Review by karisma25 -- Tales of the 70's by D.Done
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Review by karisma25 -- Tales of the 70's by D.Done
[Following is a volunteer review of "Tales of the 70's" by D.Done.]
Tales of the 70’s is a collection of stories written as an attempt to portray the madness of what can happen when drugs and mental illness collaborate. The stories tell from a different perspective of how life was during that period. They are mostly based on southern California and San Francisco. Some of the stories are derived from the author’s early life highlighting an era without technology, where one has to find new ways to open and understand the world. They show different experience and moral teachings on how to live and survive in a harsh world and bounce back when knocked down.
It majorly tackles family, friendship as shown at the beginning of how powerful love can be and detrimental it can become. The issue of identity is briefly mentioned, but the major issue is drug abuse and its effect on people’s life. The way the stories are depicted makes it easier to comprehend and understand allowing the reader to fully grasp the intended message or hidden meaning in each depiction. They tend to add value and drive home key life lessons and act as a road map on how to live and what not to do if you want to excel in life.
Tales of the 70’s by David Done is well written and engaging from cover to cover. The descriptions of each story and their subsequent characters make it easier to distinguish them and the various stories, making the book even more memorable and enjoyable read. The emotional elaboration in the book makes the reader understand and relate to each character and learn from their failures and misfortune, hence gaining important life skills and knowledge that can be useful in day-to-day endeavors.
However, the stories are not quite done sometimes they end abruptly leaving one to wonder what happens next. This can be a turn off to other readers who like continuity in a story, especially how it ends or what happens to a certain character after a buildup, for example the story of blind san Franciscans charity and whether it happens or not. These issues raised can make a book less appealing to a reader, losing its allure the rest of the stories bring.
There are no grammatical errors in the book highlighting it was professionally edited. Additionally, there were few instances of profane words used. I recommend the book to readers who love short stories that have moral teachings and life values. I happily give it a rating of four out of four stars.
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Tales of the 70’s is a collection of stories written as an attempt to portray the madness of what can happen when drugs and mental illness collaborate. The stories tell from a different perspective of how life was during that period. They are mostly based on southern California and San Francisco. Some of the stories are derived from the author’s early life highlighting an era without technology, where one has to find new ways to open and understand the world. They show different experience and moral teachings on how to live and survive in a harsh world and bounce back when knocked down.
It majorly tackles family, friendship as shown at the beginning of how powerful love can be and detrimental it can become. The issue of identity is briefly mentioned, but the major issue is drug abuse and its effect on people’s life. The way the stories are depicted makes it easier to comprehend and understand allowing the reader to fully grasp the intended message or hidden meaning in each depiction. They tend to add value and drive home key life lessons and act as a road map on how to live and what not to do if you want to excel in life.
Tales of the 70’s by David Done is well written and engaging from cover to cover. The descriptions of each story and their subsequent characters make it easier to distinguish them and the various stories, making the book even more memorable and enjoyable read. The emotional elaboration in the book makes the reader understand and relate to each character and learn from their failures and misfortune, hence gaining important life skills and knowledge that can be useful in day-to-day endeavors.
However, the stories are not quite done sometimes they end abruptly leaving one to wonder what happens next. This can be a turn off to other readers who like continuity in a story, especially how it ends or what happens to a certain character after a buildup, for example the story of blind san Franciscans charity and whether it happens or not. These issues raised can make a book less appealing to a reader, losing its allure the rest of the stories bring.
There are no grammatical errors in the book highlighting it was professionally edited. Additionally, there were few instances of profane words used. I recommend the book to readers who love short stories that have moral teachings and life values. I happily give it a rating of four out of four stars.
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