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Friday, July 12, 2024
Book Review: Freedom’s Just Another Word
Freedom's Just Another Word by Len Joy Genre: Literary Fiction / Political ISBN: 9798585924699 Print Length: 310 pages Reviewed by Elizabeth Zender Meet Jake Doyle. Two decades ago, he was at the height of his career as a jou…
Meet Jake Doyle. Two decades ago, he was at the height of his career as a journalist in Chicago, writing about politics. He used to be somebody. Then he had an affair with his intern, a woman named Monique. And that led to a son.
Now Jake is a divorcé with two grown children. He writes a local column, drives for a ride-share company to pay his bills, and has a roommate. His son Devante is moving in too so he can avoid sharing space with his aunt.
When a Huffington Post piece uses Jake for fodder, it starts a string of bad happenings. A young man pulls a gun on Devante, Jake, and the owner of a local boxing gym, Enyart, and Jake wrestles the gun away and takes it with him.
This encounter rattles Jake, leaving him to struggle with his own feelings surrounding gun control. Previously, it was easier for Jake to believe that better legislation could have prevented the death of Monique; now, he's not so sure. When a veteran cop gets killed while trying to apprehend a felon with a gun, Jake can't help but ruminate on his next article.
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