A review by dafni
Palestine by Joe Sacco

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Although a graphic novel, this is still a hard read especially when one reflects on what is happening today in Palestine and when the book was written (1990s). As a reader, I am thankful for the Palestinian stories and resistance to have come to light, and I have learned a lot from this book, as historical information is presented in a very accessible way and through people’s lived experience.  However, I felt more hopeless for all the efforts these people have done over the years to feel heard and witness supportive action from the West and neighbour Arab countries, and how we have utterly disappointed them (and we are still doing so). This is probably why it took me ages to finish it. The photojournalistic element and graphic design is outstanding. The only detail I did not appreciate throughout the book is the author’s commentary, which was an effort to be humorous/sarcastic (?), I don’t know, but was definitely not needed and only added to my frustration 🙃
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