An impassioned prologue by one of my favorite poets. A great Q & A at the end. O for a voice like thunder, and a tongue To drown the throat of war! When the senses Are shaken, and the soul is driven to madness Who can stand? When the souls of the oppressed Fight in […]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Laika
Nick Abadzis’ Laika is a fictionalized account of the short life and sad death of Laika, the Soviet space dog. Be forewarned: it’s a three-handkerchief, bucket-of-tears kind of novel. Laika’s story is one of loyalty and trust repaid with callous abandonment and deception, and the injustice of this tale resonates deeply. “Do not worry,” Laika […]