Review of Tales of the Seventies

Laurie Bridgens · Post by **Laurie Bridgens** » 21 Aug 2021, 06:48

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

2 out of 4 stars

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Review of Tales of the Seventies
By Laurie >>21/08/2021
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of Tales of the Seventies by David Done]

Tales of the Seventies. by David Done was a compelling and unique read. The book consisted of a variety of short stories that were written originally as drafts by the author, who later polished them and compiled them into a book. The book begins with a description written by the author that appears to be disconnected from the collection of short stories, it is only after completing the book does the description tie into the end, the reader will be amazed at the talent of David Done as the whole book suddenly clicks into place and becomes clear, no longer a series of disconnected short stories but a narrative slowing building to an ending unexpected.

I found many positive aspects as I read through the book, namely that each short story was a good read in itself, although it may not have been connected to the next story, the depth and emotion in each story truly amazed me as well as the originality and thought that went into them. The stories were generally vastly different with regards to content, jumping from the deeply emotional to a more devious scheme, but each story could stand on its right and could easily have been developed into a full book.

I found the book to be intriguing read but there were some negative aspects that I personally found to be a disruption to an otherwise good book. The negative points I speak of is that each story, excluding the last, had a particularly abrupt ending, leaving me with no conclusion and as the stories were interesting to read it naturally led to the desire to receive a conclusive ending to the characters, I had become attached to. One particular example I found to be extraordinarily clever was in one of the short stories whereby the three characters happened upon each other twice by chance revealing an almost comic conclusion.

The rating I would give a book of this nature would be 2 out of 4 stars reason being that although I enjoyed reading it, I did find myself confused over some aspects of the ending and although the stories in themselves were excellent I personally think each could have been developed into a book of its own, which would have allowed for more character development and more conclusive endings. One of the reasons why I decided on a rating of 2 out of 4 stars is that it was not professionally edited, and I did take note of some grammatical errors.

The audience that I would recommend Tales of the Seventies to would be to a more mature audience, some of the stories contained certain complexities that I think younger viewers might struggle with, I think the older generation would receive greater enjoyment from this book than younger as it is set in a time were, they would be familiar with and might be able to relate to the settings and scenes described.

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Im_amber · Post by **Im_amber** » 29 Aug 2021, 02:34

Great review! Definitely given me something to think about before making a purchase. Thank you!

the_bibliofile · Post by **the_bibliofile** » 29 Aug 2021, 05:22

I love the fact that the book is several short stories which ties into one at the end. You can easily pause in between without being too disconnected from the rest of the story. However, the complexities and errors in the book that you mentioned are somewhat of a drawback. Thank you for the detailed review!