Review of Tales of the Seventies

[Nakanyike Deborah 1]

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

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3 out of 4 stars

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This book contains interesting stories set in a time before technology is rampant. The characters are simple but within such a world, they are forced into uncomfortable spaces as they try to deal with their reality and push beyond their limits. Jeff the protagonist is a schizophrenic trying to grasp the true meaning of all existence around him in hope of finding true freedom.

The book has a number of positive aspects. There's plenty of emotion within Tales of the Seventies. David Done takes his readers through the different yet reality filled worlds of his characters allowing the readers to relate with them through a number of events.
Also most of stories are short allowing the reader to follow through easily.

However, the style of writing is a bit difficult to cope with. The writer begins with an agreeable pace but nearing the end, the writing is slow with long paragraphs. The details also get a bit complex and require more concentration to comprehend the story.

I rate Tales of the Seventies 3 out of 4 . It is a good book that arouses different emotions along the way. It depicts David Done's creativity in writing as he so states one of the sources of his inspiration to one of the stories in the book to have been a story from a newspaper article in the Oakland Tribune in the 1970's(see page 93). What I also love about this book is that there are few errors despite existence of some lengthy paragraphs. It reveals that the book was well edited.

The book contains few sexually explicit scenes that can be disturbing but it is also filled with humor along the way. I would recommend this book to mature audiences and people who are interested in a little philosophy.

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Tales of the Seventies
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