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Palestina: En la Franja de Gaza by Joe Sacco

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chupacabra2000's review against another edition

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3.0


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4.5


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5.0

This book is amazing!! It was such a good read and I learned so much. Incredibly well-written and illustrated. 
(All the content warning though - this book is somehow so heavy but also digestible and sometimes even funny - it's pretty brilliant) 

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maestro_cerrotorcido's review against another edition

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5.0

This collection of Palestinian accounts of the horror forced upon them by the occupying settler colony of Israel is a must read for understanding the occupation of Palestine. It was an incredibly difficult read due to the pain you feel when you put yourself in the Palestinians’ position. I learned so much such as different types of torture used, the appropriation of Palestinian goods to be sold as Israeli goods in Europe, the extra taxes Palestinians have to pay that Israelis do not, etc.

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biab00's review against another edition

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Important if you want a quick show and tell of what's happening in Palestine. 
This is from the 90's but unfortunately not a lot has changed, it's even worse now.

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4.75

Really eye opening + a very striking art style

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4.75


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robinks's review against another edition

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5.0

A powerful collection of images and information about the occupation of Palestine. The comics cover a wide range of intersectional topics. Sacco also writes about and acknowledges his privileges in being able to travel safely and have comforts in Gaza. It is wild but also unsurprising that this was drawn based on experience in the early 1990s, and 30 years later, it still rings true based on news from journalists in Palestine.

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brookey8888's review against another edition

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I’m choosing not to rate this because I don’t think it would be fair. I did learn a lot and I liked hearing about Palestinian stories and what these people went and are still going through. That being said this was told in such a confusing way to me. I also did not like the art style either. These things made it harder for me to understand and learn about some of the things mentioned. I do think this was well done, but maybe pick something else up. 

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