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A review by saidtheraina
Jerusalem: A Family Portrait by Boaz Yakin
3.0
Follows the epic story of one family living in Jerusalem during the 1940s. Each of the five kids have very different experiences of living in a revolutionary zone, there are fucked up relationships between the characters, and the family (especially when we include the extendeds) is incredibly dysfunctional. There are scenes of war, and it's an interesting lens through which to view this period of the Israel/Palestine conflict.
I find Bertozzi's illustrations very interesting - almost all of his characters look "mean," and it took me a big chunk of time to warm up to some of the characters. He uses a nice variety of page layouts, and this is definitely and example of when greyscale is just fine.
Heartbreaking and fascinating all at once.
I find Bertozzi's illustrations very interesting - almost all of his characters look "mean," and it took me a big chunk of time to warm up to some of the characters. He uses a nice variety of page layouts, and this is definitely and example of when greyscale is just fine.
Heartbreaking and fascinating all at once.