Palestine is an incredibly effective piece of graphic journalism. It paints a vivid, dark portrait of the state of things in occupied Palestine when Joe Sacco was there in the 90s. Sacco uses a variety of anecdotes, conversations, violent scenes, and quotes from other sources to create a compelling and overall sympathetic portrait of Palestine and Palestinians. He uses a dramatized portrayal of himself to show his own journey of understanding the occupation.

Unfortunately, I did not personally enjoy Sacco's art style or method of storytelling very much, despite how effective I found it. I struggled with the dramatized version of the author. I struggled with the general bigotry and the misogyny. I think some of that is just the 90s. Most of it is the author's desire to give the book a narrative arc.

Overall, I think that this particular book was not for me, but I would highly recommend it to anyone at the beginning of their journey with understanding the history of Palestine as it gives a solid grounding if you don't know where to start and takes the reader on a journey from distaste to understanding and empathy.