Review by Adeline P -- Tales of the 70's by D.Done
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Review by Adeline P -- Tales of the 70's by D.Done
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Review : Tales from the 70’s by D. Done
By Adeline Panamaroff
The short story collection Tales from the 70’s by D. Done are a set of stories that take place in southern California during the 1970s. The themes of the stories can generally be categorized as slice of life, they center around the everyday happenings of the main characters. The themes vary from life\death, life long love, fraud, burglary, sex, mental illness and drug addiction. Most of the stories are left open ended, which left me wanting more. This is a sign of a good writer when the reader is free to speculate on what the main character ultimately ended up doing.
In the book’s forward the author notes that he rediscovered these stories in their draft form. From a single read through it is obvious that these stories have remained in this state, not edited or revised by the author or any other professional editor. While the grammatical errors are small, they are present every 3rd page or so.
The first story Point to Point After was my favorite. With its detailing of a middle age couple dealing with issues around dementia. It had a very human and romantic ending.
The San Franscio Adventure was a refreshing look at homosexuality. The protagonist, being in an unhappy straight marriage, seeks to find comfort in a random pick up at a bar. This story looks at how a person can find their sexual happiness in the most unexpected people.
As the author warned in the forward, the last story Yesteryears Snows focuses on mental illness and drug abuse. This story was harder to follow as we see the world through the mind of someone suffering through an unspecified mental disease, while using and maybe even abusing cannabis, and prescription drugs. All sense of time and meaning is lost to the main character, which is doubly marked by the fact that the author only assigns a name to the protagonist and no one else in the story.
Tales from the 70’s would be greatly improved with the work of an editor since it is clear that this work has not had that done. Some of the stories do not have sexually explicit content, while others had full and detailed scenes of intimate contact. This is definitely a collection for a more adult audience. There were religious references, but no overt religious themes. I am rating this book 2 out of 4 stars because it really could use some editing. With editing it would have gotten a 3. I recommend this book to anyone who wants an easy, casual read with bite size stories.
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Review : Tales from the 70’s by D. Done
By Adeline Panamaroff
The short story collection Tales from the 70’s by D. Done are a set of stories that take place in southern California during the 1970s. The themes of the stories can generally be categorized as slice of life, they center around the everyday happenings of the main characters. The themes vary from life\death, life long love, fraud, burglary, sex, mental illness and drug addiction. Most of the stories are left open ended, which left me wanting more. This is a sign of a good writer when the reader is free to speculate on what the main character ultimately ended up doing.
In the book’s forward the author notes that he rediscovered these stories in their draft form. From a single read through it is obvious that these stories have remained in this state, not edited or revised by the author or any other professional editor. While the grammatical errors are small, they are present every 3rd page or so.
The first story Point to Point After was my favorite. With its detailing of a middle age couple dealing with issues around dementia. It had a very human and romantic ending.
The San Franscio Adventure was a refreshing look at homosexuality. The protagonist, being in an unhappy straight marriage, seeks to find comfort in a random pick up at a bar. This story looks at how a person can find their sexual happiness in the most unexpected people.
As the author warned in the forward, the last story Yesteryears Snows focuses on mental illness and drug abuse. This story was harder to follow as we see the world through the mind of someone suffering through an unspecified mental disease, while using and maybe even abusing cannabis, and prescription drugs. All sense of time and meaning is lost to the main character, which is doubly marked by the fact that the author only assigns a name to the protagonist and no one else in the story.
Tales from the 70’s would be greatly improved with the work of an editor since it is clear that this work has not had that done. Some of the stories do not have sexually explicit content, while others had full and detailed scenes of intimate contact. This is definitely a collection for a more adult audience. There were religious references, but no overt religious themes. I am rating this book 2 out of 4 stars because it really could use some editing. With editing it would have gotten a 3. I recommend this book to anyone who wants an easy, casual read with bite size stories.
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