i've almost finished reading joe sacco's published oeuvre.
which includes:
"palestine" - a graphic novel written when he spent 6 months or so in the occupied territories...a really vivid and poignant picture of what life is like there for a lot of the displaced palestinians.
"notes from a defeatist" - a collection of his earlier work and shorter pieces, including a HI-larious one about working in a library that rings really true to me (because i work part time in a library)
"the fixer" - about a man in sarajevo trying to carve out a life for himself as a "fixer" (a person who acts as a mediator for foreign journalists, getting them information, acting as their native informant), after the war is in its waning days. again, a really powerful narrative of the aftermath of war and its affects on people
"war's end: profiles from bosnia" - two short pieces...one about coming in contact with one of the greatest war crimes villains in the war, the second one about a prominent bosnian artist who also fought in the war as a mine specialist.
the last one i have to read is "safe area gorazde: the war in eastern bosnia 1992-95" and apparently he just published one about north korea.
i've been all about grpahic novels lately, so another two i would recommend are by craig thompson.
"blankets" is a fantastic story about first love told with amazing, evocative pictures...it's a coming of age story.
"good bye, chunky rice" is a small cute little tale about longing and loss and love and companionship.
phew!
NOW, i'm reading:
"louis riel" - a graphic novel biography of louis riel by chester brown. which is fan-fucking-tastic. he was such a badass! the canadian government sucks! haha.
"everything is illuminated" - jonathan safran foer - i just started this, so i'm on page one, but it's come highly recommended by anyone i know who's opinion i trust.
"the rebel sell" by joseph heath and andrew potter which is a critique of the contemporary leftist counterculture movement. which is a topic i'm deeply interested in, as i'm always trying to suss out valent forms of resistance in late capitalist society.
which includes:
"palestine" - a graphic novel written when he spent 6 months or so in the occupied territories...a really vivid and poignant picture of what life is like there for a lot of the displaced palestinians.
"notes from a defeatist" - a collection of his earlier work and shorter pieces, including a HI-larious one about working in a library that rings really true to me (because i work part time in a library)
"the fixer" - about a man in sarajevo trying to carve out a life for himself as a "fixer" (a person who acts as a mediator for foreign journalists, getting them information, acting as their native informant), after the war is in its waning days. again, a really powerful narrative of the aftermath of war and its affects on people
"war's end: profiles from bosnia" - two short pieces...one about coming in contact with one of the greatest war crimes villains in the war, the second one about a prominent bosnian artist who also fought in the war as a mine specialist.
the last one i have to read is "safe area gorazde: the war in eastern bosnia 1992-95" and apparently he just published one about north korea.
i've been all about grpahic novels lately, so another two i would recommend are by craig thompson.
"blankets" is a fantastic story about first love told with amazing, evocative pictures...it's a coming of age story.
"good bye, chunky rice" is a small cute little tale about longing and loss and love and companionship.
phew!
NOW, i'm reading:
"louis riel" - a graphic novel biography of louis riel by chester brown. which is fan-fucking-tastic. he was such a badass! the canadian government sucks! haha.
"everything is illuminated" - jonathan safran foer - i just started this, so i'm on page one, but it's come highly recommended by anyone i know who's opinion i trust.
"the rebel sell" by joseph heath and andrew potter which is a critique of the contemporary leftist counterculture movement. which is a topic i'm deeply interested in, as i'm always trying to suss out valent forms of resistance in late capitalist society.