose to play in others life.


Actually we can't say that this book has many positive aspects but there is some, as for example, the unexpected ends in all of the tales were really interesting and that was one of the main reasons to easily read all the tales besides the shortness of them.

there are several negative aspects, one that stood out was the low info about the characters, when you read the book you will notice that a lot of information is anonymous for the reader like age and description of the characters so it doesn't allow the reader to imagine characters of the book vividly, another negative aspect, that needs to be mentioned, is the main title of the book, it wasn't noticeable that we are in the seventies as if you didn't read the title you won't notice that the tales are in this period. at the end most of tales were quite dull till the unexpected end is reached.

the book has a promising idea that deserves to be read, the book is well edited, but unfortunately the idea is not well implemented as it needs to be revised. I am rating the book 1 out of 4 stars. I have withheld one star because of the problems in the book, overall the book need a deep look, not in the idea but in the implementation itself.


this book is ideal for readers who are not waiting for great expectations, but for those who want to read short stories to fill their spare time, besides I noticed some matters like the harassment issue otherwise the book is suitable for all readers.



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Tales of the Seventies

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Tales of the Seventies
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