A review by harvio
The Ha-Ha by Dave King

3.0

- from the jacket: "Howard Kapostash has not spoken in 30 years. Ever since a severe blow to the head during his days in the army, words unravel in his mouth and letters on the page make no sense at all. Because of his extremely limited communication abilities - a small repertory of gestures and simple sounds - most people think he is disturbed. No one understands that Howard is still the same man he was before enlisting, still awed by the beauty of a landscape, still pining for his high school sweetheart Sylvia. Now Sylvia is a single-mom with troubles of her own, and she needs Howard's help. She is being hauled into a drug rehab program and asks Howard to care for her nine-year-old son, Ryan."
- a fair story, with engaging characters