Review of Tales of the Seventies

[Daniel Prasetyo]

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

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4 out of 4 stars

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Tales of the seventies, by David Done, is a collection of various brief stories, the stories appear to share the same timeline in the early ’70s, mostly happens in San Francisco, and compose of varied characters with different perspectives. Each story tends to offer a very different point of view, from a bookstore owner that dealing with a mental illness problem, an adventure of a bugler, and a drug user who believes he is reaching a higher understanding about the universe. Done did a great job in bringing the reader in the character's point of view, feeling, and thoughts. All of the characters have their inner demon and struggle in their search for the meaning of life or even simply financial stability. The story elaborate character’s deep feeling, desire, and loss, resulting in the unique story and a richer experience for the reader. In the novel, the plot seems to be not linear, which is relevant to the character that is a drug user. The author tends to narrate the story from the understanding of the character from each story.

The great aspect about this book is that the story will make you feel it’s your own experience and you will think about what will you do if you were in the character's shoes. Some stories may end depressingly but that just shows you the reality of life. The author also uses his experience to make the story seem relevant to society. From this aspect, even the topic about character everyday life gives you a different understanding and perspective. The other thing that I like about this book is how engaging the story is and keeps draws you in from story to story.

Some of the stories end abruptly which is makes you wonder what happens next. For the reader that likes a continuous story, this issue can make the book less appealing for those readers. An example is in the story of blind San Franciscans, which is abruptly and after the build-up of the character.

The book was edited perfectly, I didn’t found an error in the book. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. The story was great and refreshing and I enjoy it a lot.
I highly recommend this book for a mature reader that likes new perspectives and deep meaning about society. The book content uses profanities and topics about a drug, mental illness, and explicit sexual content, so I cannot recommend this book to under-aged readers.

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Tales of the Seventies
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