A review by sas_lk
Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky

dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Strong character development? N/A

5.0

"And when they bombed other people's houses,
We protested but not enough, we opposed them but not enough.
[...]
I took a chair outside and watched the sun.
In the sixth month of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us) lived happily during the war."


To me this about the countless people that live in safe environments; environments not in a war zone, and that think that their protesting and posting on social media is enough to end the war, or to help the people in those horrific situations.
These people believe their deed is done, and can go on living happily during the war.
 

This story has and painful and sad to read but so meaningful . Wanted to cry the whole way through.

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