Seven at Two Past Five

English language

Published Dec. 22, 2017 by Independently Published.

ISBN:
978-1-9734-3848-9
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An incredibly unique tale!

5 stars

The surreal, whimsical tale of Seven at Two Past Five by Tara Basi might be compared -- if it can be compared to anything else ever written, that is -- to Alice in Wonderland, given how ridiculously abstract the encounters by the main character are. Abi is seemingly your average, everyday button-maker, practicing her craft lovingly, carefully and studiously one monotonous, repetitive day after another. But on one of these days, she receives a sort of summons declaring her buttons to have "disturbance potential," setting poor Abi on an aggaravating, albeit necessary, path to justice.

We've all been there, waiting at the DMV or the Social Security Office, really any government office where impatience, aggravation and sarcasm are the norm. These frustrating experiences of our own make it very easy to empathize with Abi on her quest through a biased and impartial bureaucracy, especially when you imagine her as she …