Review of Tales of the Seventies

[Avani Garg]

[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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Tale of the 70s is a collection of short stories and a novella by D. Done. The stories in this collection are short and aim to appeal to a variety of readers. Most of them are set in San Francisco, and every character portrays a different story. Some of them are also funny, such as the story about two men who try to steal an ocelot. The central theme of this book deals with the problems of ordinary people and their everyday life. The book ends with a novella “Yesteryears Snow” revolving around drugs and sex and the peculiar adventures of Jeff, the main character of the story.

The fact that these short stories made me feel different feelings made them interesting. Some of them were thought-provoking, while others were just plain fun. One of my favorites was the story of Mack who was keen on love and acceptance and was looking for validation in his life. This story made me feel a lot of emotions and I could easily relate to the protagonist. Another story that I liked was “Point to Point After” wherein the author has done great work portraying the emotions of Zhen Hua and Leila and the love they shared.

However, there were numerous errors in the book. One of these is that there were many spacing and punctuation errors, grammatical mistakes. Another thing I didn’t like was the ending of “The Blind San Franciscans.” I felt like there were many unanswered questions and the ending was abrupt. However, I am awarding this book three out of four stars, considering the issues I noted above. Regardless, I still highly recommend this book because the stories were interesting, and with every story, there are different emotions that one feels and the characters were compelling. Once the errors are fixed, this would be a perfect read.

Some of the stories in this book have extremely graphic and explicit descriptions of sexual activity and drug use. This book is not for young adults or for those who avoid such subjects. I would recommend this book to those who are adults and are looking for a short read.

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