carmenrd's review against another edition
3.0
He trobat a faltar l'experiència de la dona en Palestina. A vegades els últims capítols semblen repetitius però també és veritat que en el seu dia es van publicar per separat i igual ara en una edició única no s'aconsegueix el mateix efecte. Per lo demés molt guai.
yeahohyeahyeah's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first political book that I might have actually learned something from. Or rather, this is the first middle east conflict book that didn't seem confusing and pointless. I'm not sure about the ending, it seems odd to end on an ellipsis.
ahgasesarah's review against another edition
5.0
Powerful, powerful storytelling that stays with you long after you've finished it. You're not going to be able to read through this in a few days. It's too heavy to plow through.
germancho's review against another edition
5.0
A brutally honest chronicle of life on the Palestine side of the world. Very human, never pandering nor condescending. I can't stress that enough: no "westerner befuddled by local hicks" crap (I'm looking at you, Delisle): there's a human connection in every page. The art is good, and Sacco has evidently a great eye for architecture, although his human form took a while getting used too.
stephh's review
3.0
This is a hard review to write because it's a non-fiction crossed with a first person narrative that documents a particular moment in political history.
Palestine is a key example of journalism in the form of a graphic novel. It tracks his time in Palestine on a trip in the 90s talking to different factions of people and experiencing, as well as he could, daily life in Palestine.
This is an interesting book, but you can tell it was originally published in parts. It's very disjointed and repetitive. Whilst I learnt some things from it I can't really say it was a book I enjoyed.
Palestine is a key example of journalism in the form of a graphic novel. It tracks his time in Palestine on a trip in the 90s talking to different factions of people and experiencing, as well as he could, daily life in Palestine.
This is an interesting book, but you can tell it was originally published in parts. It's very disjointed and repetitive. Whilst I learnt some things from it I can't really say it was a book I enjoyed.
xanderman001's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.75
baskeemink's review against another edition
4.0
Last year, I found out about historical and journalistic graphic novels and read quite a lot of different classics and new ones. This novel was one of the novels that were above on my to-read list. The book I read consists of an introduction of the Palestinian American public intellectual Edward Saïd and nine graphic chapters of the author Joe Sacco that travelled two months through Palestine (read; the Westbank AND Gaza) during the beginning of the 90s. The introduction of Saïd made this book even more appealing to me.
When I started to read this book, I had to get used to the abstract painting style of Joe Sacco. The first chapter started in Caïro. From thereof, Sacco travels to Palestine. It might come because I expected too much of this novel, but I was not too fond of the first chapter and could not imagine that I would give this novel more than three stars. However, the book becomes increasingly impressive, even though it makes you very sad some moments. I did not learn many new facts about the dramatical situations the Palestines live in while they have to deal with terrible leaders and terrible enemies. Sacco succeeds to provide a complete (to what extent I can argue for that) overview of the terrible situation the Palestines were in during the beginning of the 90s. Moreover, It offers many historical background information for people interested in this topic without much knowledge about it and explains clearly the different political groups and political and religious conflicts between the Jews and Arabs and the Arabs. After I finished the book, I reread the first chapter and adjusted my opinion a bit.
I would not recommend people to read this book for just having a ‘good’ time, but if you are interested in (geo)politics, the Palestines or want to have an accurate historical graphic novel might this book be one of the best.
When I started to read this book, I had to get used to the abstract painting style of Joe Sacco. The first chapter started in Caïro. From thereof, Sacco travels to Palestine. It might come because I expected too much of this novel, but I was not too fond of the first chapter and could not imagine that I would give this novel more than three stars. However, the book becomes increasingly impressive, even though it makes you very sad some moments. I did not learn many new facts about the dramatical situations the Palestines live in while they have to deal with terrible leaders and terrible enemies. Sacco succeeds to provide a complete (to what extent I can argue for that) overview of the terrible situation the Palestines were in during the beginning of the 90s. Moreover, It offers many historical background information for people interested in this topic without much knowledge about it and explains clearly the different political groups and political and religious conflicts between the Jews and Arabs and the Arabs. After I finished the book, I reread the first chapter and adjusted my opinion a bit.
I would not recommend people to read this book for just having a ‘good’ time, but if you are interested in (geo)politics, the Palestines or want to have an accurate historical graphic novel might this book be one of the best.
blevins's review against another edition
3.0
A patron at the library filled out a form to have this graphic novel removed due to fact it was "lies" and "propaganda" so I was one of three people reviewing it. My verdict: return to the shelf immediately. Political? Yes. Offensive to Jews? No, but it is an indictment on the treatment of Palestinians in the 1980s and early 1990s.