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A review by beforeviolets
Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky
“At the trial of God, we will ask: why did you allow all this?
And the answer will be an echo: why did you allow all this?”
Wow. I think this may take another read before I can fully process it, but what an incredible and relevant read. A tale of performative advocacy, a tale of genuine advocacy, and a tale that asks us to consider how we choose to wield our silence.
CW: war, gun violence, police brutality, death, child death, torture, sexual content, alcohol, grief, loss of loved one
And the answer will be an echo: why did you allow all this?”
Wow. I think this may take another read before I can fully process it, but what an incredible and relevant read. A tale of performative advocacy, a tale of genuine advocacy, and a tale that asks us to consider how we choose to wield our silence.
CW: war, gun violence, police brutality, death, child death, torture, sexual content, alcohol, grief, loss of loved one