Post-revolt, some are
Still more equal than others.
Poor faithful Boxer.
*Thanks to Judey Kalchik for launching this Book Review Haiku challenge!*
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Sonia Heidi Unruh
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B. A. Durham’s False Memories blends dream and reality in a seamless mix. As his father, afflicted by Alzheimer’s, fades away, the narrator is haunted by a dream that may be a memory, returning to him insistently. The piece is full of wonderful detail (the father touching his lip where once there was a mustache, “but now he is clean-shaven—he has been for years” — and moving in revealing the complexities of a family’s life. A worthy winner which shows the power of dreams to influence us.
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Comments (7)
All haikus are equal, but some haikus are more equal than others. Wonderful job!
Ain't it the truth!
Awww, poor Boxer! Loved your Haiku-review!
Yes! Great choice of book and haiku! The comic shop that inspired me to share this challenge would like to share the haikus; are you OK with me sending them a link to yours?
Just read on Wikipedia that "Boxer serves as an allegory for the Russian working-class who helped to oust Tsar Nicholas and establish the Soviet Union, but were eventually betrayed by the government under Joseph Stalin." I completely forgot the character from the book...
Ooooo, that was so good!! Last line is such a kicker. Great work!!
Ouch. So true but ouch, Sonia. Love it!