Palestine: First Impressions

Awesome. I love the way Joe Sacco's graphic novel makes me work hard to get through the story. The way the text boxes and bubbles are strewn all over each page and even sometimes intertwined really gives the reader a challenge, but this challenge seems well worth it because the story is so interesting and pertinent, and the artwork is probably my favorite since Blankets (although I have not found anything we have read since nearly as interesting and inspiring). I also love the creative use of paneling. Pages 6-9 are great examples of creative diagonal panels that actually forced me to rotate the novel as I was reading. I am only through book 1 at this point, but I am anxious to continue working through Palestine.