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My 70’s Book

Darryll Sherman
Dog Ear Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9781598586909
Reviewed by Enid Grabiner for RebeccasReads.Com (9/09)

It is amazing to me how the good old days seem to be creeping up the century.  The fifties used to be “it” but now the 70’s are prime old time.  This walk down memory lane is a fun nostalgic recollection of Darryll Sherman’s past youth during those disco days!! 

He reminisces about the freedom of youth, playing outdoors, camping, and riding a bike with his friends.  He talks about the strengths of family values, lack of fear roaming the streets late at night, and respect for teachers and adults. He laments the loss of non-programmed summers of imaginative play, family meals, and the open door policy of neighbors.  Growing up in the 60’s in Chicago, I already started to see that disintegration much earlier on.  What he describes reminds me more of the 50’s.  Perhaps his growing up in the Puget Sound area accounts for his time warp.

The author’s musings over the television programs, commercials, movies, music, toys, clothing and cars, etc. are all memories easily related to.  Who doesn’t remember Dirty Dancing, The Brady Bunch, Hot Wheels, The BeeGees, bell bottom pants and of course, the Camaro?  Take out your photo albums and look at the non-digital, yellowing snapshots of your past.  Bring out your old CDs and listen to Billy Joel when he was also young. Use that old princess phone to call an old friend to reminisce.

This is a very quick, fun read. It is not meant to be a study of the time period, but simply one man’s glimpse of the era.  If you place this book in your bathroom, you might wonder what happened to your guests!


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