Review of Tales of the Seventies
Posted: 06 Sep 2021, 13:40
[Following is a volunteer review of "Tales of the Seventies" by David Done.]
Set in the San Francisco between 1970 and 1975,Tales of the Seventies! by David Done delves into the cultural diversity of San Francisco town, highlighting drug use, sex, sexuality, violence, and crime.
Each story explores a different theme that roots us back into reality. It jolts you back and reminds you this is how real life is. It contains real people with real people's struggles. The influence of the novella is interconnected with the author's personal life.
I have to admit each story did not end in the way I expected. I was indeed pleased with how David Done wove the stories and put them into an unexpected trajectory. The novel is well structured and flows easily, for the most part. The author also found a way to portray the characters' emotions, dreams and, visions. It was easy to find myself vividly imagining the different scenes as I read on.
My favorite story was The Three Card Shuffle, which took me into the mind of how fraudsters operate on the buses, and it narrates how two men conned individuals that used the bus for their money. These two men pretended not to know one another as one acted as a 'guinea pig' to lure other passengers. It was then that they would trick individuals with the three-card shuffle. It made me very wary as I hopped on buses on my daily activities. The execution of the narration was in both a humorous and educative manner.
The novel was also very well edited.
However, I found myself bored while reading some of the stories and not understanding how the scene changed at various points, causing some confusion on my end.
I would rate this story a two out of four stars because the narration did not grasp my attention from the beginning to the end as I had expected. Moreover, some chunks were rather too wordy for my liking; it felt like biting off more than I could chew.
This novel is not suitable for children since it contains foul language, violence, and erotic scenes. Even so, this novel would go along well with young adults interested in understanding San Francisco as it was back in the 70's realistically. This book was not up my alley, but I am sure it will be a good read to a different audience.
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Tales of the Seventies
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Set in the San Francisco between 1970 and 1975,Tales of the Seventies! by David Done delves into the cultural diversity of San Francisco town, highlighting drug use, sex, sexuality, violence, and crime.
Each story explores a different theme that roots us back into reality. It jolts you back and reminds you this is how real life is. It contains real people with real people's struggles. The influence of the novella is interconnected with the author's personal life.
I have to admit each story did not end in the way I expected. I was indeed pleased with how David Done wove the stories and put them into an unexpected trajectory. The novel is well structured and flows easily, for the most part. The author also found a way to portray the characters' emotions, dreams and, visions. It was easy to find myself vividly imagining the different scenes as I read on.
My favorite story was The Three Card Shuffle, which took me into the mind of how fraudsters operate on the buses, and it narrates how two men conned individuals that used the bus for their money. These two men pretended not to know one another as one acted as a 'guinea pig' to lure other passengers. It was then that they would trick individuals with the three-card shuffle. It made me very wary as I hopped on buses on my daily activities. The execution of the narration was in both a humorous and educative manner.
The novel was also very well edited.
However, I found myself bored while reading some of the stories and not understanding how the scene changed at various points, causing some confusion on my end.
I would rate this story a two out of four stars because the narration did not grasp my attention from the beginning to the end as I had expected. Moreover, some chunks were rather too wordy for my liking; it felt like biting off more than I could chew.
This novel is not suitable for children since it contains foul language, violence, and erotic scenes. Even so, this novel would go along well with young adults interested in understanding San Francisco as it was back in the 70's realistically. This book was not up my alley, but I am sure it will be a good read to a different audience.
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Tales of the Seventies
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon