Official Review: All Goodbyes Ain’t Gone

Nikolas Farmakis · Post by **Nikolas Farmakis** » 20 Sep 2020, 10:23

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "All Goodbyes Ain’t Gone" by C. Yusef Wells.]

3 out of 4 stars

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All Goodbyes Ain't Gone by C. Yusef Wells is a fictional book about urban life, romance, and crime. The novel revolves around a character named Dandy, who goes through many difficulties and challenges while living a life of crime. His romantic life is a continuous roller-coaster, which makes him a tougher individual. Through his casual and informal language, the author aims to simulate the lifestyle of crime, prostitution and drugs.

To begin the story, the writer introduces a teenage boy named Dandy, who is growing up in the US during the 1960s. He is already in a criminal life, dealing drugs to make some money for himself. He meets some girls in his class, and he plans to go on a date with one of the girls, named Priscilla. However, that night, he is caught with marijuana on him, so he is sentenced to some years in jail, but in prison he receives some letters from Priscilla. When he is set free, Priscilla forms a relationship with him, but Dandy soon learns that Priscilla is a prostitute, and he agrees to become a pimp for her and some other girls. However, Pricilla betrays him, and he ends up going to prison again.

I appreciated several things in this novel. One of the things I liked was that the author made the story realistic and authentic, describing urban life in an accurate and detailed manner. He employed language skillfully to create an atmosphere of crime, betrayal, and fear in the text. Also, I liked the fact that this story was original, as the writer created a unique storyline. What I liked most about this book was that the author added excitement and interest in the novel by adding suspense, action, and drama in every page of the book.

What I disliked most about this story was that there were many grammatical, typographical, and punctuation mistakes, which undermined the book’s status and the author’s professionalism.

This story is aimed towards adult readers who like romantic novels involving crime in an urban setting. Children should avoid reading this book because it has many profane words and some sexual scenes. Atheists, as well as religious readers, are eligible to read this story.

To conclude, I rate this book with 3 out of 4 stars. I admired the author’s creativity and originality, which made this book realistic and interesting. I did not give it a perfect rating because of the errors it contained.

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25 Sep 2020, 07:56

I'm glad to learn that the book was realistic and shone a light to crime in urban areas because truth is, crime is rife in some urban areas.Nice review, your descriptive yet suspense-filled review deserves a star!

NetMassimo · Post by **NetMassimo** » 25 Sep 2020, 10:14

Romance is not my thing, but the realistic crime element is interesting to get an actual idea of that kind of life. Thank you for your great review!

biomes23 · Post by **biomes23** » 26 Sep 2020, 11:38

This book does have a unique story. The was very good. It did really piqued my interest. The realistic aspect of this book is intriguing.

Post by **Bertha Jackson** » 30 Sep 2020, 11:32

I find this book interesting because it contains romance, betryal, and crime. With all of these different factors it should be a good reading experience. Thank you for your review.