Jacko is a reporter with a
Tainted reputation
Launching into yesterday's news with a
Healthy dob of skepticism
And some
Churning
Desperation
Meeting the echoes of
Yesterday's war in a
Small
Village cemetery
Meeting their context of
Gunfire and
Muddy footprints
Unable to leave one of
His own
Meeting the voices
Hearing their tragedy
Their cursed
Blackened windows and
Closed doors
But he did
Inadvertently manage
To unsmear
Some window
To open
Some door
To bring
Some
Lost voices
Together
GOODREADS REVIEW
A night in hell by Liam FoxxMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The scenario was intriguing! The ingredients of World War I, a cemetery, the Somme village and a reporter seeking to mend a damaged reputation all waited to be ignited into a reality cloaked in mystery. But somehow the war got in the way. Descriptive detail of old action sounded a little too like many war stories! And the reporter paled back into an inhibited observer. Perhaps that was the author's intention. But somehow the drive of the story seems frayed at the edges and the conclusion doesn't really rescue the original purpose. Perhaps the story spiked with war action may suit male readers more than female.
2 comments:
and when you bring enough voices together...or allow others to peek in and see the reality...maybe then change will happen...you know...
Really enjoy the images here, each gives a definitive sense of place, excellently crafted. The ending of the coming together, is really put together:) well
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