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Palestine by Joe Sacco

8 reviews

maestro_cerrotorcido's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Hate crime, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Racism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death of parent, Deportation, Medical content, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Classism, Death, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Gun violence, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Body horror, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Genocide, Kidnapping, Police brutality, and Rape

angievansprang's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This is the very first graphic novel I’ve ever read, and I don’t think I enjoyed doing so in a digital format. This was of course to no fault of the author, so I wouldn’t say it affected my rating. Another note I will add is that I did not do enough research about this author before picking up the novel, and I believed he was Palestinian which he is not. I think it is of the utmost importance to read from Palestinian authors at this time to hear their stories directly, and I certainly hope to do so soon myself. I thought this was an incredibly effective story to read at this time in history. Palestinians have been terrorized by Israelis and the IOF for so so long, and it was eye-opening to read this work which was written about the ‘90s and published in 2000 with the ongoing genocide occurring in the Gaza Strip. Sacco uses the medium well to illustrate both the living conditions and horrendous recounts of torture and unjust incarceration that he observed. I also felt that the artist captured facial expressions well, and I thought that added so much emotion to the text which was already wrought with it. An emotional, informative, and powerful read. Free Palestine, from the river to the sea. 🇵🇸

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Torture, Death, Confinement, Deportation, Classism, Violence, and Murder

Minor: War, Kidnapping, and Police brutality

robinks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Ableism, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Torture, Colonisation, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Homophobia, Bullying, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Deportation, and Excrement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Animal death, Fatphobia, and War

brookey8888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Deportation, Kidnapping, Murder, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Genocide, Racism, Child death, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Death, and Colonisation

jhbandcats's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Absolutely devastating. I’d been wanting to read this for ages - I love Joe Sacco - and with the fighting between Hamas and Israel in Gaza right now, it seemed the perfect time to learn some history. This was written in 1992-1993. Nothing has changed except the area is even more densely packed. 

Without citing specific examples, I’ll just say the situation is horrific, it has been horrific since 1948, it will always be horrific, and I see no hope whatsoever. 

This book should be required reading for everyone - EVERYONE - right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, War, Blood, Bullying, Deportation, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, and Torture

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Ableism, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol and Rape

mscalls's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia