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Captures the threatening, muddy, oppressive existence faced by Palestinians in cities and refugee camps alike. The first thing you notice about Sacco's drawings are the contorted and bulging faces of his figures (his own included) that bolster the sense of hellishness permeating the environment. His conversation with the Israeli women near the end of the book created a nice contrast to the previous chapters and he wraps up all the confusion and disjointedness of the book with some sad and striki
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I really like this book and the approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict it takes. Generally the book is at its best when the narrator is moving between Israel and Palestine and pointing out the contradictions in both places. The art is genuinly moving at times and funny at others.
The book is a nice introduction to Palestinian studies and a quick read though it is quite long for a graphic novel.
The book is a nice introduction to Palestinian studies and a quick read though it is quite long for a graphic novel.
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