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challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
The cognitive dissonance of reading this book 2 years into the Gazan genocide when this was published between 1993-1995 is just unbelievable. What cruelty this world contains.
I appreciated how Sacco portrayed himself (seemingly) honestly. An American who is flawed, who is there to do a job, and who is often scared. He is not a saviour in this story.
I was most moved by the stories of the special education teacher(Sameh) and the woman who lost both her sons (unnamed, interestingly) so close together and waited for them in the hospital.
Of course, the conversations with the Isreali women at the end are dripping with irony that is not lost.
I appreciated how Sacco portrayed himself (seemingly) honestly. An American who is flawed, who is there to do a job, and who is often scared. He is not a saviour in this story.
I was most moved by the stories of the special education teacher(Sameh) and the woman who lost both her sons (unnamed, interestingly) so close together and waited for them in the hospital.
Of course, the conversations with the Isreali women at the end are dripping with irony that is not lost.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail