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sjgrodsky's review
5.0
Once again, GoodReads crashed and lost my review.
I’ll add only the key insight gained: that the drawings add immensely to the reading experience.
I’ve ignored graphic novels until now. I’ve been a snob. I’ve deprived myself of worthwhile experiences because of that snobbery.
How dumb is that?
I’ll add only the key insight gained: that the drawings add immensely to the reading experience.
I’ve ignored graphic novels until now. I’ve been a snob. I’ve deprived myself of worthwhile experiences because of that snobbery.
How dumb is that?
ivanssister's review
3.0
Part history, part how Pekar came to his views on Israel (via some of that history).
jpowerj's review
4.0
A beautifully illustrated history of the Jewish people, from BC times to the 1967 war and the subsequent settlement regime. In fact, Pekar's "turning point" from pro- to not-so-pro-Israel turns out to have been the post-1967 settlement program. His critiques of the settlement, as well as the consistent assertion that we need to understand history to understand the present state of the crisis, are both very important lessons. Also the illustrations are dope af.
cyngharris's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Incredible interrogation of the nationalism and flaws of Zionism and the creation of Israel in Palestine by a Jewish author and artist in conversation with each other, including an account of Jewish history from the beginning to modern day with visual homages to Mesopotamia and Roman art and more as it progresses through the timeline.