A review by meganpbell
Palestine by Joe Sacco

dark informative tense medium-paced

4.5

Eyewitness journalism meets comics in this landmark work of graphic nonfiction, based on over a hundred interviews in Gaza and the West Bank during the author’s visit in the 1990s. This book is intense, ugly, heartbreaking, and remains unfortunately not only relevant but urgent. The author comes across as pretty unlikeable—but you have to respect his transparency. I read this on the recommendation of Jewish author Sim Kern.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Colonisation, Violence, Torture, Sexism, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Confinement, Classism, and Child death

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse