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A review by jugglingpup
Kobane calling by Zerocalcare
4.0
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I got an ARC in return for an honest review on NetGalley.
This book will stand out for years. If you can make your way through the denseness, you will see the strength of people labeled terrorists. You will see the cowardice of people labeled heroes. You will see the conflicts that are constantly in the media in a drastically different light. This book will open your eyes and your heart, as cliche as that sounds.
This book did not read smoothly, it read as a history lesson for the most part. There was a lot of education that had to be done to get the reader to the point that author needed us. The author learned a great deal on the way as well. He was also able to break up the history lessons with some lighter plots like his obsession with slice olives and lentils. If it weren’t for those breaks, I don’t know if I would have been able to handle reading this book in one sitting.
If you have read Persepolis, then you may have an easier time jumping into this book. This is much denser and has more of a macro approach than Persepolis but they are both eye opening. They are both necessary for people to read if they want to say they understand the world.
On a lighter note, I am in love with the way the artist drew the teeth. No idea why, but they were so aesthetically pleasing.
I got an ARC in return for an honest review on NetGalley.
This book will stand out for years. If you can make your way through the denseness, you will see the strength of people labeled terrorists. You will see the cowardice of people labeled heroes. You will see the conflicts that are constantly in the media in a drastically different light. This book will open your eyes and your heart, as cliche as that sounds.
This book did not read smoothly, it read as a history lesson for the most part. There was a lot of education that had to be done to get the reader to the point that author needed us. The author learned a great deal on the way as well. He was also able to break up the history lessons with some lighter plots like his obsession with slice olives and lentils. If it weren’t for those breaks, I don’t know if I would have been able to handle reading this book in one sitting.
If you have read Persepolis, then you may have an easier time jumping into this book. This is much denser and has more of a macro approach than Persepolis but they are both eye opening. They are both necessary for people to read if they want to say they understand the world.
On a lighter note, I am in love with the way the artist drew the teeth. No idea why, but they were so aesthetically pleasing.